FPC YOUTH
Core values
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We live our lives guided by Christ.
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We are a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive community of faith.
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We foster an atmosphere that promotes love, patience and kindness among the church family and the world at large.
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Through the use of curriculum, mission, and activities we challenge youth to actively explore their faith.
Fall 2026
Our fall brings the return of our school-year programs, like Sunday School, Wednesday Night Live, and Sunday Night Summit! We'll be beginning our new Study on the power of our words, engaging in service with organizations like Charity Lab and Youth First Aid, and having fun together through events like the Halloween Party and NaCoMe Fall Retreat!
Stay in the loop for what's coming up next by getting added to our weekly Youth Newsletter and our FPC Youth GroupMe! To signup, email Sam Belcher.
sunday school
from September to may
9:00 AM- Join for hot chocolate, smoothies, cookies, and announcements.
9:10 AM- Youth disperse into their classrooms:
Middle School, Room 119/120
Our middle school class will use the Feasting on the Word, Big God Big Questions curriculum most Sundays, but once a month we will have a revised lesson from BGBQ to help refresh us on the foundations and principles of our faith.
Leaders: Sam Belcher, Susan Burns, Sarah Fox,
Clarke Oldham, Susan Oldham
High School, Room 117/118
Our high school class will use the Feasting on the Word curriculum which follows the lectionary and provides students a rich, discussion-based class in which they reflect upon the text through its different contexts and applications.
Leaders: Diane Fender, Ryan Fox, Khris Downey,
Leanne Hoeffler
confirmation class
Preteens at FPC Franklin when they reach the 6th grade. The program is open to older students as well.
The course, which begins in August, starts with an understanding of scripture and includes information about the Reformed tradition, the Presbyterian Church (USA) and FPC Franklin.
In addition to Confirmands attending monthly Sunday gatherings, each is assigned a Covenant Partner who walks beside them in their journey. Confirmands and Covenant Partners read the Gospel of Luke and meet at least monthly to discuss their reading and explore other questions of the faith.
Our Confirmation class begins with a lunch on August 30.
sunday night summit
Sunday Night Summit (SNS) is our primary Youth Fellowship time that begins at 5:30 pm in the Youth Wing where our Youth and Adult Participants share a meal together. After dinner, we will have a large group gathering before dispersing into age specific groups, and SNS ends at 7:00 pm.
Sometimes the SNS activity is offsite, so please keep an eye on our newsletter and Remind communications!
The cost per meal is $5 for youth participants. SNS meets Sept. through May.
Leaders: Tony Inglis, Emily Korab, Jane Otts, Phil Otts,
Beth Rose, Russ Phillips
Wednesday night live
Wednesday Night Live (WNL), is our midweek program for our whole church community. The meal begins at 6:00 pm. You are invited to join the table for fellowship and stay for programs.
Some weeks we'll play and game and discuss life, others we'll engage in a worship experience, and still others we'll help out around the church through things like college care packages.
No matter what we're doing, it will be a blessing to be together and to check in during the middle of our week!
WNL sign-ups are on the Events page!
trips, retreats, and more!
Throughout the year our youth have a number of opportunities to go away, build relationships, make memories, serve communities and see God in new ways. As these events approach more information will be given about each of these opportunities in the Youth News. Some of these exciting opportunities include:
-Fall and Spring Retreats at NaCoMe
-Mission/Service/Learning Trips each summer
-Montreat Youth Conference (MS and HS)