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Youth Ministries
Sterling Youth is a welcoming community for students in grades 6–12, built on the teachings of Christ and a desire to help young people grow in faith, friendship, and purpose. We strive to create a place where every student feels loved, accepted, and encouraged to be themselves while discovering what it means to follow Jesus.
Sterling Youth meets every Sunday from 5:30–8:00 PM and includes dinner, games, worship, and small group discussion. Throughout the year, we also gather for special events, service projects, retreats, and other opportunities to build community and serve others.
(Confirmation Class is being offered for the 2022-2023 school year)
The Confirmation process is a period of intensive study about the Christian faith in preparation for full membership in the church. Confirmation class starts with the simple question “Is there a God?” and works its way through a brief overview of Christian theology, an outline of the Old and New Testaments, Church history, Christian living, and the development of a personal faith statement.
Confirmation is open to anyone 8th grade and up this year, and will be starting January 2023. The curriculum includes attending and reflecting on one of our worship services, the creation of a confirmation banner and the writing and presentation of a statement of faith. Each confirmand will be assigned an adult sponsor (or mentor), whose responsibility will be to pray for, encourage, and guide their confirmand through the process. Because the confirmation class is designed to challenge our youth to wrestle with their faith, and to deepen their knowledge and understanding of God, it is important to offer them guidance along the way. The sponsor, who is a member of our church, but not an immediate family member of the confirmand, serves in that capacity.
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One thing we take very seriously in our youth ministry is helping teens grow deeper in their faith. We do this through Bible study, discussions and conversation. We currently offer an opportunity for Youth Bible study on Sunday mornings following the 10:00 Service. 6th – 12th grade youth meet to revisit some of the fundamentals of Christian faith (which they may not have thought about since their confirmation year!) and recognize what it now means for them as teenagers.
