Youth

Senior Youth Group | Confirmation | Mission Trip News | Pardee Fund

Junior Youth Group

A fun, dynamic and faith based gathering of 5th – 8th graders! This group meets once a month, with additional special events. Typical activities include game nights at the Church House, holiday celebrations, laser tag, rock climbing, hiking, trip to Heifer International Overlook Farm in Massachusetts, service projects, and more! Meetings begin with ice breaker games, move to activity programming and close with prayer. Members are invited to bring friends for specific events. For more information, please contact Lyn Lunn, Director of Children & Youth Ministry at lynlunn@fccmadison.org

Senior Youth Group

High School youth group program led by Senior Pastor, Rev. Chris Nichols and Senior Youth Group Assistant Leader, Loryn Pinney. Weekly meetings are held on Sunday nights at the Rev. Nichols’ home, or on the FCC campus. Program focuses on fun team building activities, outreach projects both near and far (Hooverville homeless experience on the Green benefitting local programs, YSOP Youth Service Opportunities Project trip to NYC to work in homeless shelters and soup kitchens, summer trip to the Dominican Republic to build cement homes for families with inadequate shelter), as well as devotional time, participation in leadership and fellowship opportunities at our worship service on the 4th Sunday of each month, and retreats. For more information, contact Rev. Chris Nichols at cnichols@fccmadison.org.

Confirmation

The confirmation program invites 9th through 12th graders interested in deepening their relationship with God and their church, to participate. This program is not mandatory, and is driven by the youth’s own interest in affirming their membership in the church. The confirmation program is closely tied to participation in the Senior Youth GROUP. Further information can be found in our Confirmation brochure, or you can contact Rev. Chris Nichols for further information, cnichols@fccmadison.org.

Mission Trip News

At the end of Winter Break this year our High School students, in conjunction with other local church youth groups will be going to New York city to work with Youth Service Opportunities Project (www.ysop.org). The YSOP organization is designed for youth programs to come to the city and serve in soup kitchens in various capacities. For more information contact the church office.

Pardee Fund

The Pardee Youth Fund is a trust fund administered by the First Congregational Church of Madison, but kept separate from all other Church funds. The proceeds of this Fund are used to support programs and organizations dedicated to the benefit of the youth of Madison.

We're off to the Dominican Republic again!!

After a very successful trip last summer we will return to Luperon again,June 29- July7, 2010

Village Mountain Mission, Dominican Republic: This trip will be held from June 29 to July 7. We will be going to the mountain villages of Puerto Plata province, where the wealthy never go, tourists are rare, and the need is great. Our goal is to repair or replace the home of a poor, sick, or elderly family who physically, financially or otherwise cannot do so themselves. The family will be left with a home that is cool, dry and secure. Check out their web site @ www.villagemountainmission.org.