DISCIPLE MAKERS
Velocity Youth Ministry is for any student in grades 6-12. This is a place where you can have fun, meet friends, and learn more about what it looks like to follow Jesus. We meet each week and also have opportunities throughout the year for retreats and mission.
SUNDAYS WITH ST. JAMES YOUTH STUDENTS
SJ YOUTH AM
10:00am Service
Students can experience a relaxed Bible study small group time during worship. On the First Sunday of the month, students attend worship with their families.
Students can experience a relaxed Bible study small group time during worship. On the First Sunday of the month, students attend worship with their families.
SJ YOUTH PM
5:30-7:30PM
Students gather to experience awesome games, great food, relevant messages and more! Students meet in Building 3.
Students gather to experience awesome games, great food, relevant messages and more! Students meet in Building 3.
J.A.M. SESSIONS
J.A.M. stands for Jesus And Me. Each month we youth work as a team to make a difference in the community. Whether it's making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for PB&J for Tampa Bay to feed the homeless or holding a COOKIES 2 CARE project to bless our First Responders, Teachers, Shut Ins and homeless. Our goal is to be Jesus - not to be served but to serve others.
V.O.L.T.S.
VOLTS are youth who have a desire to become servant leaders in Power Up Kids Ministry. VOLTS stands for Volunteers Obediently Living the Truth Through Serving. Based on their gifts and talents the Children's Ministry leadership trains and places them in areas of service where they can thrive.
Special Events
In addition to Sunday programming, Velocity Youth offers special events throughout the year such as Confirmation, Lock-Ins, Rock the Universe, and a whole lot more
Confirmation Classes for Students in 7th grade and older | Select Sundays, Feb.1 through May 3
Confirmation in The United Methodist Church is how students can decide if they want to join the church. It will be a series of classes about what it means to be a Christian, a United Methodist, and a member of St James UMC. It's a way for students to get a clear sense of their own faith, and at the end of the classes, they can decide if they want to join the church or not.
Classes will be held on the following dates during youth group time, 5:30-7:30pm. Students can eat and fellowship with the rest of the youth group and then will have Confirmation classes.
February 1 (5:00pm student and parent meeting followed by student lesson)
February 8
February 22
March 8
March 29
April 19
April 26
May 3
Confirmation Sunday: May 17 (during worship)
Confirmation in The United Methodist Church is how students can decide if they want to join the church. It will be a series of classes about what it means to be a Christian, a United Methodist, and a member of St James UMC. It's a way for students to get a clear sense of their own faith, and at the end of the classes, they can decide if they want to join the church or not.
Classes will be held on the following dates during youth group time, 5:30-7:30pm. Students can eat and fellowship with the rest of the youth group and then will have Confirmation classes.
February 1 (5:00pm student and parent meeting followed by student lesson)
February 8
February 22
March 8
March 29
April 19
April 26
May 3
Confirmation Sunday: May 17 (during worship)