Church Street UMC Youth

06/01/2026

Look at what our Parish Youth Choir is up to today!

05/28/2026

Our Youth Choir is hitting the road! Please keep them in your prayers. 🙏

05/19/2026

What a lovely time of fellowship and fun at the Youth End of Year Party this past weekend. There were games, and the winner got to pie our Youth Director, Doug Goodin, in the face. Looks like a fun time for all!

05/15/2026

One of our favorite things about the spring semester each year is celebrating our graduating seniors.

Meet Kate Johnson!

Kate is graduating from Karns High School and will be heading to ETSU to major pre-dental. Her top three favorite movies are WALL-E, Nightmare on Elm Street and Smile, and her top book recommendation is Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman.

If Kate could give some advice to his younger self, it would be that "life is hard. Keep on smiling, even if you lose a few teeth." She is excited about being an ETSU majorette next year.

Learn more about Kate here: https://churchstreetumc.org/senior-spotlight-kate-johnson/

Congratulations, Kate! We're so excited to see what is next for you!

05/08/2026

One of our favorite things about the spring semester is celebrating our graduating seniors. Welcome to the Senior Spotlight series for the graduating class of 2026!

Meet Sarah Cheatham!

Sarah is graduating from L&N STEM Academy and heading to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville this fall to major in Biochemistry with a concentration in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Her favorite meal is any kind of pasta dish, and her top book recommendation is The 100 Years of Lenni and Margot, by Marianne Cronin.

Sarah's favorite bible verse is Romans 12:2, "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

If Sarah could give some advice to her younger self, it would be to "drink more water, get bangs and face framing layers, and put yourself out there."

Sarah will be one of our senior reflections this Sunday, May 10, as we celebrate Senior Sunday.

Learn more about her here: https://churchstreetumc.org/senior-spotlight-sarah-cheatham/

Congratulations, Sarah! We're so excited to see what is next for you!

05/01/2026

This morning some of our Church Street Youth family made an appearance at the Emerald Youth Foundation Prayer Breakfast. This is an annual event to celebrate and support the youth in Knoxville. Here are our Youth Director, Senior Associate Pastor, and one of our Youth Interns looking sharp!

04/20/2026

Apply here: https://churchstreetumc.org/college-scholarships/
Deadline: May 3

04/14/2026

Last week, Confirmation Class donated four grocery carts full of food to the Wesley House Food Pantry. Here you can see Church Street member Ed Nicholson and the food pantry coordinator, Ms. Juanita. This is the fourth month the Confirmation Class have donated to Wesley House. Good job everyone!

03/03/2026

Our youth took part in helping provide dinner on Sunday night at Magnolia Avenue UMC. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to be part of such important missions work.

01/31/2026