Youth Ministries
We have a vibrant and active Youth Ministry program! We have several chances for our 6th-12th graders to hang out and experience discipleship each week. Whether it is here at church or out in the community, our youth are always up to something fun!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Youth Summer Camp
Our Youth Group is headed to camp this summer! We have 3 amazing camp opportunities for your student:
UM ARMY (9th-12th grade): June 7-13
Our High Schoolers are off to College Station this summer for another week of UM ARMY Missions Camp. This is a great opportunity for them to serve with other Houston-area youth.
To register for UM ARMY, click here.
Lakeview (6th-12th grade): June 15-20
We’re headed to Lakeview for a week of summer camp fun! This camp is open to all youth and will include all sorts of fun activities like zip lining, ropes courses, sports, large games, worship, devotional time, and more!
To register for Lakeview, click here.
Beach Retreat (6th-12th grade): July 23-26
This year we’re hosting a beach retreat in Galveston, TX! It’ll be three days of fun in the sun, worship, and growing closer as a youth group. Registration information will be available soon!
Week Nights
Youth Group
All 6th-12th graders are invited to join us on Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm for Youth Group! We’ll eat dinner, play some crazy games, and have a Bible lesson. Youth Group takes place upstairs in the Youth Room.
Office Hours
Our Youth Director, Hanna, hosts office hours each week on Mondays from 3:30-6:30 pm and Wednesdays from 3:00-6:00. Students are invited to stop by after school and hang out, do homework, play some Mario Kart, and relax after a long day at school. Office hours take place upstairs in Hanna’s Office.
High School Bible Study
All 9th-12th graders are invited to join us for High School Bible Study. We meet on Monday Nights at 6:00 pm. This semester we will be studying the book “The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School”. We’ll read this book alongside our Bibles and work through the workbook together!
We need volunteers!
We’re looking for volunteers to host High School Bible Study. If you’d be interested in letting us use your home for Bible Study, please click the button below!
Weekends
Sunday School
Our 6th-12th graders come together each Sunday morning at 10:00 am to learn about the Word of God together. Sunday School takes place upstairs in the Youth Room. After Sunday School the Youth all head to Worship and sit together.
Sunday Night Live (SNL)
One Sunday each month, our youth get together for a fun night in the community! We’ll go somewhere fun such as an escape room or laser tag for a few hours and have fun building relationships with one another.
Our next SNL event will be announced soon!
Confirmation
Confirmation is an annual program we offer for our students in 7th grade and above. Confirmation involves classes on Sunday mornings that help teens understand key aspects of our faith and prepare them to confirm their faith in Christ and become full members of the church. Once a teen has been confirmed, they are considered full members of our church, and they will not need to go through Confirmation again.
We are getting ready to launch Confirmation for 2026. If you have a 7th grader (or older) who has not yet been confirmed, we would love to have your teen join us! You can reach out to our Youth Director, Hanna Vela, at hvela@westumethodist.org for more information.
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