Welcome to Lakewood Youth!
Thank you for your interest in Youth Ministries at Lakewood UMC! Our goal is to provide a safe place for our present and future church (our youth!) to grow in fellowship through learning and sharing their love for Jesus, our community, each other and themselves. We have lots of events and programs to plug into. You’ll find more information below. I hope you’ll join us!
-Max Hilgendorf, Director of Youth Ministries
Our mission is to become the living light of Christ by listening, learning and sharing our story through serving our community.
Our vision is to be an open fellowship of young disciples on a mission to change the world for Jesus Christ.
Click here to learn more about our 1922 Challenge. It’s our youth investment challenge to help more of our youth and their guests attend all of our programming and events. Our goal is to make it FREE for all students, but at the very least, to help offset the expense to be more inclusive and help our program grow.
Find What You Need & Stay Connected
Looking for more information, sign ups, extra resources for parents? Find it here, along with other resources.
For more information about anything Youth related contact Max Hilgendorf, check the Youth Area bulletin boards, or follow us on:
Facebook – Lakewood UMC Youth Ministries
Twitter –lumcyouthnlr
Instagram – lakewoodchurchyouth
Email - Send us your email address to subscribe to the "Youth News"
Sundays
Sunday Morning Youth L.I.F.E. Groups
Sunday Mornings we gather in the youth space at 10am. We have a devotional and share our highs and lows from our week as well as something we’re thankful for. We share together a love feast consisting of donuts and juice to remind us that Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for us and we should look to Him and give thanks and praise in all circumstances.
Sunday Night Live is the Lakewood Youth "Main Event,” at 5-7pm! At SNL, all get to eat and spend time with our friends as well as varied worship experiences and fun events. Check our calendar to see what’s coming up!
Events and Trips
Lakewood Youth Events include Youth Week, Sr. High Revive, Flashlight Tag, Photo Scavenger Hunt, Catacombs, Summer Day Trips, and much much more! We always participate in OMP - Ozark Mission Project camps, and during spring break our youth have the opportunity to take a mission trip to places like St. Louis, Chicago and New Orleans. We alternate our spring break years between mission trips and a ski trip to Winter Park, Colorado! We create many “mini missions” throughout the year in an effort to expand the light of Jesus Christ and grow in our own awareness, love and grace in the process.
Our Arkansas Conference Council on Youth Ministries (ACCYM) hosts many activities to connect youth from all over the state, giving them a chance to embrace the larger community of believers. ACCYM events including Junior and Senior High Assembly, Methodist Family Health Missions, Refuge, and Veritas (the largest gathering of Methodist Youth in the state with over 1,200 youth in attendance).
