We know that Spiritual Growth doesn't stop after confirmation.  Our hope is to continue to be a place where High School youth can spend time and grow in their relationship with God and others through fellowship, bible study and service.  Spending time together in youth group, worship, mission trips, canoe trips and other special events we hope youth can continue to find a home in the church.

High School Youth

Wednesday Night High School Youth Group

We're still working on the best time and place to meet for high school youth group.  If you would like to get updates on what is going on with the high school youth group activities you can reach out to Ben.

Canoe Trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area(BWCA)

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Every three youth have the opportunity to go on a canoe trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).  Out Next trip is on schedule for summer of 2023.  Each trip we paddle into the BWCA and get to experience 3-4 nights in the beautiful wilderness of northern Minnesota.  We cook our meals over the fire, go fishing, swim and have bible study together.  July of 2020 we took 12 youth and 6 adult leaders to the BWCA just outside of Ely where we paddled in at entry point 24 Fall Lake.

Service Trips

Every three years youth have the opportunity to go together on a summer service trip.  Service trips offer an opportunity to go into a new community other then our own and make in impact.  We travel together, make meals together, serve and have fellowship.  In 2021 youth spend a week doing service in Duluth, MN.  Grace have also done service trips to Nashville, TN in the past.  Because of the delay in the 2021 National Youth Gathering being pushed to 2022 summer 2025 is our next year scheduled year to go on a service trip.

ELCA National Youth Gathering
Normally every three years the ELCA puts on a National Youth Gathering.  The gathering is in a different city every time and has been hosted in cities like New Orleans, Detroit, Houston and St Louis.  The next gathering was scheduled to be in Minneapolis in 2021 but has been postponed to 2022.  During a National Youth Gathering it draws about 30,000 ELCA youth from all over the country.  Youth are able to worship at night together usually in a large stadium where they have speakers and bands come.  During the days they spend one day at a convention center where they have the chance to do different activities with their group.  One day is spent with their Synod having worship and workshops together and another day is spent doing service for the community.  Youth also stay in a hotel together and get a chance to tour the area they're staying in.