Youth

In January of 2014, St. Paul’s had 4 active youth, (2 in elementary school, 1 in Jr high and 1 in high school), from two families and no regular youth program beyond acolyte service. The year closed with 8 students from the aforementioned age group with 6 in Jr. High and High School meeting on a weekly basis as a youth group and 7 serving in an assortment of roles on Sunday mornings.

First, the 2014 fall confirmation class led by Rev. Cindy Engle and assisted by Mike Mullen, initially started for one student and unexpectedly grew to 5 candidates who were confirmed during the celebration of the church’s 150th anniversary in October. Second, during the confirmation classes, the students voiced an interest in continuing as a youth group and have done so meeting weekly since Confirmation along with the 6th teen and the occasional invited friend. And third, The Bishop did something he had never done before when he entrusted the loose collection, normally designated to a Bishop discretionary fund, to the stewardship of the teens for God’s work in the local community. (A part of the weekly prayer time together in the following months has been for wisdom in discernment of the use of those funds during 2015.)

In 2016, three of our youth graduated from high school, and began attending college in the fall.

In 2017, we gained a new family that has 2 children, who both attend school at one or the local elementary schools; and confirmed our two of our junior high aged youth. 

 As of 2023, we have 3 active youth at St. Paul's; 1 attends a local elementary school, 1 attends the local junior high school and the youngest is in elementarty school at Conroe ISD. A pattern of busy schedules and calendars make meeting weekly a challenge. Contact through text messages continues year round. The digital contact helps us support one another in prayer.