Xtreme - Middle SchooL Ministry

Kids 5th through 8th Grade


Have you seen or heard the word “Xtreme” at Shepherd and wondered what that is? Do your 5th-8th grade children need a place to grow in their understanding of God’s love and His plans for their life? Read on! Our Xtreme Ministry gives students the opportunity to grow and show their faith in our Triune God. We encourage our youth to connect with peers and adult mentors to nurture their Christian faith through: 

• 5th – 6th Grade Pre-Confirmation 

• 7th – 8th Grade Confirmation 

• Annual Catechism Summer Camp at Lutheran Valley Retreat 

• Monthly activities and/or service projects 

• Connecting with other youth groups 

• Grandfriends program (youth are paired up with older members- both parties write letters to one another, pray for one another, and meet quarterly) 


Upcoming Events:

October

Join us at Lone Creek Farm Sunday, October 13 for hay rides, a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and tons of games! You can also check out Lone Creek Farm's website to see all they have to offer.


All Xtreme & SHYP Youth are invited to join in on the fun! Cost:$10. If you need a ride in the church van we will leave Shepherd at 1:15pm and be back around 5:30pm. Contact Sina at swilliams@sothfamily.org with any questions.


For more information, contact Sina Williams at SWilliams@sothfamily.org.

Pre-Confirmation

Grades 5 & 6

Is the Bible really true? How do all the stories connect? How do I find answers? How do I come to know Jesus? Shepherd’s Pre-Confirmation program encourages and welcomes youth to ask questions and study what the Bible teaches. All students will be learning the New Testament.


Pre-Confirmation is Sunday mornings at 9:30am | Room LL-15 (Science Lab)

(Click here for a room location map)

Confirmation

All Confirmation materials, including lessons, worksheets and slides, can be found HERE.


Confirmation Class for the summer is for the new 7th and 8th Graders. Classes will start in the Colonnades and might move outside for activities. Summer sessions are for topical Bible studies, fun, fellowship, and group building. Attendance is not required during the summer and normal "class" will start the Sunday after Labor Day.


Confirmation begins Sunday mornings at 9:20am in the Colonnades (LL-21). The program runs year-round with summer sessions focused on relationship building. (Click here for a room location map)


Confirmation is for 7th & 8th grades to study the six main beliefs of the Christian faith from the Bible and explained in Luther's Small Catechism.

  • 7th & 8th Graders begin classes with group relationship building followed by the week’s lesson.
  • Parents attend class with their child the first Sunday of each month.
  • Bible Study and questions are given for families to use and study weekly and are required for following lessons.
  • 8th Graders receive first Communion during Holy Week’s Maundy Thursday Service.
  • Confirmation is on the last Sunday of October (Reformation Sunday) of their 9th grade year.

To read all of the students' Confession of Faith from October 2022, click HERE.