UNITED YOUTH MINISTRIES
United Youth Ministries (UYM) hosts a weekly youth program for 6-12 grade students every Thursday from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM. Our program strives to provide students with an uplifting and upbeat community that consists of interactive games and activities, faith development, and friendship. You do not need to be a member of our church to attend, so feel free to invite friends from school to join in. We hope to see you there!
VOLUNTEER WITH US
If you have a passion for youth and would like to help UMCNL students feel supported on their faith walk, consider joining our UMCNL Volunteer Network. As a member of this network, we provide you with email updates about new volunteer opportunities within our youth ministry programs. We also want you to know that by signing up, there's no serious commitment - we promise! We'll keep you in the loop with new volunteer opportunities that come up during the school year and when you feel ready to jump in, we'll point you in the right direction. We look forward to having you serve with us!
MEETUP
VOLUNTEER
If you're an adult who'd like to serve as a youth group volunteer, click below to sign up. Volunteers are encouraged to serve at least one meetup per month.
ADVENTURE VOLUNTEER
If you would like to serve at one of our group outings our service projects, click below to sign up. We'll be sure to notify you when new outings are scheduled.
SNACK
DONATION
If you would like to donate a snack to a youth group meetup, please click below to secure a date. Thank you in advance for your generous contribution!
NEW! HOMEWORK HANGOUT
Every Thursday from 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM, our youth room is open under adult supervision and available to all students. As soon as school wraps up each Thursday, students are welcome to come straight to the church and knock out their homework tasks and assignments in our new youth room before our youth program begins at 7 pm. Snacks and a light dinner will be provided!
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Ryan Hesslau
Director of Youth Ministries
Ryan is a graduate of Trinity Christian College, where he served as a campus ministry leader and earned his B.S. in Business and Entrepreneurship. While serving part-time as the Director of Youth Ministries at UMCNL, he works full-time remotely as the Global Enrollment Counselor for Colorado Christian University, where he is also attending graduate school for clinical mental health counseling. He is committed to equipping youth for Kingdom work, supporting them through their faith walk, and helping them enter into a relationship with Christ through the power of connection and community.