Youth
KIDS’ CLUB
Kids’ Club is for children in preschool through 5th grade. Meetings alternate between community service and fellowship activities. Our community service projects have been packing food for the FISH pantry, leading games at an area Assisted Living Center, making gift boxes for the children at the Knox Area Rescue Ministry Center, visiting the Young Williams Animal Shelter and taking supplies and food for the animals, stuffing stockings for the Salvation Army, etc.
Some of our fellowship activities include bowling, swimming, visiting the Corn Maze, movie night, game night, picnics, etc. Youth Club is designed for the families to get to know each other, and in the process, gives the children the forum to build relationships with each other outside of the Sunday School setting. Everything is scheduled, set up, and “ready to go” with each family taking a turn being in charge. Watch for information in the Abbey newsletter.
Questions?
Director of Children Ministries
584-3957
WAMS + SHOW
Westminster’s vibrant Youth Program servees students in 5th through 12th grades. We strive to provide a balance of service activities, fellowship events and relevant educational programming. Our wonderful youth have an opportunity to meet and grow together at least three times during each week, September-May, with extended opportunities (mission trips, pilgrimages, and youth conference) in the summer. See what we’re up to this month! (Link to Schedule)
Westminster’s Youth Weekly Schedule |
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| Sunday Morning | 10:00 – 10:50 am |
| High School (9th-12th) Middle School (5th-7th) Confirmation (8th) |
Faith Questions—What Is Grace? Being Faithful, Being ME! Becoming an Adult in the life of the church |
| Sunday Evening | 5:00-7:00 |
| SHOW WAMS *(Dinner is provided) |
Senior Highs of Westminster (9th-12th) Westminster’s Awesome Middle Schoolers(6th-8th) |
| Wednesday Evening | 5:45-7:30 |
| Wednesdays With Westminster! | 5:45—Dinner! 6:30 Youth worship & Program Designed to be an oasis in your week! (Light, lively, relevant!) |
2016 Summer Experience—Appalachian Service Project, Montreat Youth Conference, and WOW Win Our World Urban Ministry
SHOW—Senior Highs of Westminster
Youth in grades 9-12 have an opportunity to participate in SHOW. Each year, SHOW enjoys a retreat, lock-in, and special extended summer experience. Previous experiences have included traveling to Plains, GA and hearing former President Jimmy Carter teach Sunday School, attending the Montreat Summer Youth Conference in Montreat, NC. SHOW is a welcoming group with youth from at least 8 area High Schools! Come and join THE SHOW!!
WAMS—Westminster’s Awesome Middle Schoolers
WAMS is available for youth in grades 5-8. In addition to the wonderful regular mix of fellowship, service and program activities planned throughout the year, there are special opportunities like fall retreats to Camp John Knox, and other exciting summer experience events! And, thanks to WPC’s generous medical professionals, we will be offering WPC’s Sexual Integrity class every other spring.
WWW—Wednesdays With Westminster (Youth-style!)
On Wednesday evenings, the youth join our Westminster family for dinner beginning at 5:45PM. Following dinner, we have a youth-led devotion service. Following the service, the youth watch a movie or play a game that explores a faith theme. WWW Youth is designed to be an oasis in your week.. light, lively, and relevant!
Have questions?
Barbara Adamcik, Director of Youth and Connectional Ministries
584-3957 Ext. 104
wpcyouth.barbara@gmail.com
Fellowship
Movie night
Mini Golf
Bowling
Progressive Dinner
WPC Olympics
Photo Scavenger Hunt
…and more!!
Program
World Hunger Meal
Faith Stories
Greek Dancing
Try-it Night
Civil Rights Trip
The Way of Pilgrimage
…and more!
Service
Volunteer Minstry Center
Family Promise
Operation Back Yard
The Hunger Hike
Choir and Drama
Angel Tree
Trunk-or-Treat
Souper Bowl of Caring
…and more!
I love teaching 3rd and 4th grade Sunday school. I find it is an age where children are beginning to have the ability to discuss topics and form their own opinions. I love watching children discover what the world looks like through their eyes.
Hello, my name is Debbie Babelay. This year I have the wonderful opportunity of teaching the 2-3 year olds in our Sunday School program. They are all precious to me. We have fun learning about God’s love and how each of us is a special child of God. I look forward to their smiling faces each Sunday morning. This is my 3rd year teaching in the Sunday School program. I have also worked with vacation bible school.
I have known Westminster my entire life! I grew up in the church since birth. My faith is rooted in so many wonderful experiences at Westminster such as going on trips with Choristers, Montreat, and a Mission experience to Mexico. I went to college in Alabama at Birmingham-Southern. After college, I lived in Birmingham where I worked in sales. I met and married my husband Wiley there. Jim Carter (former Westminster minister) married us at Independent Presbyterian in Birmingham. Wiley’s career has taken us to New Mexico and Arkansas, and now back to Knoxville. We have been here since 2011. We have 3 children, Ella (11), Grant (7), and Walker (5). I work as the Assistant Director of the preschool at Central Baptist which allows me to have a similar schedule to my children. My favorite job is being their Mom!
Bio: Junior at the University of Tennessee 
I am a senior at UTK majoring in Global Studies with a focus in Economics. I am currently in the process of apply to graduate school for CSP. I love to be outdoors and travel. I also work as an Resident Assistant at Volunteer Hall on campus and enjoy babysitting and baking.
My name is Malena D’Alessandro and I’m a junior studying marketing at the University of Tennessee. I’m originally from south east Michigan where I attended high school at Oxford High School. I am currently part of Spring Sports Ambassadors, Volunteer Team and Best Buddies at UT.