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2008 MISSION TRIPS
Front Street UMC has been sending teams of youth and adults into Appalachia to participate in the Appalachia Service Project summer program. This year we have six teams of adults and youth who will be making this trip during the week of June 22-28, 2008. We have been assigned to Vansant in Buchanan County, Virginia. This county is located in the northwest tip of Virginia, where it is bordered by West Virginia and Kentucky. We will not receive our exact location until early May. We have serveral first-time volunteers this year. A complete list of adults and youth will be published in the FRONTLINE sometime in June. We still have spots open for youth volunteers.
This past summer (2007), Front Street sent two teams on mission workcamps. The Senior High UMYF participated in the Appalachian Service Project camp in Letcher County, Kentucky, while the Junior Highs served at the Middle School Missions at Albemarle, NC. A total of 59 youth and adults participated in both teams.
This year, the Senior HIgh UMYF will participate once again in the Appalachian Service Project camp and are tentatively assigned to go to Buchanan County, Virgina during the week of June 22-28. This county is located in the northwest tip of Virginia, where it is bordered by West Virginia and Kentucky. We have six teams of adults and youth scheduled to go this year. There are still some spots open for youth volunteers at this time.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday school is organized for both the Junior High and Senior High youth at Front Street UMC. These classes meet each Sunday morning. Youth coordinators work with church staff to provide structured teaching by well-prepared instructors.
CONFIRMATION CLASS
Confirmation class at Front Street is a year-long endeavor for youth in the 6th grade. The classes join the UMYF for snack supper at 5:30, and then have their class from 6:00 - 7:00 on Sunday evenings. Typically, confirmation classes come into the church as professing members on Pentecost Sunday. This year's Confirmation class of 24 began with a Parent's meeting on September 9.
UNITED METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
An important part of the youth ministry at Front Street is the United Methodist Youth Fellowship, known as UMYF. The UMYF provides youth opportunities for:
- developing personal faith and a commitment to Christ.
- experiencing Christian fellowship in a peer-group situation.
- developing leadership skills through planning and leading United Methodist Youth programs.
- giving support to and sharing concerns with one another and with adults in a caring Christian community.
- developing personal relationships with adults who show characteristics of Christian maturity.
- participating in service, outreach and study activities, such as serving at the Good Shepherd Table of Allied Churches, Loaves & Fishes Christian Food Ministry, the Youth Habitat Project and the Appalachia Service Project.
The Front Street UMYF is divided into two age groups on Sunday evenings: The Junior High UMYF for those in grades 7 and 8 and the Senior High UMYF for those in grades 9-12. Both groups meet at 5:30 p.m. for a snack supper and then meet separately for study, planning, worship and recreation from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
SMALL GROUPS (SGs)have been introduced to the Front Street UMYF. Youth are assigned a group depending on their grade (7th/8th grade, 9th/10th, or 11th/12th). Together with their leaders, they meet twice a month and plan a variety of fellowship and service projects. After a successful implementation during the 2006-2007 year, the UMYF will be continuing with the Small Group ministry.
THE MUSIC PROGRAM for youth includes the Youth Handbells which plays regularly in worship. No prior musical training is necessary, although some experience is helpful. The group practices on Sunday afternoons. Informal short-term music groups form from time to time for special occasions, and a youth choir also sings for special occasions.
Please contact the Youth Director Derek Tang if you would like more information.
