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 (6-7:45pm), 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 have been youth leaders for
6-ish years 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.
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
Our regular Sunday evening youth group is taking a break during the summer. We will have a youth “Lock-In” scheduled for August 9-10 and will start a regular weekly schedule on August 18th 6-7:45pm.
Come check us out!
Youth Sunday School
Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:45am. For the first semester of this school year, we will be covering major themes and stories in the Bible (think creation, the exodus, Jesus’ ministry, the formation of the Early Church and so on). During December, we will be looking into the book of Exodus.
Got your school activity schedule yet?
Your youth pastors want to support you! We would love to try to come to some of your games, activities, concerts, etc. If you send us your schedule, we will try our hardest to make it to at least one of your activities!
Questions? Want more information?
Event Schedule
December
26-28
The week between Christmas and New Years, we take a trip or staycation to build camaraderie, have fun, and learn about the world around us. This year, we are doing a staycation here in KC. We have had a change of plans and will be staying in Kansas City for our lodging. I’m just waiting on confirmation that we are able to rent a house there, but if not, we will be in hotel rooms. We will work at City Union Mission in the mornings on Thursday and Friday and spend the rest of the time playing in Kansas City (we’re planning to go to The Negro League Baseball & KC Jazz Museums, eat good BBQ, and check out Creative Culture for starters).
January
5 – Sunday School (9:45-10:45am); Youth Group (6-7:45pm)
12 – Sunday School (9:45-10:45am); Youth Group (6-7:45pm)
19 – Sunday School (9:45-10:45am); Youth Group (6-7:45pm)
26 – Sunday School (9:45-10:45am); Youth Group (6-7:45pm)
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