Youth Ministries

Faith Formation, Service, and Fellowship for Grades 6-12

Youth Sunday School — Returns 9/7/2025

Youth Sunday School Class

Metropolitan Memorial Campus – 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW

Room 201 | Metropolitan Memorial Campus. | Sundays, 9:00 -9:55 AM

With the Echo the Story curriculum, Youth experience the biblical narrative through storytelling, creative reflection, and dialogue.

Youth Fellowship (Youth Group)

5:00 pm- 7:00 pm Sundays Twice Monthly in Metropolitan Memorial Rooms 200 and 201

Our twice-monthly Sunday evening youth program generally involving a meal, a game, and Bible study. This is a fun, loosely structured time for young people to get to know each other and learn about God in a relaxed environment. 

Fall Youth Fellowship Dates:

September 14th, 2025 Youth Fellowship Kick-Off S’mores Night

October 5th, 202 D&D (Disciples and Dragons)

October 19th, 2025 — Cooking (and Eating) Dinner with American University Students

October 26th, 2025 — Intergenerational Pumpkin Night

November 2nd, 2025 — D&D (Disciples and Dragons)

November 16th, 2025 — D&D (Disciples and Dragons)

November 30th, 2025 — Multi-Church Youth Advent Party 4:30-6:00pm @ Dumbarton UMC

DeCember 7th, 2025 — Intergenerational Evening in Advent

DeCember 14th, 2025 — Multi-Church Youth Christmas Party @ Mt. Vernon Place UMC

 

Confirmation — Coming Spring 2026

Every other year, our youth participate in the confirmation process. It is a series of classes and excursions which culminate in the youth becoming official members of the church. Confirmation is open to all youth 6th grade and older.

  • Confirmation marks the time when a baptized Christian becomes a professing member of the local congregation and The United Methodist Church. (If a student has not been baptized, we can work with Rev. Janet to ensure that they are on or before Confirmation Sunday)

Confirmation next will be held in the spring of 2026. Please contact student ministries coordinator Angela Pupino at apupino@nationalchurch.org if you are interested in confirmation for your youth.

Congrats to NUMC’s 2024 Confirmands!

Ignite Youth Conference 2026

May 20-22nd, 2026

Ocean City, MD

NUMC is planning to join youth from Dumbarton, Mount Vernon Place, and Mt. Zion UMCs at Ignite 2026, a weekend conference for youth in grades 6-12. If your youth are interested in attending, please contact Student Ministries Coordinator Angela Pupino at apupino@nationalchurch.org.

Youth Summer Service Week

Dates TBD for 2026

Our youth spend their week of service learning and participating in some of the many organizations working around our city to help the local community. In addition to hard work, the youth engage in meaningful discussions around issues such as homelessness, poverty, hunger, racial justice, and our environmental impact. Past service sites have included the St. Luke’s Mission Center, Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, and the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture.

 
 

Boy Scout Troop 666

Boy Scout Troop 666 meets most Monday nights at 7:30 pm, at the Metropolitan Memorial campus of National United Methodist Church, located at 3401 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC  20016.