Youth Activities

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School is held each year in June for children age 3 through Grade 5. Children enjoy crafts, food, gym activities, singing and learning more about God's love.

Ecumenical Day Camp

FPC leads an ecumenical day camp each summer at Covenant Point. In past years, 50 children entering grades 1-6 along with more than 20 teachers and helpers enjoy crafts, food, swimming, singing and learning more about God's love.

Boy Scouts

For more than 80 years, Troop 2 has provided 50 boys with a leadership program that teaches ideals based on moral strength, citizenship and development of physical, mental and emotional fitness. The mission of the Boy Scouts is to serve others by preparing young people to make ethical choices and instill values that can be used throughout their lives. The troop provides a program run by the older boys with adult supervision, which is the Scout method of leadership. The Troop camps or hikes every month, including a week-long summer camp in June.

Summer Camps at Covenant Point

Covenant Point Camp and Retreat Center, located in Holts Summit, Mo., offers a number of opportunities for away camp experiences for youth in Grades 2-9.

Grades 2-3 can participate in Mom or Dad & Me. Parents or other adult family are welcome to come and be part of the child's first overnight church camp experience. Together, they can participate in Bible study, worship, crafts, games and more.

Elementary Adventures for Grades 3-6 are led by folks who love God and love camp. Children enjoy a memorable week of adventure in faith, fun and friendship. Bible study, crafts, recreation - everything you expect from camp!

Middle School/Junior High students experience the energy and life changing possibilities of summer camp. Recreation, worship, Bible study, crafts - it all adds up to good times of Christian growth with others.

REACH Workcamp

REACH Workcamp is a non-profit organization that provides service-learning opportunities for Junior and Senior High youth groups. Reach encourages participants to adopt a lifestyle of serving those in need in their home communities by providing them with the skills to impact their world for Jesus Christ. Working with local agencies or local churches, the workcamps seek to make an impact on residents, communities, students, and adult sponsors who attend.

It is a life-changing experience as workcampers participate in activities that build community and self-esteem, encourages spiritual growth, and enables them to understand their role in combating poverty. Relationships are the key to the ministry that the Lord has called Reach Workcamps to fulfill. More about this national program.

Montreat Youth Conferences

The Montreat Youth Conferences are designed for high school students - entering freshmen through graduated seniors. A Youth Conference is a special event – a gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of study, worship, and recreation. More about this national program.

A typical day at Youth Conference includes:

• Morning energizers
• Keynote
• Small group meetings (where the conference theme is explored)
• Afternoon recreation activities and other options (Wednesday afternoon is free)
• Evening worship