Youth Ministries

Grace United Methodist Youth (GUMY) exists to empower, educate and equip our youth to love God, live like Jesus and change the world.

We believe that through intentionally connecting with God and others, regularly devoting time to Scripture and prayer and frequently serving our community and world, we can build a strong foundation that will support a lifelong relationship with Christ.

Mission Trip Registration is Now Open!

Each trip is centered on serving community we are visiting in a sustainable way, in which our presence helps rather than hurts.

Each trip includes:

+Meals

+Lodging and Transportation

+Service Work

+Times of worship, games, and personal reflection

+Led by your amazing GUMY Adult Leaders

Registration for students in regards to the grade they are in during the 2021-2022 school year.

For example, a current 8th grader will register for the Middle School trip.

The GUMY International Trip is for current junior and seniors only.

Registrations, deposits, and health waiver must be submitted by March 1st, 2022. Students participating on a GUMY traveling trip must participate in Grace Extravaganza, March 4th, 2022, 5-10pm.

Serve Saturdays Resume in December!

Learn more about Serve Saturdays by watching the video below,

in which we discuss the work we did in the Argentine District of KCK this past summer!

Confirmation Registration is now open!

Confirmation is open for students 8th grade or above who want to become active members at GUMC, and grow in their relationship with God, other students, adult mentors and learn more about who they are in the world. Classes begin mid-March, 2022. They will be every Wednesday, 6:30-8pm. The first half-hour Confirmation participates in GUMY Youth Group, playing games and hanging out. At 7, Confirmation separates to be with Pastor Nanette and their mentors for class. Confirmation ends the last week of May, with the Ceremony being the first week of June.

We will provide a safe, loving and welcoming atmosphere. Confirmation classes are designed with every youth in mind. Every effort will be made to welcome youth, to listen to their individual needs and desires for the Confirmation program and to engage them in learning and activities that will allow them to meet new people and make friends. We will strive to engage students through videos, fun activities and games, projects, service, meaningful conversation. We will work together with you as a family, to bring the knowledge of faith and God’s love to every student, encouraging Confirmands to grow in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that will hold them in their ups and downs of life.