Weekly DCUMC Youth Group Newsletter

Sunday, August 16, 2026

9am Sunday School

10am Worship

4-9pm District Messy Night @ VBUMC

Thank you for all of the prayers for our Camp Occohannock on the Bay Impact Week!

Sunday School

Sundays @ 9am

This four-week series will help students find purpose in difficult circumstances, put others first, and learn to prioritize what truly matters by exploring Paul’s letter to the Philippians

In this four-week series, students will learn:

Session 1 (7/26): God helps us find purpose in the mess.
Session 2 (8/2): Humility is the key to finding true community.
Session 3 (8/9): Nothing is more important than knowing Jesus.
Session 4 (8/16): Focus on what you're called TO, not what you're called FROM.

Messy Night

Sunday, August 16 @ Virginia Beach UMC

Meet @ DCUMC @ 4pm

4-9pm

We will have a devotional, dinner, and play water/messy games.

Current list of those attending:

Jacob Coxwell

Madelyn Coxwell

Ayva Delima

Emma Delima

Braden Keegan

Brett Keegan

Bryce Keegan

Alaina McCoy

Braden Rinschler

JJ Simpson

**Contact Nikki if you are still interested in attending, so we can contact VBUMC to see if there is still space available.**

Youth Council/Church Council

Monday, August 17

6:30pm Youth Council

7pm Church Council

(We will not have Youth Council if Church Council is cancelled.)

Join us at 6:30pm for a leadership devotional and to create the monthly youth report to present to Church Council.

Stay for the Church Council meeting at 7pm to participate in church business and present youth report.

Summer Bible Study

Tuesday, August 18;

6-7:30pm

Youth Bible Study: Taste & See! 👀

Join us Tuesday, August 18 for a fun night of “Taste & See!” We’ll kick things off with a competitive food taste-test challenge featuring several rounds of mystery foods and drinks. Can you tell Coke from Pepsi? Name that cookie? Guess the mystery snack? Come ready to taste, guess, and compete!

After the challenge, we’ll settle in for our regular Bible Study. Bring your appetite and your competitive spirit!

Summer Game Nights

Change in plans - We are going to shift our virtual game nights to in-person. Snack provided.

Sunday, August 23

6-8pm

Summer Wednesday Pool Parties

Wednesday, August 26

5:30-8:30pm

Address:

3205 High Point Drive

Portsmouth, VA 23703

Lake Day

Saturday, August 29

7:30am-9:00pm

Click here to sign up for Lake Day

Check out Optimistic Voices! Elana Childress, one of our very own amazing youth, is the co-host of this inspiring podcast about the Child Rescue Center, a UMC mission outreach in Sierra Leone.

Optimistic Voices

Youth Calendars

Click here for youth calendars

Weekly Attendance

COOTB Impact Week

DC Youth-4, NC Youth-5, Adults-2

Sunday, August 9

Sunday School

Youth-4, Adults-2

Class of 2027

Start working on your scholarship application now!

You only need 100 hours of church activities logged April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027.

If you attend worship, Sunday School, and youth on Sunday and/or Wednesday on a weekly basis, this is really easy!

Worship=1 hour

Sunday School=1 hour

Sunday Youth Group=2 hours

Wednesday Bible Study=1 hour

In one regular week, you can earn 5 hours. This doesn't count VBS (10-15 hours) and special youth events that earn you multiple hours. This summer we will have lots of opportunities to earn hours. The mission trip is worth 60 hours. Our Senior High Retreat next March is worth 16 hours.

Scholarship applications are due no later than May 31, 2026. Submissions earlier would be greatly appreciated.

Click on the link for information on the DCUMC College Scholarship.

DCUMC Scholarship Packet

DCUMC Scholarship Log