Youth Ministries
Adam White, Director ext. 227 agwhite@mail.smu.edu
WHY? WHY stands for Walnut Hill Youth. Our teens are active.
Youth Stock Sale
It is that time of the year again, where the
Youth will be asking for your support for this summer's upcoming mission trip to Denver, CO. Our fundraiser will be stocks that you can purchase
from a Youth or from an staff person. The stocks will number from - 5, 10, 20, 50, 75, 100 or other amount of dollars. With your
purchase of a stock you will not only be ensuring that we make it to Denver this
summer, but will also receive postcards from a Youth during our trip - 1 postcard for donations under 50 and 2 postcards for donations over 50. Also, everyone who donates will be invited to our stockholders breakfast the on Sunday, June 24th where we will share our photos and experiences from our trip! Thank you for your
support and look out for a Youth with stock certificates.
Graduating Seniors
Congratulations to our graduating High School Seniors, Sarah Allsup and Kristin Lanier (pictured right). Sarah is graduaing from North Hills Preparatory and will be attending Southwestern University in Georgetown. Kristin is graduating from Booker T. Washington School for the Arts and will be attending Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa.
Sunday School
All meet in the Youth Lounge (rooms 6 & 7) downstairs in the Youth Center. During the school year, the Sr. High meets in room 5 and the Middle School in room 4 to discuss life issues in relation to Scripture.
MYF
Sunday evenings is Methodist Youth Fellowship. The Middle School and the Sr. High meet from 5:00-7:00 pm. Evenings include games, dinner, singing, talk and discussion, worship, small group fellowship, and joys & concerns. Summertime also brings new adventures!
Mission Trips
The Youth went on a mission trip to Washington, D.C. this past summer. Throughout the week, the youth immersed themselves into the different mission sites around D.C. They spent time serving others at sites like Food & Friends, D.C. Central Kitchen and S.O.M.E. (So Others Might Eat). They also spent time with children at sites like Growth Spurts. Also, the youth broke up into two groups and engaged in an “Urban Plunge,” which allowed them to go out and meet new people and try and better comprehend the overwhelming severity of poverty. All of these experiences gave each youth something quite special, spiritual growth. They opened themselves up and God worked flowingly through the hard work they took on so willingly.
Ski Trips
Every other year, our group ventures out in the snowy winter (which means out of Texas) for a time of fellowship and focused devotion. No one can help but find God & see God’s awesome work while skiing down magnificent mountains.
Lock-ins
Spend non-daylight hours with fellow youth doing large group activities, games, team building exercises, watching movies, and having devotional time.
MLK Exchange
Nothing like fellowship and service to begin the year right! This event combines our youth group with other local United Methodist youth to play, learn, and serve while remembering the great contribution of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.