A place where YOU belong.


We are a close-knit group of 7-12th learning to better love Jesus and each other.

About Us

 The transition from kid to adult is tough enough. Refuge Youth Group provides a place where you can be real and learn about a God who is present and active in your real life. 

We gather together Sunday mornings for Youth Sunday school (9:45-10:45 am), Sunday evenings during the school year for Refuge Youth Group (6-8pm), and various activities and trips throughout the year. Each year during the week between Christmas and New Years, we take a trip for fun and service, and in the summer, we take either a domestic or international mission trip. 

 

Your (mostly) Fearless Leaders

Steven Shade and Kristen Howell are beginning their 8th year of youth ministry at FUMC and have been friends for nearly as long when Kristen decided they would be. They share a love of nerd-adjacent activities, sensible shoes, and, most importantly, Jesus.

Sign up for our newsletter!

Follow Jesus

Experiencing Jesus’ radical love changes the way we think, speak, work, and treat others. Also, Jesus was a fan of food and naps and we like those things, too.

Experience Community

We are a group of 7-12th graders (and their super cool leaders, we swear), from different schools, backgrounds, and interests.

Be Yourself

Your youth leaders are super excited to love you exactly as you are! No masks required… unless there’s another pandemic. (too soon?)

Share God’s Love

Loved people love people. We serve our church, our local community, and the world.

 

 

Click Here for more info on Fusion 56 – our special group for 5th & 6th Graders

Refuge Youth Group

📅 Sundays, 6-8pm

📍Church Education Building – Youth Room

Our regular Sunday evening youth group  usually follows the school calendar.  If there is a break, we take a break. We meet on Sundays at 6-8pm beginning August 17.
Come check us out!

 7-12th graders are invited to join us for dinner, socializing, games, and a lesson. The more the merrier; please invite friends!

Youth Sunday School

📅 Sundays, 9:45-10:45am

📍Church Education Building – Youth Room

7-12 Graders will have stand-alone lessons for the foreseeable future so it won’t impact your ability to keep up if you can’t make it every week! We will focus on subjects important to the spiritual life such as Sabbath rest, forgiveness, love, etc.

Sunday school runs year-round and will continue even after youth group is over for the year.

 

 

No Youth activities Labor Day weekend

No Youth activities Thanksgiving weekend

No Youth activities the Sunday after Christmas

 

Questions? Want more information?

Contact us!

 

 

First United Methodist Church of Leavenworth, 422 Chestnut, Leavenworth, KS 66048