A weekly time of fellowship, faith and fun for youth in grades 6 through 12.   Youth can expect to have meaningful conversations, play outrageous games, and eat stuff they probably shouldn’t!   “Safe Gatherings” certified adults are on hand to help facilitate and direct, and clean up afterwards, and parents are always welcome!  Sunday afternoons at 4:30 pm in the Youth Center (south end).  Contact Karis Brown for more information.

For our youth who are in 8th grade and up and want to become full members in the United Methodist Church, check out our Confirmation courses! Starting in February 2025, we’ll be teaching our youth about the ins & outs of the UMC and Christianity: focusing on why we get baptized, the meaning of the sacraments, the teachings of John Wesley, and our Book of Discipline and Social Principles. We will also be visiting other churches’ & faiths’ worship services to get a taste of what the God of Abraham has to offer!

Interested in joining our Confirmation class of 2025? Fill out this survey to help Karis plan our upcoming classes!

Each summer, youth from Woodlawn UMC attend camp at Camp Horizon outside of Ark City.  It is an amazing opportunity to gather with youth from other churches for a week of incredible games, community building and Bible study.  Most of our youth will tell you that this is their special place – that place where they go to connect with God as they experience the beauty of creation and encounter God in one another.

At Woodlawn, our mission is to spiritually shape people to be the heart, hands, and feet of Jesus in the world. With that in mind, our youth take seriously their calling to go into the world to serve others. In addition to occasional service projects during youth group, we take a summer mission trip each year. These trips are an amazing opportunity to be the heart, hands, and feet of Jesus while strengthening our faith in the process.