Myers Youth

Middle School: 6th-8th Grades

High School: 9th-12th Grades

 
Andrew Ingram, Director of Children & Youth Ministries

For all the latest details please make sure you’re receiving al the news from Andrew via email & text!  You can also find details in weekly church eNews & here!

Myers Youth meets for Sunday School each Sunday from 10a to 10:40a.  Middle Schoolers in the Youth Classroom and High Schoolers in the Youth Lounge.

UMYF Benediction The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.  Amen. (Numbers 6:24–26)

SUNDAY YOUTH MINISTRY
For all the latest details please make sure you’re receiving all the news from Andrew via email & text. Send Andrew your contact info at Andrew@MyersMemorialUMC.com You can also find details in weekly church eNews and at the youth webpage www.MyersMemorialUMC.org/youth.
In addition to Sunday Mornings at 10a, Myers Youth meet most every Sunday night from 5p to 6:30p so join us by entering the building via the back door. It might be a study, it might be a service project, it might be a party! Check the dates and make sure you’re where you need to be each week! We want you to be a part of Myers Youth!
 
Feb. 4: Love in a Big World: Choices
Feb. 11: No Youth | Super Bowl Sunday
Feb. 18: Unplugged Game Night
Feb. 25: Service Night at CAM ~ Meet at 4:45p
 
Mar. 3: Love in a Big World: Courage
March 10: Serve
March 15-17: Youth Retreat: IgniteUS
March 17: No Sunday Night Youth
March 24: Unplugged: Scavenger Hunt
March 31: Happy Easter | No Sunday Night Youth
 
April 7: Love in a Big World: Forgiveness
April 14: Unplugged
April 21: Night of Service
April 28: Love in a Big World: Responsibility
 
IgniteUs is a retreat for youth & their leaders – an opportunity to get away from the expectations & chaos of everyday life and join with other youth & adults from across the Western NC Conference-UMC- for a weekend of spiritual renewal.
 
IgniteUS 
Who: 6th-12th grade
Where: Camp Hanes, King NC
When: March 15-17
Cost: $150
Deadline: February 28 (Feb. 13 if you want at Tshirt!)
 
This year we have an amazing opportunity to support three of our students,  Mattie Queen, Ella Queen, and Eva Kline , members of the Conference Council on Youth Ministry and have worked hard to plan this retreat.
 
Important Links:
Everyone must fill out a waiver and return to Andrew prior to attending.
 
We do not want this to be a financial burden or a reason not to let youth go on a trip. If you need assistance please contact Andrew Ingram.
 
Dates are Friday to Wednesday
June 14th-June 19th, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wilderness Trail 2024

When? Friday, June 14th- Wednesday, June 19th, 2024
 
Who Can Participate?
Current 9th-12th Grade. It is first come first serve basis. Spaces are very limited.
 
What is Wilderness Trail?
Wilderness Trail is a backpacking ministry. For us, this means that our primary focus is ministry and we use backpacking as a tool to accomplish ministry. Backpacking is hiking during the day to reach a campsite and carrying everything you need in a pack. Hiking days are pretty simple! We start the day off hiking to camp, set up camp, eat dinner, have a campfire, and sleep. We wake up bright & early the next day, pack up, and hike to a different campsite the next day. We backpack in hiking groups of 10 people. At the end of their hike, groups are picked up and taken back to our basecamp “Property.”
 
What does it cost?
$375 per person due at registration. The $375 price includes almost everything you need, such as: backpacking equipment (tents, packs, etc), all meals/some snacks for the full week, our top notch staff members to lead your hike, full programming, and a signature WT t-shirt to show you really did it!
 
Do I Need Previous Experience? 
You do not need to know anything about backpacking in order to participate in Wilderness Trail! We will guide you through it! If you (and/or your youth) are out of shape and have never even seen a mountain before, you can do it. If you’re an avid backpacker, you won’t be disappointed. The routes we choose are designed to be challenging but possible for a wide range of participants. We teach hikers Leave No Trace and will help you get prepared with all the equipment you need. Bring a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, good walking shoes, and we’ll provide the rest!
 
What’s it Like?
During Summer Events, participants will arrive at “The Property.” We will spend the afternoon and evening hours getting prepared to go backpacking. Preparation for us looks like handing out equipment, getting trail food, packing our packs together, learning Leave No Trace principles, learning about the “dos & don’ts” of hiking (we call it “Trail Etiquette”), and playing games.
 
What Happens on the Trail? 
We wake up, eat breakfast, take a quiet time, pack up and hit the trails! In the 4 full hiking days, groups will hike an average of 6-10 miles each day and stop for snacks and lunch somewhere along the journey. Once at camp, we set up tents/hammocks/tarps, rest, gather firewood, help filter water, and play. After dinner, we gather for campfire and some W.T. traditions such as sharing “Little Foxes” and “Holy Grounds,” and have a devotion/discussion. The exact schedule and activities on trail are determined in part by the Hiking Staff and individuals in each group, which is part of what makes Wilderness Trail an experience worth repeating.
 
What do we do when we’re done?
Each hiking group has a different pickup spot for “Git Back Day.” When hikers arrive at the Property, they return equipment, take showers, and spend the day together before closing worship that evening. Groups leave for home the next morning.
 
Where Do We Start?
Our “base camp” is affectionately known in our ministry family as “The Property,” which is 60+ acres in Troutdale, VA. ” Our largest building is the Lodge, where we prepare meals, play games, worship, fellowship, and relax on the porch in our rocking chairs. Eight sleeping shelters and one Adirondack offer rustic accommodations. We worship and have communion at our outdoor chapel. We’ve got horseshoe pits, a basketball court, volleyball court, four square, and a gaga ball pit for games. The infamous Weaver Field is the best wiffle ball field this side of the Mississippi. Staff housing, an equipment shed, and two large bathhouses round out our Facilities.
 
Where are we Going?
We are incredibly fortunate to hike in the mountains of southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee. In Virginia, we hike along parts of the Iron Mountain Trail (“the old Appalachian Trail”), the Lewis Fork Trail, and the Virginia Highland Horse Trail. These trails offer a wide array of landscapes like the open fields of the Mount Rogers area, the great bald of White Top, and the old forest area of the Raccoon Wilderness. In Tennessee, our hiking area stretches as far south from the Property as Elizabethton, TN. There, we hike on the Appalachian Trail. In this section, we marvel at the grandeur of Laurel Falls, play in Watauga Lake, and follow the Iron Mountain ridge-line as it heads north into Damascus, VA.
 
When: July 17-20
Where: Elizabeth City NC
Who: Rising 6th-Rising 9th
Cost: $325 per participant
Deadline: April 30
 
This faith-based, experiential, service & learning opportunity provides you and your group the opportunity to take action, get involved in hands-on activities, and rescue and share good food with people in need.
 
The Society of St. Andrew’s ecumenical study, worship, and mission retreat program is designed to educate participants concerning the domestic and global hunger problem and encourage them to make commitments to being part of the solution.
 
We do not want financial burden’s to be a reason not to let youth go on this trip. If you need scholarship assistance please contact Heather in the church office (heather@myersmemorialumc.com or 704-864-3222)
When: July 21-27
Where: Charleston, WV
CROSS Ministry of Christ UMC
Who: Rising 9th-12th graders
Cost: $200 per participant
First deposit Due May 5, Final Payment due June 23
 
The CROSS Ministry Mission allows youth to make a difference in the lives of people in the Charleston WV community by providing ways to make homes safe, drier and more accessible.  This  ministry works with other non-profits in the area that serve the elderly and others with need. 
 
A completed registration includes the online link and a paper medical form.
 
We do not want financial burden’s to be a reason not to let youth go on this trip. If you need scholarship assistance please contact Heather in the church office (heather@myersmemorialumc.com or 704-864-3222)
 
 
 
 
Can you help with providing dinner for children and youth one Sunday? Then click the crock pot! Then please click the sign up button on date you choose.
 
Feel free to work together with other families or volunteers to provide a meal (you may reach out to the family already signed up to help them!) Paper products and drinks are not needed. The children and youth groups greatly appreciate you volunteering!
 
Thank you so much for your support.

Myers Youth and Friends are invited to join Andrew for dinner from 6:30 to 7:30p on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays.  Bring money for dinner or you are welcome to just come hang out but let’s be in community together!  Don’t let Andrew eat alone!

Now Eating at  Chick-Fil-A at 6:30p 
March 6 and March 20
April 3 and April 17