Youth
Youth ministry at Kirk in the Hills is a loving, welcoming community of faith that fosters genuine relationships, provides opportunities to explore and strengthen a relationship with God, and energizes and equips them to extend the love of Christ to the world. Humans were created for connection, so we strive to provide avenues for connection in safe and unique ways. We are a group committed to responding to God’s love through worship, study, service, and play!
We connect as a group, but we also care for your individual needs. If you are struggling in any way and would like to talk with a pastor or other adult church member, contact Sarah Ford at .
The Kirk youth group uses Band, email, and text with youth and parents to communicate and share information. If you’d like an invitation to the Band app, please contact Sarah Ford.
High School Youth
There are many ways to get involved as a high school student, but our main gathering time is Sunday night youth group! Join us on Sunday nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. weekly.) We will meet in Heritage Hall in the Youth Room at Kirk in the Hills. to share a meal, play games, and explore questions of faith through Bible study. Throughout the year we will enjoy fun outings together including evening activities, service, retreats, mission trips, and more.
Middle School Youth
Middle school is an incredible time of exploring faith questions and learning what it means to be a part of a faith community.
We do that in two main ways:
- Youth Group on Sunday nights from 5:30-7:00 p.m. (Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.)
- Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings
At Youth Group you can expect to enjoy fun outings together including evening activities, service, retreats, mission trips, and more.
Events
Confirmation 2024-2025
What is Confirmation?
Confirmation is a big step in a person’s faith. Through a series of classes and retreats, a confirmand will learn foundations of the Presbyterian church, including beliefs and theology, and explore questions of their own faith. The process of confirmation allows people to experience a community of faith while establishing and growing in their own relationship with the Living God. This is a time to deep dive into biblical knowledge and spiritual beliefs. It is a time to understand church membership in its fullest including worship, study, fellowship, mission, and stewardship.
What can I expect in confirmation class?
Confirmation is a 9-month program, which begins September 15, 2024. We meet most Sunday mornings for 9:00 a.m. worship and a 10:00 a.m. class time in the Abbey Lounge. Parents of youth in the confirmation class also attend confirmation class. Parents and youth meet together for a short time and then split into their own classrooms. At the end of the year, confirmands will have the opportunity to publicly profess their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior – and if they’d like, to join the church as members.
To join the Fall 2024 Confirmation Class, please click here.
For more information, please contact Sarah Ford, Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry at
*If you were a part of the previous two-year confirmation class model and you are going into your second year this fall, you do not have to repeat confirmation class. We will ask that you complete a statement of faith. Please contact for more information.
Acolytes
Our youth (grades 8–12) serve as acolytes during Sunday worship services, and during some special services.
If you would like more information about the Acolyte Program, please contact Sarah Ford at