Youth Council Interviews
 This Sunday
Would you like to be a leader in Merge Youth Ministries?
Would you like to have a say in what we do at Merge weekly, monthly and yearly?
We need your help lead other youth through this ministry as we "Merge Real Faith with Real Life." Learn more. 
 
Challenge Video

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News + Events
Youth Essay Contest
As part of the Missions Celebration, the Missions and Outreach Team is once again sponsoring a Youth Essay Contest. A $250 Mission Trip Scholarship will be awarded to the middle school winner and to the high school winner! Learn more.
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity 
(6 weeks, For parents of 9th - 12th graders) 
Sundays, Oct. 9 - Nov. 13, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. , Magnolia 2nd Fl
Learn how you can parent beyond your capacity by combining your influence and the church's influence. Sign up here.
The Space Between  
(6 weeks, For parents of 4th - 8th graders) 
Wednesdays, Oct. 12 - Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Magnolia Second Floor
Help grow your child's faith through the transition to adolescence with empathy and practical tools. Sign up here.
Information Meeting Family Mission Trip
Sept. 25, 12:15-1 p.m. - Come learn about our annual Family Mission Trip to Nicaragua. No commitment needed, just come to the 2nd floor of the Magnolia building for details.
Connect Retreat: How to #Church, Oct. 14-16 
Warren Willis UMC Camp
Learn what it means to be a Christian and do the work of the church in this digital age. We are more connected than ever, but are we any closer? How can we use social media to make a positive impact in the world aside from just posting pictures and liking statuses? Bring your devices and chargers and join us for a weekend to learn how to #church. Sign-up. 
Free College Advisor for
High School Families 
Oct. 2, 12:30-3 p.m. 
Going to a college advisor can be costly but how can you learn what you need? Join us to learn about the following areas:
  • College Application Process
  • Financial Aid
  • How colleges select accepted students
  • SAT vs ACT: What's really needed for college
  • How to study for SAT and ACT

Lunch provided with RSVP. 

Sundays
Sunday Morning
We believe the best way to create "sticky faith" is by having youth involved in congregational worship and serving in church. We encourage our students to attend worship or serve in various ways during the hour they are on campus. If you would like to get your student plugged into serving around campus with Children's Ministries, Open Arms, the Tech Team, ushering or greeting, please contact Emily.
Merge, 5:30-8 p.m.  
Movements are everywhere. In fact, one of the traits that this generation is known for is being the most cause-driven, the most movement focused in history. So which movements do we join? How do we start? And how do we move and serve in a way that really matters? Come this week and learn to MOVE on behalf of others and KEEP MOVING to have a lasting impact. Dinner is $5. Bring a friend and you both get a prize!  
Wednesdays
Middle School Bible Study, 6:30-8 p.m.
We all know what the Bible is, but, if we're honest, we have a lot of questions about it. How did it get here? Who wrote it? Is it the ACTUAL word of God? Who got to decide what went in and what didn't? Come find out this Wednesday!
Serving Opportunities
  • Children's Ministries - contact Kristin
  • Tech - contact Matt
  • Hospitality - contact Gwen 
  • Open Arms - contact Jill 
  • 2nd Saturday Team - contact Steve
Important Dates
Sept. 
Sunday: Youth Council Interviews, Noon-3 p.m., Magnolia 
25: Family Mission Trip Information Meeting, 12:15-1 p.m., Magnolia

Oct. 
8-10: Boy's Chrysalis Flight
9: Parenting Beyond Your Capacity Begins (High School Parents), 10 a.m.
12: The Space Between Begins (Middle School Parents), 6:30 p.m.
14-16: Connect Retreat, Warren Willis Camp
22-24: Girl's Chrysalis Flight
30: Driving Contract, 11 a.m., Magnolia 
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