Youth
Sunday Night Youth Group
Every Sunday night, youth grades seven through twelve gather from 5pm - 7pm. From 5 - 6pm, we gather in Glory Be Hall for fun games, fellowship and food. From 6 - 7pm, we go to the youth area for a deeper discussion about our Christian faith and love of God.
Mission Opportunities
Each summer, the youth take a mission trip to grow in service, learn about the world, and create a deeper bond with one another. Mission trips have included New Orleans, Heifer Ranch with Global Village experience, inner-city mission work with the homeless, Mountain T.O.P. in Tennessee and VBS on Native American reservations. Local mission opportunities are available also through Wesley-Rankin in West Dallas, the Daire Center, Emmanuel Community Center, and Trinity River Audubon.
Youth Sunday School
We meet at 10 a.m. in the Youth room to learn and discuss scripture and how it relates to life now.
Confirmation
At Greenland Hills UMC, confirmation is for students entering the 7th grade. Following Confirmation Sunday, the confirmands become a part of the youth group.
For more information about confirmation, please contact Kristin Mallory, Minister of Children & Youth, at kmallory@greenlandhills.org.
Wonderfully Made
Wonderfully Made is a sex education program created for tweens. This curriculum helps children to understand their bodies, the changes they are going through, and how God loves them now and always.
Greenland Hills will be hosting this program April 13-15,2023 for 5th & 6th graders
Thursday, April 13-- Parents meeting, 7:00-8:00 pm Friday, April 14-- Wonderfully Made, 6:30-9:00 pm Saturday, April 15 -- Wonderfully Made, 8:30-1:30 pm
*Parents must come to the parent meeting in order for their child to participate in the weekend. It is also important the if a child is signed up, they come for the whole weekend and do not miss any sessions.
Cost for the weekend is $150, which includes the participant handbook, all materials needed for the class, and snacks. Payment can be brought to the parent meeting.
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL KRISTIN BY MARCH 1 TO REGISTER
Please let me know if you have any questions. I have been leading Wonderfully Made seminars for about ten years. During this time, I have realized how important it is for the church to be involved in the sex education of children. Our children are making adult decisions at much younger ages and we need to be talking to our children and giving them a safe space. They are going to hear all about sex from their peers, so why not have the church lead the conversation in sex education.
Our children are making adult decisions at much younger ages and we need to be talking to our children and giving them a safe space and be honest with them.
~ Kristin Mallory, Minister of Children & Youth, at kmallory@greenlandhills.org.