Youth
A place to belong for middle & high schoolers.
We believe that faith is meant to be lived out in community which is why we offer youth groups for students! A place to connect, feel known, and grow with others while exploring our faith and relationship with Jesus. Read more about our groups below:
Middle School.
On Wednesday nights, during the school year, our Middle School Youth Group meets from 6-7:30pm in the Pond Room at Meetinghouse Church. A typical Wednesday night includes space for kids to play, laugh, bond, and wrestle with how God’s story might intersect with our own. After our larger group discussion, students break out into small groups where they can be fully known, fully accepted, and provided with a safe space to dive deeper into the things that God is speaking to them. We prioritize silliness & stillness at Youth Group because it’s often through play that we are re-created, and we become more child-like again. More fit to enter the Kingdom of God, more humbly ready to grow in community, more open to deep relationship, and more authentically ready to be present & still before God. Middle schoolers! We would love to have you around!!
During Wednesdays from September – May, dinner is available at 5:30pm for those who can arrive early.
There is no registration required for Wednesday evening attendance.
If you’re an adult looking to volunteer with the middle school youth, email us here.
If your student requires special attention, email us here and we’ll work together to create the best experience for them.
We encourage your students to invite their friends; they are always welcome!
High School.
Our High School Youth Group Program mirrors much of the intentionality of our middle school program, with some purposeful shifts and additions that make it decidedly different for our oldest students. We remain committed to creating a space where every student feels safe to be themselves and embrace their belovedness (while also embracing others’ too!). Youth Group is a place to form meaningful, life-long relationships, while diving even deeper into what it means to follow Jesus. What it means for all to truly belong in community. We also make sure to prioritize fun! A typical Wednesday night High School Youth Group includes games, learning, reading Scripture together, group discussions, and navigating the complexities of everyday faith in real community. We meet each Wednesday of the school year from 7:30-9pm. High schoolers! Join us anytime!!
High schoolers meet from September to May from 7:30 – 9pm in the Pond Room (right after our middle schooler meets).
There is no registration required for Wednesday evening attendance.
If you’re an adult looking to volunteer with the high school youth, email us here.
If your student requires special attention, email us here and we’ll work together to create the best experience for them.
We encourage your students to invite their friends; they are always welcome!
Confirmation.
This year-long program is for any 8th & 9th grade students (or older) who are looking to make their faith their own. Classes will most likely take place from October-April (official schedule still to come) just before church. Confirmation at Meetinghouse is an experience where students will reflect deeply on their faith journey. We want to provide a safe space for students to develop a personal & curious faith -- not just a set of rigid beliefs & memorizations – but instead have students personally connect their faith to justice, service, & compassion, and foster a spiritual curiosity that is truly their own! We also hope and pray our students would be bonded together, in Christ-centered community, through more than just classroom learning. We want our Confirmands to learn through experiences & field trips that take us outside of our own understanding & our own four walls here at Meetinghouse. Confirmation culminates on Celebration Sunday in May, where students will have the opportunity to confirm their desire to continue their faith journey as members at Meetinghouse! For more information, please contact Alex at: aralston@meetinghouse.church.
At Meetinghouse Church, everyone is welcome. Period. Regardless of school, neighborhood, gender, race, church history or identity. We specifically affirm and celebrate our LGBTQIA+ friends. We intend to build our community on love, acceptance, and unity, celebrating the unique image of God within each of us.
Disclaimer: Throughout the year, we may film or photograph students participating in church events, which may appear without identifying information on our media platforms. If for any reason you don’t want your child’s photo displayed online or onsite, let us know by clicking here to opt out.