Youth ministry creates educational, safe, fun, and Christ-centered ministries for youth in the Presbyterian church.
Opportunities for Youth
2025 Registration is Now Open!
Our tradition of excellence in camping for children in grades 1 through 12 continues this summer. Your camper will develop their faith in an inspiring outdoor environment, challenged in new ways alongside old and new friends.
Choose from seven weeks of day and overnight camp sessions, starting June 15 and continuing through August 2. Overnight camps range from two-night stays to three-week sessions.
Each week is exciting, fun, loud, and sometimes even messy, but every moment is intentional.
Confirmation Retreat
January 31-February 2, 2025
This retreat focuses on broader questions of why we join the Church, what we want our churches to be like, and how we can actively engage in that work. Participants will join small groups to hear ideas from people from other churches, and also have time with their home group to continue with their own lessons.
Middle School Conference
June 19-July 18, 2025 (multiple sessions)
Massanetta Springs Middle School Conference is a transformational program that welcomes hundreds of middlers and their leaders from all over the country each summer. Participants attend keynotes, recreation, workshops, and worship designed with them in mind. Youth will reflect and learn alongside youth from other places, with support from high school leaders.
Our theme for middle school conference 2025 is “Holy Love, Wholly Loved,” taken from 1 John 4. We will explore the concept of God’s love for us which teaches us how to love others. We love God because God loves us and shows us perfect love. Loving God is loving people, and loving people is loving God. Additionally, we will think about how to navigate fear and how it hinders us from fully loving and being loved. Throughout each conference, we will explore this theme through movement and play, make it come to life through keynotes featuring skits, and reflect on it with discussions.
Presbyterian Youth Triennium
July 28 – July 31, 2025
In July 2025, the Presbyterian Church (USA) will welcome thousands of its high school age youth and their adult youth workers to Louisville, Kentucky for four days of worship, recreation, bible study, outreach, and faith formation all around the theme of “As If We Were Dreaming”.
Most programming and meals will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC) with all participants housed at nearby Triennium hotels.
Pre-Ministerial Program at Randolph-Macon College
Do you know a high school senior who is discerning a call to ministry? The A. Purnell Bailey Pre-Ministerial Program at Randolph-Macon College covers 75 percent of a student’s undergraduate tuition over four years. Interested students may apply online by February 1.
