Hop 1st UMC Youth's Upcoming Events

*We never want a student to feel they cannot attend an event due to financial strain. We will always have partial or full scholarships available for every Hop 1st UMC Youth Event. Please talk to Jon Hofmann for more info!

  • 2024-2025 Emergency release form

    Parents click HERE to download, print, and return our emergency release form for the 2024-2025 school year and summer (forms are also available in the church office). Your student must have this form completed to participate in Hop 1st UMC Youth activities!

  • Hop 1st UMC Youth Calendar(s) 

    & Parent Signup(s)

    Click HERE to Download and Print our November Calendar!

    Click HERE to Sign Up to Bring Food on a Sunday Night this Fall!

  • Sunday, 11/03

    Sunday Night Youth

    We'd love for your middle and/or high school student(s) to join us for Sunday Night Youth! During the school year we begin our night with a time of Food and Fellowship from 5:30pm-6:00pm. At 6:00pm we go over announcements, have a short time of worship, prayer, and then break out into small groups for a bible study. We'll end our night with a group game which starts around 7:00pm. Dismissal is at 7:30pm.


  • Friday, 11/08 - Sunday 11/10

    Fall Retreat at Camp Loucon

    The Hop 1st UMC Youth will be traveling to Camp Loucon November 8th-10th for a fall retreat in conjunction with Madionville First United Methodist. At this Fall Retreat students will experience sessions with important messages and powerful times of worship, as well as opportunities for classic Loucon fun with Bonfires, Hayrides, and the Climbing Tower! This Fall Retreat is a wonderful weekend for students to grow in their understanding of God and his unending love for them!


    The cost for this Fall Retreat is $75 Per Person. Click HERE to sign up now!


    Reminder! All students must have a 2024-2025 school year emergency release form on file as we will be leaving the church campus for this event!

  • Wednesday, 11/13

    Operation Christmas Child

    The middle and high school students will be joining with the rest of the congregation on Wednesday, November 13th from 5:00pm-6:30pm as we pack and pray for shoeboxes as part of the Operation Christmas Child Ministry.

  • Sunday, 11/17

    Bonfire, Hayride, Hotdogs & S'mores at the Kirves' Farm

    All of the middle and high school students are invited to the Kirves' Farm (3050 Gilkey Lane) on Sunday, November 17th from 4:30pm-7:00pm for a hayride, and a bonfire with where we'll roast hotdogs and s'mores!


    Reminder! All students must have a 2024-2025 school year emergency release form on file as we will be leaving the church campus for this event!

  • Wednesday, 11/20

    Youth Council Meeting

    Members of the Youth Council are asked to meet in the Youth Lounge at 5:30pm on Wednesday, November 20th as we go over our fall quarter and make plans for Winter 2025!

  • Friday 11/22 - Sunday 11/24

    Madisonville Chrysalis #67

    All of our 10th - 12th grade students are encouraged to attend a Chrysalis Weekend during their high school career. Chrysalis is a spiritual renewal weekend designed to help students begin and/or deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ through learning about Christian Discipleship. Madisonville Chrysalis #67 is the latest opportunity for our students to attend. If you have any questions, want to learn more, or would like to sign up, please talk to Jon Hofmann!

  • Sunday, 11/24

    Jingle Jam & Advent Decorating

    In place of our regular Sunday Night Activities the middle and high school students will join in with the rest of the church for our Jingle Jam and Advent Decorating Party from 3:00-5:00pm. Everyone is invited to kickoff the advent season as we decorate the church, have crafts, dinner, and a holiday movie in Cornell Hall with hot cocoa and popcorn! We'll also be accepting children's hats, gloves, and scarves to donate to Sanctuary House!