6th & 7th graders have the opportunity to serve as Acolytes for the 2022-2023 year.
Acolyte Training Video can be found HERE.
Youth isn't only the future.. it's also the present.
There are many ways youth are involved in worship.
ACOLYTES
6th & 7th graders have the opportunity to serve as Acolytes for the 2022-2023 year.
Acolyte Training Video can be found HERE.
Youth MUSIC
Sunday Youth Music
4:30-5:15pm Youth Hand Bells
5:15-6:00pm Youth Choir (singing)
(During the school year)
Thursday Music Rehearsals
7:30pm Praise Band
YOUTH SUNDAY
Once a year the youth has the great honor and privilege of leading the congregation in worship. Sunday March 5, 2023 was our most recent Youth Sunday. Check out the worship services down below. They do such an amazing job!!!
and more!
We also have special Sundays recognizing Girl Scouts and High School Graduates.
Youth Sunday
2023 Youth Sunday
Contemporary Worship Service (Sermon Only) / 11am Traditional Worship Service
2022 Youth Sunday
Contemporary Worship Service @ 162 East / 11am Traditional Worship Service
2021 Youth Sunday (During Pandemic)
Contemporary Worship Service @ 162 East / Traditional Worship Service
2020 Youth Sunday (During Pandemic)
Contemporary Worship Service @ 162 East / Traditional Worship Service
Confirmation Sunday
We welcomed six confirmation students into full membership at First UMC Gastonia May 7, 2023. We are so proud of this group and are so excited about this continuous journey!
Click for 2023 Confirmation Memory Video
Click for 2023 Confirmation Sunday Photos
Click for 2023 Confirmation Worship Service
Confirmation Class is open to 7th grade - 12th graders during the school year. Stay tuned for info on the next class!
Graduate Sunday
What a glorious day in which we lift up our graduates during worship! The Graduate Worship service will be at 11:00am May 21, 2023. There will be a lunch for the graduates and their families immediately following the service.
Click HERE to view the 2022 worship service.
Click HERE for more pictures of the day!