It is our tradition that we welcome these new members of the church family by writing them letters.  So please take a few moments to write down some words of affirmation to the newest members of our church family.  Let them know you are proud of them and excited for them to continue to be involved at church.  It truly means a lot.

You may bring your letters to the front office of the church.  There is a box that contains envelopes for every student being confirmed.  Please drop off your letters by Friday, May 21st. 

Here is the list of all those being confirmed this spring:

Jimmy Abram

Tommy Camilleri

Jon Ebert

Anna Ferrara

Megan Huber

Anna Novak

Erin Paetz

Ryan Shanahan

Frances Stuebe

Eric Thompson

Erika Ballentine

Tyler Davis

Matthew Felland

Wolfie Hentzen

Jack Kalloch

Sasha Novak

Sarah Potter

Jacob Siebert

Parker Sumwalt

Luke Trebatoski

Alana Blegen

Katie Delany

Michael Felland

John Hokeness

Emily Mone

Ryan Olver

Cassie Sechtig

Allie Spath

Carly Theder

Kaitlyn Weber

Confirmation is an optional two-year program to prepare youth for becoming members of our Congregation.  It is one step in a life-long journey of following Christ!

The Confirmation program is divided by grade, meaning there is a 7th Grade class and an 8th Grade class, each with it's own set of teachers.  We use a small group approach to Confirmation.  Class begins with a gathering time where students can share a snack and have fellowship together.  There is a brief "lecture" time where a lesson is presented--either by one of the teachers, by a pastor, or other guest speaker.  Then youth break up into small groups to have discussion time.  This allows for students to have more personal attention from their leaders, to get deeper into the Bible, and to form closer relationships with other students.

Throughout the two years of Confirmation, students cover a wide range of topics.  We examine our history and origins as Christians, the Methodist tradition, and what it means to be a follower of Christ.  We talk about the meaning of the events in the year of the church as well as the Sacraments:  Advent, Lent, Pentecost, Epiphany, Baptism, Communion, etc.  We learn about what it means to be an active member of the Church, and cover topics like worship, prayer, tithing, and service.  By the end of two years, students should be well prepared to step into the next part of their faith journey as active members of the congregation!  It's truly an exciting time!

Worship is one of the main ways that we experience God.  Worship is a huge component of the Confirmation program.  We expect youth to be active in worship as they prepare to become members of the church.  To encourage worship attendance, we ask that students fill out worship reports.  This is a tool to help youth understand the worship services as well as apply them to their own lives.  Click here for a worship report form.

God calls us to serve Him out in the world.  Serving others in the name of Christ is a great way to show our faith, and we encourage youth to exercise their faith in this way!  As part of the Confirmation program, we ask that youth share about the various ways that they are serving through filling out service reports.  Click here for a form!