We do a lot of things. Good things. Fun things. Running around and shooting each other with lasers things. Stuffing our faces with food things. Rocking out in our praise band things. Yeah, lots of things. Which is why this page is so long, because we do so much cool stuff! There's a lot of scrolling ahead, so to save time, you might use this quick list: Breakfast and Bible, Hangin Out + 3 Dolla Dinner, Small Groups, Sixth Grade ONLY, Media Club, Worship, True North, Cantate, Confirmation, the Journey Continues.

Exciting events, news, and so on

This page has a list of the regular stuff that we do. For upcoming events, activities and service ops, be sure to check our news page.

Breakfast and Bibles

Wednesdays, 7-7:30 a.m. Senior High Breakfast Bible starts your day off right with a bit from the Bible and a bite of breakfast (please don't take a bite of your Bible), before you head off to school. “West” meets on Monday mornings 7am – 7:30am and is in the Rockwood School District. The meeting location alternates between Bread Co.  @ 16508 Manchester Rd. (off Old Manchester Rd) and Einstein’s @ 15828 Manchester Rd.(corner of Manchester & Clarkson) “East” meets on Wednesday mornings 7am – 7:30am and is in the Parkway School District. The meeting location alternates between Bread Co. (14560 Manchester Rd. -Winchester Plaza) and Einstein’s  @ 14173 Clayton Rd. (corner of Clayton Rd. & 141).

Week of:	Topic:	Bible verse:	Where:
Nov. 2	A Priceless Treasure	Romans 12:9-16	Einstein's
Nov. 9	Interruptions or Opportunities	Mark 10:46-52	Bread Co.
Nov. 16	A Lost Sheep	Luke 15:1-7	Einstein's
Nov. 23	Two Speedbumps and a Left	Acts 16:25-34	Bread Co.
Nov. 30	Who Shut the Door?	Genesis 7	Einstein's
Dec. 7	Patience	Ephesians 4:31-5:2	Bread Co.
Dec. 14	Connections	1 Corinthians 12:4-7	Einstein's
Dec. 31	I Am the Truth	John 1:1-18	Bread Co.

Hangin out + 3 Dolla Dinners

Sundays, 6-7 p.m. Here are some things you can do with $3: 1. Wash a load of clothes at the laundromat 2. Buy 3 squeegees from the Dollar Store 3. Sit on a massage chair at the mall for 5 minutes 4. Eat dinner and hang out with your friends all evening at Manchester Youth Hmmmmmm… Unless you have a thing for cleaning windows, you'll probably pick the last one, right? For just $3 you can chow down and hang out with your friends, every Sunday from 6 to 7 p.m.  Sometimes the youth praise band True North shows us how to rock, other nights we play big group games or put on funny skits, and let's not forget the video games. Oh yes, there are video games. You never know what'll happen, so don't miss it! 1^st Sunday of the month: Pizza 2^nd Sunday of the month: Subs 3^rd Sunday of the month: Tacos 4^th Sunday of the month: Chicken 5^th Sunday of the month: Appetizers

Small Groups

Sundays, 7-8 p.m. After pigging out for $3, we break into smaller groups at 7 p.m. We talk about whatever topics were introduced during the large group time (through skits, games, movies, etc.), throw in a few Bible passages, and tie it all together to see what it means to our real lives.  The groups are usually set up by grade level. Check back soon for the schedule of topics.

Sixth Grade ONLY (SGO)

Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 Are you in 4th grade? Sorry, the children's department has what you need. 10th? The senior high kids can help you. Kindergarten? Uh, shouldn't you be watching cartoons or something? 6th grade, now we're talking. SGO is when just the sixth graders get together, hang out, get to know other sixth graders @ MUMC and have fun.

Media Club

Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Do you like taking pictures? Making videos? Do you want to photoshop a crocodile head onto your math teacher's body? The Media Club can help. We go out, take pictures of things, learn about the hows and whys of photography and then come back and process them either in our very own dark room or digitally with Photoshop. We also have some high tech video cameras and like shooting movies. We're a fun, creative and artistic bunch, and we'd love for you to join us. We meet Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Worship

Sundays, 9:30 and 10:50 a.m. We're takin over the balcony. You have to promise not to make fun of people's bald spots down below, though.

True North: Keepin things RAWK

Rehearsals Sundays, 4-5 p.m. Our own personal rock band, featuring both senior high and middle school youth. We headline sold-out shows at UMB Bank Pavilion and the Savvis Center…just kidding. Maybe someday, though, we are pretty good. We play in worship every few weeks, at special youth events, during Sunday evening hang out sometimes, and put on a couple other shows during the year. We're always looking for instrumentalists and vocalists. Check back soon for more stuff, like photos, videos and maybe some MP3s.

Cantate: Keepin things…choir?

Sundays, 5-6 p.m. If you're more of a choir singer than a rock guitarist, Cantate might be for you. (It's an Italian word, pronounced "kahn-TAH-tay.") The youth choir is open to all the youth of the church, grades 6 through 12. No audition or choral experience is necessary, only a love of music. We sing every first and third Sunday in worship at the 8 a.m. service and at additional services throughout the year and in musical mission throughout the community, including an awesome summer choir tour. MUMC's organist/music ace John Cargile heads it up, so get in touch with him if you're interested.

Confirmation

Confirmation 2010 at MUMC is for all 7th and unconfirmed 8th graders.  We will meet every Sunday night beginning after the first of the year. The past Class of 2009 had 59 youth who confirmed their faith and joined our church on May 9, 2009! The collection from this year's Confirmation service went to the Humane Society of Missouri.  Good job, Confirmands!  A donation was made in your honor of $873.83.  

The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues is an amazing group of youth who were confirmed during our last session.  These kids have chosen to meet and study God's word and plan for their lives every week  –  to continue their journey.