Confirmation 2025
What is Confirmation?
The purpose of Confirmation is to help our 6th, 7th, and even 8th grade students confirm their faith in God, build friendships with their classmates, and become part of the larger Student Ministry program. We are focused on guiding and instructing our Confirmands on the vows they are making to become professing members of the United Methodist Church.
There are three goals set out for Confirmation:
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To have each Confirmand rejoice in God’s freedom and power and confess Jesus Christ as their Savior.
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To have each Confirmand grow deeper in their faith walk and desire to be active in Student Ministry and the Athens First United Methodist Church body.
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To have each Confirmation family grow deeper in their faith journey together and be renewed in their desire to serve Athens First United Methodist Church with their prayers, their presence, their gifts, their service, and their witness.
Begin Confirmation with the Confirmation Retreat!
Confirmation officially begins August 22-24, 2025, with a retreat to Camp Glisson in Dahlonega, GA as part of the SPARK WEEKEND. This retreat is an important beginning to our Confirmation journey together. The spiritual foundation of the retreat features fellowship, worship, reflection, presentation of Bibles, Bible study and application, and team-building activities for the new Confirmation class.
Our Confirmation Sessions Begin After the Retreat.
On Sunday, September 7, we will begin our Sunday evening Confirmation sessions. Confirmands will gather most on Sunday evenings from 5:45-7:30pm. They will spend this time eating dinner, in worship, activities, and will have a lesson and small group time to close out the night.in their small groups.
Costs and Registration
The cost of Confirmation is $225. This covers Camp Glisson lodging and meals, all activities at Glisson, all Confirmation supplies, a Confirmation t-shirt, and a new Bible for the Confirmation journey and beyond. The bulk of these costs are centered on our retreat experiences.
IMPORTANT: $100 deposit is due at registration. The remaining balance is due by Friday, August 1, 2025. Please help us in sticking to this deadline so that we can be best prepared for every Confirmation participant.
Confirmation Calendar
- August 1: Confirmation Registration/Fee due NO LATER than this date.
- August 22-24: Confirmation Retreat
Camp Glisson, Dahlonega, GA - September 7-November 9: Sunday Evening Confirmation Sessions
5:45-7:30 p.m. - Confirmation Sunday: November 16
Do You Offer Confirmation for Older Youth & Adults?
The Confirmation experience in the Fall of 2025 is for students in grades 6, 7, and 8, but we do offer alternative options for anyone older than grade 8 who would like to be confirmed in the United Methodist Church. If you are an older youth or an adult who would like to go through Confirmation, please contact Hannah for more information.
Hannah Stubblefield, Director of Student Ministry |