Ministries and Events :: Youth Ministries

We offer youth and their families a wide array of faith building and mission focused activities, classes, camps and trips. We have an excellent Confirmation program, a summer camping program, and age appropriate gathering for Junior High, Senior High and college-age persons.

Confirmation Age Youth

Grades 7-9
Confirmation Wednesday evenings, 5:50 to 7:00 pm

(September to May)

Confirmation, (Celebrate and Proclaim or CAP) is a high tech mix of large group instruction and small group process that allows students and their families to learn about faith together as they move toward affirming faith which occurs at Augustana in the Fall of the tenth grade year. One of the unique features of our program is Lenten Mentoring which matches each student with an adult mentor during Lent for 6 weeks of faith-based discussion and learning. This one program has done wonders to break down barriers between youth and adults in the congregation.

  Worship Credit Form (click here)

  Service Credit Form (click here)

  Youth Forum Credit Form (click here)

  Youth & Family Registration Form (click here)

  Packing List for Events (click here)

Youth Forum, grades 7 to 12
Sunday mornings, 9:45 am (September to May)
Each Sunday we offer topical and education forums for young people. Students in grades 7 to 9 meet in the Youth Cdnter and students in grades 10 to 12 meet in the Bethlehem room. Presentations and discussions on topics relevant to today's youth.

Senior High: Grades 9-12
September to May
Featured events:

•  Coffee Club - Wednesday evenings, 6:00pm
•  Giant's Ridge Ski Trip, February 24 -26. Cost  $125 per person. Friends welcome.
•  Summer 2012 Trips click for brochure

 College Age

We make a strong effort to stay in touch with our college students while they are in school to make sure they feel valued by the congregation.

Church Mouse

Augstana has a ministry called the Church Mouse Ministry to support and care about college students away at college. This ministry is a way for Augsutana members to care for our college students. An Augustana member/family will send cards, notes, care packages, etc throughout the school year. The church mouse will remain anonymous until a gathering which will be held in June 2012 where the student and church mouse will meet. If you would like your college student to be adopted by a church mouse, please contact Cathy Hendrikson or Mary Nordtvedt in the church office.