Maples Memorial UMC Youth Group

09/22/2026

Kicking off the football season right with 5th Quarter! 🏈💪🏻

Sad you missed out this time? Don't worry! Our next and last one for this football season is Friday, October 23rd, from 9:00PM to 12:00AM! Invite your friends for food, devotion, games, and more. We hope to see y'all there!

Also, shout out to Caroline for the amazing devo she shared! 🤩 We are so thankful for our youth and what they are willing to share.

06/23/2026

06/23/2026

Maples Youth Group had the amazing opportunity to go out and serve the community of Melber, Kentucky, and surrounding areas, June 13th - June 18th. Our group of 15 youth and 5 chaperones got to experience being the hands and feet of Jesus on this trip and show others what following Christ looks like.

We learned that this group works just as hard as they play, if not more so. While there was time for basketball, knock-out, four-square, and mini golf, there was much more time dedicated to devotion and serving. We cleaned an entire gymnasium and painted some of the walls. We prepped more potatoes and pork chops than we could eat in a lifetime! We organized and cleaned storage spaces and closets at churches. We helped a church member in need that had water damage to her home. We prepared a meal and served it to a homeless community, and we ate with them and we sat with them in their chapel while our youth pastor, Eason Treadway, delivered a message. We served from a food truck all the food we had prepared to a community... nearly 700 plates! The people that run the food truck, a lot of the time, do this all by themselves once a week! 🤯

And a huge thank you to Praying Pelican Missions for coordinating our trip, and thank you to our group leaders for providing us with wonderful meals each day and leading us in a circle time each night!

Also, here is the link to our trip journal on the Praying Pelican Website!
ppm.org/21614

More photos coming! Check out the album labeled PPM Kentucky 2026!

1 Peter 4:10- "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms."

Follow along with Maples UMC Youth as they serve with Praying Pelican Missions in Kentucky, starting on June 13, 2026.

05/05/2026

We are so close to the cut off for signing up and paying for the mission trip. This will be an amazing opportunity to grow closer together and learn what serving others is all about. Please don't miss out, and let us know if you have any questions!

02/10/2026

What's a Super Bowl Party without the fire department showing up? 🚒 Don't worry! No chicken wings were harmed, just had a little smokey flavor.

We had great food and fellowship and even got to watch some of the game! 😆 We already knew who was going to win because one of our youth saw that when a new pope is elected, the Seahawks make it to the Super Bowl! 🤯

On a more serious note, we got to hear two amazing devos from two of our youth! Thank you so much to Devin and Kimberly for coming up with such amazing lessons to share with everyone during the halftime show. We cannot express how proud we are of our youth! Here is a brief summary of what we learned from each of them:

Devin: Taming the Tongue (James 3:1-12):
We have to be careful of what we consume, what we say, and what our tongue reveals about our hearts. Something as simple and small as the music we listen to or the people we surround ourselves with can impact how we act and how others perceive us. We all have habits or attitudes we need to drop, and we also need to consider more things we can do to show Christ to others. While we are human and God does not expect us to be perfect, we should strive to be more like him because we are his hands and feet. Our tongues are like rudders on a ship: small but mighty and powerful. The tongue is very powerful, and it is important that we control them and use them for good.

Kimberly: The Issue With Comparison (Luke 18:9-14; Genesis 1:27):
God isn't impressed by religious performance. Come humbly in prayer and admit you are a sinner, and God will give you grace. All sin is the same. No sin is above or below the other. God doesn't compare his children's sins to each other, so why should we? We are made in God's image yet we compare ourselves to others. Our appearance, intelligence, athletic ability, etc. God made everyone with equal worth. We were all created to be equals. Comparison is a thief of joy, so live knowing that God, who is perfect, created everyone in his likeness.

01/20/2026

Overflow 2026 Part 2!

01/20/2026

What a blessing it was to spend this weekend together at Camp Lake Stephens for Overflow! This is truly an amazing group of students that have such big hearts for serving the Lord. They played hard but worshiped harder! This weekend was about growing and deepening their relationships with Christ and each other, and they couldn't have done it better.

Here is a glimpse into what they experienced on the trip (videos in the next post)!