CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR
Youth are encouraged to attend the Christian Education Hour from 9-10 a.m. Sundays during the school year. Youth involved in CE participate in a yearly Christmas musical or play and many other activities.

YOUTH GROUP
The youth group activities include: raising funds for their trip, helping out with many service projects, having fun and learning more about being in community! Some of the things we have done frequently are: babysitting at the Heartland House weekly during the summer, serving the Banquet downtown, and participating in worship, in particular leading the early Easter worship service and helping serve the Easter breakfast. Our activities vary, so check the calendar.

Spirit of Peace youth at the local CROPWALK. They raised $1081 for water development in poverty stricken areas of the world.

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Confirmation
Confirmation is three semesters, and usually students start confirmation around 9th grade. However, that varies depending on how many students are in clusters of ages, and occasionally a younger or older student is part of a class. Confirmation is weekly and is taught by one of the pastors. Students are given tools with which to become lifelong learners and seekers. We study the Bible and recommend ways to use it. We also study what it means to be human and in relationship. We encourage them to ask questions, to think for themselves, and to respect differences of opinion. At the end of confirmation, students may choose to be confirmed as members of the church.

Service
Service is an important way to experience what it means to "love our neighbors as ourselves," a part of Jesus' Great Double Commandment. Youth have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of service activities. Some past activities include: decorating Christmas trees at Dow Rummel Nursing Home, raking and cleaning for elderly homeowners or an elderly rural congregation, teaching computer skills to older members, collecting gifts and helping with a Christmas party for children of incarcerated parents, and cleaning the church nursery. We hope that all youth can experience how good it feels to help others.

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Trips
Trips are a great way to learn to know and care for each other. They also are excellent educational and service opportunities. 

Our last trip was to Denver, Colorado. The first leg of our journey took us to Crazy Horse Mountain in the Black Hills where we participated in the Crazy Horse Volksmarch, walking with about 15,000 other walking enthusiasts up the face of the mountain. In Denver, we attended a Buddhist Dharma Family Service at the Denver Buddhist Temple, followed by a lecture and question/answer period with one of the clergy; we observed a Muslim call to prayer and participated in a Muslim-Christian dialogue at the Denver Islamic Center; and we learned the art of zazen meditation at the Denver Zen Center.  

For our service projects, we helped to build a rock path at one of the Denver Urban Gardens, a non-profit organization that creates community gardens that primarily serve low to moderate income populations; and we did a variety of gardening tasks at an Earthlink Greenfinger Garden, an organization that serves the Denver homeless population through transitional housing, feeding and clothing programs. To round out our experience, we spent the last day at Six Flags Amusement Park.

We are currently in the process of fundraising for our next trip.

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