Youth Ministry | PCUSA | Chapel Hill, NC

An inclusive space for all 6th-12th graders to connect to the church and each other as we live into our call to follow Christ.

Our youth programming offers opportunities to build friendships, serve the community, develop leadership skills, and more. (There’s usually food involved, too!).

All leaders and volunteers who help with our youth ministry are background checked and have agreed to follow our safe sanctuary policy.

Regular Events

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Sunday School

Sundays, 9:45-10:45 am during the program year (Sept-May)

All are encouraged to spend time in Sunday school each week to learn more about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and how our ancient scriptures are relevant to our everyday lives.

Classes are divided by age:

Middle School – 6th & 7th grade
Confirmation – 8th grade
High School – 9th-12th grade

Confirmation

For 8th graders (typically)
Sundays, 9:45-10:45 am during the program year (Sept-May)

At University Presbyterian Church, youth (typically 8th graders) are invited to engage in a year of study before they join the church as members. Over the course of this year, our youth learn what it means to be a member of a church and gain a foundational understanding of how the church has come to be and why that is relevant to their lives. Youth are encouraged to ask tough questions and learn to sit with answers that are often not black-and-white. Our teachers are not experts but are fellow sojourners along the path of faith. Youth learn a great deal of information that aids them in faith formation and helps them build a vocabulary of faith so that they may speak their faith in a way that is authentic to their individual selves. In April, youth decide if they’d like to officially join the church and complete the Confirmation process, confirming the vows made on their behalf at baptism.

Want to know more? Check out our Confirmation FAQs here.

Youth Group

Sundays, 6:00-7:45 pm during the program year (Sept-May)

At youth group, youth are part of an intentional community based on learning how we can best love God and one another. At youth group, you’ll find fun and games, moments for reflection and study, and friends to support one another through the middle and high school years (and beyond!). Our youth advisors and the Youth Engagement Council work to create programs and events that are fun, meaningful, and bring youth closer to God and to one another.

Adults and youth singing together in worship

Youth Choir

Sundays, 5:15-6:00 pm during the program year (Sept-May)

The Youth Choir offers a place for fellowship and faith formation through music making and meets during the program year before Sunday’s Youth Group meetings. The ensemble prepares anthems to offer in worship alongside the Chancel Choir. Important services include Lessons and Carols, Christmas Eve, Youth Sunday, and Easter. Click here to learn more about youth choir.