Student Ministry

Our students never have to face life alone. Finding faith, fellowship, and fun together.

Our Student Ministry, which is affiliated with Reconciling Ministry Network, offers opportunities to have fun with peers while building relationships, growing in faith, and serving others within a safe and welcoming environment.

Student Ministry | Youth Group

Junior High and Senior High 6-8pm

The Junior and Senior High Student Ministry is a welcoming and inclusive place for all, creating a space and time to engage in an age-appropriate games, discussions, and service projects.

Youth Group | Sundays 6-8 PM

(September-May)

Begins: Sunday, September 7

Starbucks Sunday School

September-May

Students in grades 6-12 are invited to meet in the Welcome Center at 10:30am and walk to Starbucks with their teachers each Sunday for Starbucks Sunday School. Students can purchase snacks or drinks if they wish, but it is not required. Sunday School meets on the same days Youth Group meets.

2025 Events & Mission Projects

  • Six Flags Trip – Wednesday, August 27

  • Frozen Jr. Auditions – Saturday, September 6

  • Blessing of the Backpacks – Sunday, September 7 (9am and 10:30am worship services)

  • Kick Off Sunday Youth Party – Sunday, September 7 (6-8pm)

  • Trunk or Treat & Fall Festival – Saturday, October 25 (2-3:30pm)

  • Feed My Starving Children – Saturday, November 22

  • Thanksgiving Food Sorting – Sunday, November 23 (12pm)

  • Advent Workshop – Sunday, December 7 (5-7pm)

  • Operation Bear Hug Sorting – Sunday, December 7 (10:30am)

  • Operation Bear Hug Sorting – Sunday, December 14 (10:30am)

  • Operation Bear Hug Delivery – Wednesday, December 24

  • NJ MasterChorale Concert – Sunday, December 14 (7pm)

2026 Events & Mission Projects

  • Frozen Jr. Performance – Friday, January 9 (7pm)

  • Frozen Jr. Performance – Saturday, January 10 (2pm & 7pm)

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – Monday, January 19

  • Valentine’s Delivery – Sunday, February 1 (12pm)

  • Dominican Republic Mission Journey – Tuesday, February 10-Monday, February 16 (Youth are invited to attend with a parent)

  • Shrove Tuesday Dinner – Tuesday, February 17 (5:30-7pm)

  • RE:Connect Youth Conference –Saturday, March 7 (10am-4pm)

  • Flocking Fundraiser – Sunday, March 1-Saturday, March 28

  • Easter Egg Hunt & Spring Fair – Saturday, April 4 (10am-12pm)

  • NJ MasterChorale Concert – Sunday, April 26 (4pm)

  • Evening in Ireland Fundraiser – Saturday, May 2 (5pm)

  • Taco Tuesday Dinner – Tuesday, May 19 (5:3-7pm)

Summer Mission Journey

Each year our students are invited to participate in our mission journey.  We alternate between serving at Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida, and UM ARMY in Trucksville, Pennsylvania. There are several fundraisers throughout the year to subsidize the cost for our students so that everyone who wants to participate can attend.

Summer 2026 Mission Journey: Dublin, Ireland

This life-changing trip coincides with the United Methodist Church’s Global Young People’s Convocation (GYPC), a worldwide gathering that fosters connection, leadership, and mission across cultures. Held every four years, GYPC brings youth and young adults together to worship, serve, and grow in faith.

Our mission work will partner with Just ASK, an organization breaking the cycle of poverty in north Dublin through education, mentoring, and opportunity.

This trip is Monday, July 6- Wednesday, July 15. An informational meeting will be held in September 2025.

Retreats

HUMC participates in two Youth Retreats each year. Both retreats are high energy events designed for youth in grades 6-12. Both weekends are filled with worship, speakers, workshops, and mission opportunities. Friendships are formed while the youth are deepening their faith.

Mid-Winter Advance

This event is held in January at Refreshing Mountain Retreat Center in Stevens, PA.

Mid-Winter Advance is Friday, January 23 - Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Ignite!

Ignite is a high-impact, life-changing weekend for youth in grades 6-12 with high energy worship featuring powerful worship bands. The weekend includes relevant, engaging messaging from nationally and locally known speakers and inspiring interactive exhibits led by dynamic professionals. Ignite celebrates a diverse community and a way to connect with God and grow spiritually with 2,000 young people from around the region.

Ignite is Friday, October 10 - Sunday, October 12, 2025.