Children and Youth
Children's Sermon
During worship services, we have a Children’s Sermon that focuses on an important topic from the week's biblical scripture. Children are engaged in an interactive and welcoming format.
Bible Blast
During the school year, as part of the 10:00am Sunday worship service we hold a "Bible Blast" Sunday School time for the younger members of our congregation. This year we are holding Bible Blast on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.
Confirmation Class
As our youth mature, they are encouraged to affirm for themselves the promises their parents, sponsors, and congregation made for them when they were baptized. Confirmation class is a time where, along with our Pastor, youth explore their understanding of the scriptures and Luther’s catechism before making a personal confession and commitment to their faith. Confirmation class is currently held Monday evenings with Pastor Stefan Rickman, for youth starting in the 7th and 8th grade. For more information, please check out our Confirmation Page.
ELCA Youth Gathering
Every three years, 30,000 high school youth and their adult leaders from across Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gather for a week of faith formation known as the ELCA Youth Gathering. Through days spent in interactive learning, worship, Bible study, service and fellowship, young people grow in faith and are challenged and inspired to live their faith in their daily lives.” --ELCA Youth Gathering Website.
Theresa Kern, an adult volunteer, wrote --
“I witnessed more than 31,000 reasons why we should believe in our youth of today, keeping faith that they will be great stewards of what we leave to them. I was brought to tears by their stories, their passion and their excitement for God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and their Christian friends! I listened as they sang beautiful, silly, modern and classic songs of faith, hope, humanity and friendship. I watched as they served in various capacities within the communities of Houston, working in sweltering conditions without complaint. They wrote about their faith and experience, they talked about it, and they walked the walk!”
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