This school year, FPC Youth are looking for God!

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, we're talking about the different ways we can see God in our lives: through art, music, nature, other people, and more! God is all around us, and we want to train our eyes to better see the divine in our lives.


Interested in hanging out with the FPC Youth Group? 

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


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


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

SPring 2023

Our spring calendar is full of fun and exciting events! From our Spring Retreat at NaCoMe, to SNS activities like the Chopped Challenge and ShowerUp service project, to important events like Confirmation and Senior Sunday--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 are also on social media:

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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 9:00 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:


Confirmation (6th and older) Room 116, Big God Big Questions Curriculum

If you are new to our church, we welcome older students to join the class. Each student is paired with an adult covenant partner. 

 

Middle School (6th/7th/8th) Rooms 119/120, Feasting on the Word Curriculum

 

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

 


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.


Contact

Sam Belcher (sbelcher@fpcfranklin.org)

Sunday Night Summit

Sunday Night Summit (SNS) begins at 5:30pm in Wilson Hall 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 $8 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 2023 semester, our WNL format is called Tabletop Talks. Each week, we'll look at a different quote together from a famous Christian theologian and discuss it together while playing a board or card game!


These talks have been a lot of fun, and you don't have to worry about falling behind if you miss a week. Come join us on Wednesday!

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)