As kids age out of our children’s programming, we greet them gratefully to Sunrise Youth. For 6th-12th grade students, we have built a dynamic program run by devoted staff and volunteers that provides curated education, fellowship, and service opportunities that align with your kids’ growing maturity and capabilities. By walking beside our teenage students and creating spaces for them to ask questions and explore their beliefs, we trust that they will create meaningful relationships with each other, the church, and with God that will last a lifetime. Here’s what that looks like at Sunrise:

Youth Group Meetings

– Sunday evenings, 5-7pm (includes dinner provided by church members)

– games, discussion, service, field trips; every week is different

– the cornerstone of our Youth Ministry

Churchwide Event Participation

– our youth help with churchwide events (Lovefeast, VBS, Pentecost on the Patio, Trunk or Treat, etc.) alongside adult leaders

– builds intergenerational community and sense of responsibility to serve others

Retreats & Mission Trips

– seasonal trips allow our students to practice independence safely, focus on an educational theme, and deepen bonds with each other

– Appalachia Service Project (summer), Mission in the Mountains (fall), Lake Retreat (spring)

Sunday School

– scripture-focused learning every Sunday morning at 10am in Youth Room 107/109

Music

– youth are encouraged to participate in worship however they feel led, especially through music

– sing or play with 9am praise band Daybreak or seasonal/event-specific choirs or ensembles

– Email Contemporary Worship Leader Shana Barr at sbarr@mysunrise.org

– Email Traditional Worship Lorraine Romiti at lromiti@mysunrise.org

Safer Sanctuaries

– across all ministries, we value the safety and comfort of all Sunrisers; to ensure everyone’s protection, we abide by the UMC’s Safer Sanctuaries policy. 

Any questions, feedback, and ideas about Sunrise Youth should be sent to our Director Angie DiNoto at adinoto@mysunrise.org.