Pictured: Westminster youth enjoy time in nature at the high-school retreat.
Welcome, Haley and Ethan!
We are pleased to announce that Westminster has hired Haley and Ethan Reviere as our new Co-Directors of Youth Ministry. Haley and Ethan are no strangers to Westminster; in addition to being members of the church, they previously served Westminster in a youth leadership role a few years ago. If you have any question about our youth ministry program, you can reach them at wpcyouth@westprespdx.org.
About the Youth Program
The time young people spend in middle school and high school is some of the most formative of their lives. We believe that surrounding young people with engaging mentors, positive experiences, and a holistic spirituality that includes community service and justice work will better their lives and equip them for the future. We also believe in nurturing community and leadership development for youth, especially in an increasingly isolated and digitized world.
Youth group meetings are in the youth lounge (marked as the Marcus Whitman Room) at 5 p.m. for middle schoolers and 6:30 p.m. for high schoolers most Sundays during the school year. The youth lounge is accessible through the Hancock Street awning entrance, then follow signs to go through the doors across from the entrance, down the stairs, make a left, and then all the way to the end of that hallway. For access to the building during these times, you need a building access code that is only distributed upon contacting our youth directors and registering (registration form here).
For more information, or if you would like to be on the youth mailing list and are not yet, please e-mail Haley or Ethan at wpcyouth@westprespdx.org. (For children 5th grade and younger, check our programming for children.)
A youth ministry calendar is available here.
Activities
Youth are involved in the ministry of Westminster through:
- Sunday morning worship and service as worship leaders
- Sunday evening middle-school gatherings
- Sunday evening high-school gatherings
- Local service projects
- Annual summer mission trip
- Presbytery and denominational youth gatherings and camps
- Confirmation programming offered for high-school youth
- Retreats, lock-ins, concerts, and other special events
All weekly and monthly meetings are open to newcomers at any time during the year. For more information, contact Haley or Ethan at wpcyouth@westprespdx.org.
Volunteer Opportunity
If you are interested in volunteering with youth in the coming year, please contact Haley or Ethan at wpcyouth@westprespdx.org.