Student Ministry

United Methodist Youth Fellowship

No UMYF during the summer. Summer activities listed HERE.

School-year Sunday Evening Schedule  •  Bartula Family Life Center

Jr High (7th-8th grades)
Junior High Bells of Bronze  •  3:30-4:30 pm  •  Orr Music Suite
Junior High Journey Youth Choir  •  4:30-5:45 pm  •  Fleming Rehearsal Hall
Junior High UMYF (7th & 8th grades)  •  5:45-6:45 pm 
Snack Supper  •  $2  •  6:45-7:15 pm  •  PAY ONLINE for $20 semester value pass

Sr High (9th-12th grades)
Senior High Bells of Bronze  •  4:30-5:30 pm  •  Orr Music Suite
Senior High Journey Youth Choir  •  5:30-6:45 pm  •  Fleming Rehearsal Hall
Snack Supper  •  $2  •  6:45-7:15 pm  •  PAY ONLINE for $20 semester value pass
Senior High UMYF (9th-12th grades)  •  7:15-8:15 pm

Youth gather at FUMCR for fellowship, worship, and to participate in open and honest discussions about teenage life, pressures, and culture. Our youth group is a place where youth can come, just as they are, and discover together how awesome our God is!

Council on Youth Minsitry

The Council on Youth Ministry (CYM) is the youth leadership core at First UMC Richardson. Representatives from each grade are needed each year to serve as the sounding board for the youth group providing feedback and new ideas to the youth staff and adults. CYM members are key leaders in their Sunday school classes, during UMYF, and on trips.

Meetings are from 12 - 1 pm, monthly during the school year. 

To participate in CYM, students must attend the first meeting, as well as commit to missing no more than one meeting for the year and serving as a leader in the youth group. 

Questions? Contact .

Weeknights

Bible Study

Wednesdays during the school year, 6:30-7:45 pm

On Wednesday nights during the school year (September - May), youth gather at different locations in Richardson to learn about and grow in Christ together. This intimate gathering provides an excellent environment to engage and discuss the scripture and how it relates to our everyday lives.

Trips - Summer & Ski

Trips

Each summer FUMCR youth participate in junior high and senior high mission trips, plus a back-to-school retreat called Really Living. There is also a fall camping trip for senior high youth and spring break ski trip for all youth.

Senior High Mission Trip (rising 9th-post 12th graders)
Santa Fe, NM  •  June 23-29  •  $250*  •  Registration 

Junior High Mission Trip (rising 7th & 8th graders)
San Marcos, TX  •  July 7-12  •  $300* ​ •  Register by June 21 

Students will spend four days working on homes of disadvantaged families with Freedom 14 Camp. Work may include roof and gutter repair, painting, hand rail and ramp construction, flooring, window installation, and appliance replacement. The group will float the San Marcos River and spend Friday at New Braunfels' Schlitterbahn Waterpark. The cost of the trip includes all transportation, lodging, meals on work days, and fun day activities. Students will be responsible for approximately 5 meals on travel and play days. $60-75 should cover meals, souvenirs, and snacks. 

Senior International Mission Trip
Belize  •  July 24 - 31  •  $1500*  ​•  Registration

Really Living Retreat
Sky Ranch  •  August 16-18 •  $175*  ​•  Registration 

*One month prior to any trip, the cost increases by $50. The week of the trip, the cost increases by $100.

If you have questions about any of these trips, please contact Tammie Haug at 972.996.0104 or thaug@fumcr.com.

Resources

FUMCR Student Ministry partners with parents to come along side in helping with the spiritual development of students during their teenage years. We are here to assist you in navigating through these years with all of the confusion, frustration, and questions that come along with it.

Fellowship and Fun

We believe that faith encompasses all aspects of our lives, including our play time and fellowship time.  Because of that, our youth ministry makes sure to provide plenty of activities for our youth that include good ole' fashioned fun!  Some of the things we do include:  Ice Cream Socials, Broomball, Laser-tag, Lock-ins, Whirlyball, Pool Parties, Ski Trips and much, much more. . . .

Missions

Whether it is feeding the homeless, visiting our church’s shut-ins or going on mission trips to New Mexico, Galveston, Appalachia or some other location, there are various opportunities throughout the year, for our youth to learn what it means to be “Servants in Christ.”

Stay in Touch with FUMCR Student Ministry

  •  Call the Student Ministry office at 972.996.0104
  •  Email any of the Student Ministry staff
  •  Sign up for text message updates (Do not complete sections titled Phone Numbers, Address, Employer, Interests):
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  •  Sign up for youth email newsletter
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Web Resources

Center for Parent/Youth Understanding
Pastoral Counseling Center

Forms

Emergency Medical Authorization Form - Minor - PDF  
Emergency Medical Authorization Form - Adult - PDF