This school year, FPC Youth are learning from each other!

Our primary Youth Fellowship time is called Sunday Night Summit (SNS). Throughout each month during the school year, we want one Sunday night to be one of these four categories: Social, Service, Study, or Sabbath.


For our Study this year, our Student Leadership Team is taking the reins to plan Bible-based lessons, discussion questions, and activities to guide each other on topics they want to engage with.


Interested in hanging out with the FPC Youth Group? 

During the school year, we have three regular programs: Sunday morning Wonder Hour, Sunday afternoon SNS, and Wednesday Night Live activities.


Keep reading below for details, or feel free to contact me directly with questions!


-Sam Belcher, Youth Director, sbelcher@fpcfranklin.org

Spring 2024

Our spring calendar is full of fun and exciting events! From our Spring Retreat at NaCoMe, to SNS activities like the Chopped Challenge and Park Cleanup, to important events like Youth-Led Worship and the Lock In--we've got a lot to do this semester!

Stay in the loop for what's coming up next by getting added to our weekly Youth Newsletter and our MS and HS Remind text groups!

Stay Connected!

To subscribe to our newsletter email sbelcher@fpcfranklin.org

We use Remind to send text notifications for big events, GroupMe for summer trip communications, and Instagram for occasional social media updates.

Core Values

Christ-centered: 

We live our lives guided by Christ.


Accepting: 

We are a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive community of faith.


Relationships: 

We foster an atmosphere that promotes love, patience and kindness among the church family and the world at large.


Engaging:

Through the use of curriculum, mission, and activities we challenge youth to actively explore their faith.

Sunday School

From Sept. to May at 9 AM the youth gather in room 117/118 with a Hospitality Bar (hot chocolate, coffee, sweets, etc.) for fellowship, welcome and announcements from our Director of Youth Ministries, Sam Belcher. 


At 9:10 they disperse into their classrooms:

 

Middle School (6th/7th/8th) Rooms 119/120, Ancestors: A Survey Course on the Old Testament

This spring, we are using the Bible Project videos to help us get a more holistic overview of the story of God's people in the Old Testament.

 

High School (9th/10th/11th/12th) Room 117/118, Feasting on the Word Curriculum

The Feasting curriculum follows the lectionary and provides students a rich, discussion-based class in which they reflect upon the text through its different contexts and applications. 


During the summer months the middle and high school youth meet together for one class.


CURRICULUM

CONFIRMATION SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS


Preteens at First Presbyterian Church enroll in confirmation when they reach the 6th grade.  The program is open to older students as well.  The course, which begins in September, starts with an understanding of scripture and includes information about the Reformed tradition, the Presbyterian Church (USA) and First Presbyterian Church of Franklin.  In addition to Confirmands attending Sunday morning classes, 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.


For the '23-'24 school year, we are not having a Confirmation class and have formed a task force to reimagine and reform this important aspect of Christian Education.


Contact

Sam Belcher (sbelcher@fpcfranklin.org)

Sunday Night Summit

Sunday Night Summit (SNS) begins at 5:30pm 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. SNS ends at 7pm.

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.

WNL

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. 


For the spring 2024 semester, our WNL programming will see us engaging in various activities focused on reflection and community.


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 RITI and 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!

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

Youth Conferences (Montreat/Triennium)