Youth & Children
We offer the following opportunities for spiritual formation for youth and children.
Youth
Worship, Study, Service, Ministry, Fellowship, & Mission
Projected Youth Calendar Winter/Spring 2023
All Youth Group Meetings are scheduled as follows unless otherwise noted:
Kindergarten through 5th grade – 4-5:30 pm
Middle School & High School – 4:30-6 pm
At these times, youth participate in recreation and Bible Study. Events and service opportunities are also scheduled throughout the year.
January
1 No Youth Group
8 Birkdale Village for Ice Skating and Ice Cream, 3-5 pm
$20 per child, scholarships available
Church van/Caravan from church
15 Youth Group
22 Youth Group
29 Youth Group ***Rain check day for Birkdale Village***
February
5 Youth Group
12 Souperbowl Sunday – No YG
Kids serve soup after the 11 am service in the FLC. Sign up to bring soup!
19 Youth Group
25 (Saturday) Projected Port a Pit Chicken Fundraiser for Mission Trip
26 No Youth Group
March
5 Youth Group
12 Potato Bar Mission Trip Fundraiser after the 11 am service in the FLC
Youth Group
19 Youth Group
26 Youth Group
April
2 Youth Group
9 Easter, No Youth Group
16 Youth Group
23 Youth Group – Youth Sunday Planning
30 Youth Group – Youth Sunday Planning
May
7 Youth Group – Youth Sunday Rehearsal
14 Mother’s Day, No Youth Group
21 Projected Youth Sunday Service, No Youth Group
28 No Youth Group
Other Dates-
Vacation Bible School – June 11-15th
Mission Trip – June 24 – July 1
Massanetta Middle School Conference
Date to be announced for 2023
Massanetta Springs is a Presbyterian conference center located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Each year they hold a Middle School Youth Conference that includes a variety of workshops, recreation, and worship opportunities to strengthen and enhance the participant’s spiritual life as they enjoy the fun and fellowship of other 6th – 8th grade youth.
Montreat Youth Conference
Date to be announced for 2023
Each year, our high school youth travel to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina to the Montreat Conference Center. During this week-long conference, the students will grow closer to God through Bible study, classes, games, and other enriching activities as they fellowship with other high school youth in this lovely setting.
Children
Worship, Study, Service, Ministry, Fellowship, & Mission
SUNDAY EVENINGS
4:00-5:30pm – Kindergarten through 5th grades
See projected schedule above.
At these times, youth participate in recreation and Bible Study. Events and service opportunities are also scheduled throughout the year.
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
June 11-15th 2023
Details coming!
2022 –
Sunday – Thursday night 6:00 – 7:30pm
Dinner served every night.
Church Camp
Look for a date in 2023!
Every August, Hopewell rents the entire Camp Grier facility (located in Old Fort, NC, about 2 1/2 hours away) for our annual Church Camp. Rising 3rd – 12th grade youth are eligible to attend. Both Hopewell members and non-members are welcome. The campers will leave this year on a Wednesday afternoon and return at noon on the following Sunday. It is an experience that your child will never forget!
Campers have Bible Study, worship, crafts, recreation, and fellowship together in this beautiful outdoor mountain setting. Camp Grier provides an outdoor pool, natural siding rock, canoeing, rope bridge, rustic cabins, and so much more. It is a time for new friends and a time to get closer to God.