Youth at BSPC
Broad Street Presbyterian Church’s youth ministry is a welcoming space where middle and high school youth can relax, connect with peers, and engage with caring adults. It provides a supportive environment for processing world events through a faith-based perspective. The youth group participates in various activities, including service projects often coordinated with the Broad Street Food Pantry.
Youth Group seasonally meets after worship for lunch and conversation. But the most formative experiences are on our overnight experiences from local retreats longer trips to camps like Massanetta and Montreat and even further trips to visit our global mission partners in Peru and Mexico.
Confirmation is a special time set apart for 7th and 8th graders to dive deeper into what their faith means to them and reflect on their beliefs and the beliefs of the Christian faith.
Broad Street Presbyterian Church is committed to being inclusive and welcoming to all youth, ensuring everyone feels valued and supported.
For more information, sign up for our monthly children’s ministry emails or contact Brittany Porch (Director of Mission and Education)
News
Youth Group – Join us after worship from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for conversation, lunch, and friends.
- January 5
- January 12
- January 26 – Celebrate 10 years with Bill Boggs in Palmer Hall
- February 2 – Special Speaker about Disability and Church in Palmer Hall
- February 9
- February 16
- February 23
- March 2 – No Youth Group, instead join in the Pancake Breakfast at 9:15 a.m.
Sports, Plays, and Recitals – Email or Text Brittany winter/spring sports or activity schedules so she and other BSPC adults can show up to support and cheer!
Youth Volunteers Needed – Justice Camp is back June 2-5 and we always need youth volunteers those days. Youth and Adult Volunteers Signup Here.
Summer 2025
Justice Camp
This has been a great way for the youth to volunteer with younger kids at church. So save the dates for a great volunteer experience, June 2-5, 2025.
Massanetta Youth Conference
Middle School youth (rising 6th-8th) will once again to this Presbyterian Youth Conference in Harrisonburg, VA for workshops, keynote, recreation, small groups and more! We will go June 19-22, 2025. Registration will be in the new year.
Montreat Youth Conference
Next summer, high school youth (rising 9th to completed 12th) will go to Montreat, just east of Asheville, NC. This is a week in the mountains with hundreds of other Presbyterian youth groups. We will participate in keynotes, recreation, worship, small groups, hiking, creek hoping and relaxing on our home’s front porch. While many youth groups attend, we stay in our own house and cook together which really connects our group. It was a favorite trip recently and the youth have been eager to go back. The dates are July 6 -12, 2025. Registration is open and will close when all the sleeping spots are claimed. The cost is $700, to be paid in 2025.
