The main goal of the student ministry at Abingdon UMC is to encourage students, Kindergarten through 12th grade, to explore and grow in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Middle school + high school · Abingdon, VA
Life is full of new experiences. You don’t have to figure them out alone. Find friendship, explore your faith, and discover a place to belong at AUMC Student Life.
Belong fully. Grow faithfully.Make room for Sundays
About AUMC Student Life
The middle and high school years bring new experiences, relationships, and questions. AUMC Student Life gives young people a safe, supportive, and Christ-centered community where they can belong fully, grow faithfully, and serve boldly.
Through Sunday gatherings, Bible study, worship, retreats, mission projects, and shared experiences, students build strong relationships, explore their faith, and discover how they can use their gifts to serve others. We partner with families and the whole church to help students develop a lifelong, active faith.
Trailhead, our middle school ministry, helps students find their place and grow in faith. Circuit ’84, our high school ministry, challenges students to stay connected by grace and go out to serve.
Whether your student has grown up in church or is just beginning to explore faith, there is a place for them here.
Middle school
Find your place. Take your next step.
A place to ask questions, make friends, and begin discovering what faith looks like in everyday life. Trailhead helps middle school students find their place and grow in their relationship with Jesus.
Sundays at 4:00 PMHigh school
Connected by grace. Sent to serve.
A community to explore deeper questions, strengthen your faith, and put it into action. Circuit ’84 challenges high school students to stay connected by grace and go out to serve others.
Sundays at 6:00 PM · Ends by 7:30 PM
Faith that goes with you
Through Bible study, worship, retreats, mission projects, and shared experiences, students explore their faith and discover how their gifts can make a difference.
We partner with families and the whole church to help students develop a lifelong, active faith—at home, at school, and wherever life takes them.
A welcome for you and your family
Whether your student has grown up in church or is just beginning to explore faith, there is a place for them here.
Our youth director, B.J. Fink, leads AUMC Student Life. Have a question before your first Sunday? Call the church office and ask about Student Life.
Abingdon United Methodist Church101 East Main StreetStudent Life is for middle and high school students. Trailhead is our middle school ministry, and Circuit ’84 is our high school ministry.
Middle school meets Sundays at 4:00 PM. Youth Dinner is at 5:00 PM, followed by high school at 6:00 PM. High school finishes by 7:30 PM at the latest.
You are welcome here. Student Life is a place to bring your questions, build relationships, and discover what it means to follow Jesus alongside a supportive community.
Call the church office at (276) 628-2321 and ask about AUMC Student Life and youth director B.J. Fink. We’d love to help you take the next step.
Bring your questions. Find your community. Grow with us.