ZYouth

Sunday Night Youth Group

Every Sunday Night (during the school year)

6th-12th grade, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm

Meets in the Chapel, enter through door 12

Vision: The goal of Sunday night youth group is to create a safe space for students to be their true authentic selves while growing in their faith and having fun.

Program Overview: Sunday night youth group will be an age level club based program that will meet each Sunday night from 5:00-6:30 for 6th-12th graders. Each Sunday night will include game time and snack/hang out time as well as a short lesson. Age levels will be kept separate except for when activities will work better with both groups in the same space. Lessons in the 2024 fall semester will be focused on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus (6th-8th grade) and identity (9th-12th grade).

Summer Mission Trip 2025

July 13-18 | Pontiac, MI | $400 | Registration Deadline: 4/27

Our mission trip this summer will be July 13-July 18 and we will be once again teaming up with our friends at St. Luke’s UMC for a trip to Pontiac, MI. Pontiac is located outside of Detroit and we have are partnering with an organization in the community called Micah 6. The cost of the trip will be $400 but financial aid is available and kept confidential.

On this trip we expect to approach teaching and discipleship in the same three fold holistic pattern as our mission trip last year, combining education, spiritual development, and service to give students an experience of their lived out faith that we simply can’t do at Sunday night youth group. This trip is also going to be the most fun thing we do all year. That was true last year and it will continue to be so for years to come.

Trips like this build community and friendships in the youth group, they’re so much, and they can be truly life changing experiences. If your student came with us last year, you already know all of that and I hope you’ll consider coming with us again and if you weren’t able to attend last year please consider this trip. It’s something every student should experience in their time in youth ministry.

You can register right now by clicking here.

Sunday Mornings

We believe the best practice for youth on Sunday Mornings is to be in service. Studies show that youth who participate in worship, either as servers or congregants, are more likely to continue in their faith after high school. We encourage all youth to be present and in community with the whole church on Sunday morning.

Registration Form and Waiver

Can you help us update our records and stay in touch with you? Keeping up-to-date records helps us know who's in the group, who might be missing on a Sunday night, and it helps us follow reach out a hand of love and hospitality if we haven't seen you in a hot minute. Help us update the ZUMC records by completing this handy-dandy form: Registration Form

Questions?

Do you have questions about ZYouth? Please connect with Zach Cheeseman, Director of Youth Ministry (zcheeseman@zumc.org).