Being a kid – and raising kids – is hard. We believe that all children should have a place where they can belong and be loved for who they are. We seek to support families in the most important work there is: raising healthy, resilient, compassionate children grounded in the love and peace of God.
Youth
Every Sunday from 10:00-10:50am, our Middle and High school youth meet to support each other, talk about their weeks, and learn about God under the leadership of adult volunteers.
Middle School and High School youth groups meet regularly on Sundays September through May. We attend regional youth retreats with other United Methodist Churches and schedule events, retreats, and mission trips throughout the year.
For more information please email lcowden@uparkumc.org
Volunteer
We are committed to keeping our children and youth safe. All our volunteers and staff must be involved with the church for six months before serving with children or youth. All staff and youth volunteers go through training and annual background checks, and no child is ever alone with an adult volunteer or staff member. All Children in our care on Sunday mornings check in and will only be released to the adult who brought them or to another adult their parent or guardian designates.
For those who would like to volunteer with our Children’s or Nursery Ministry please email bcrabbs@uparkumc.org for more information and training.
For those who would like to volunteer with our Youth Ministry please email lcowden@uparkumc.org
Boy Scouts
Every Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Boy Scout Troop 5 meets in Noakes Hall. We’re pretty proud of the fact that Troop 5 is the oldest Troop West of the Mississippi River. Troop 5 has been hosted in our church for more than 100 years, and they’re still going strong!
Cub Scouts
First three Tuesdays of the month from 6:30-7:30pm, Cub Scout Pack 5 meets in East Fellowship Hall. This is for students Kindergarten thru 5th grade.
Events
2023 Youth Mission Trip
We will be in collaboration with St. Andrews Youth Ministry.
St. Andrews Contacts: Cindy Click (Youth Director) Email: cklick@gostandrew.com Phone: (303) 794-2683 ext. 119
Corinne Bortner (Assistant Youth Director ) Email: cbortner@gostandrew.com
Phone: (303) 794-2683 ext. 118
UPARK Contacts: Lauren Cowden (UPARK Youth Director) Email: lcowden@uparkumc.org
Phone: (805) 657-9747
Pastor Andy: (Head Pastor) Email: Adunning@uparkumc.org Phone: (720) 346-0498
July 11-15 Colorado Springs/Woodland Park area to help with fire recovery needs and home repairs/maintenance for senior citizens. Cost $150; $50 deposit due with application, payments of $50 due March 1 and June 1. We will be fundraising entirely for the mission trip; I do not expect youth or families to pay for this trip out of pocket.
We currently have $800 dollars raised towards our mission trip. So far, we have fundraised for about 6 youth paid in full.
We will have our last mission trip meeting sometime in May (tentatively May 31st @ St. Andrews) to go over any important information/details regarding this trip.
Click HERE for the Sign-Up Sheet
Easter Egg Hunt
2023 Furry Scurry
It will take place on Saturday May 6th, starting at 9AM at Washington Park.
We encourage everyone to join in and/or donate. Our team name is “UPark Bark Squad”.
https://www.givegab.com/teams/upark-bark-squad
Click on the link above to donate or join the team.
Dumb Friends League Donations
They need items like Paper Towels, Q tips, Dish Soap, dog and cat beds, AA and AA batteries and various food items.
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