Any student in 7th grade or above is joyfully invited to join us to explore what it means to be United Methodist. You may be brand new to the whole “church thing” or looking for a deeper connection to your faith. You may be full of questions and doubts, or absolutely certain that Christianity is for you. Wherever you are on your journey of faith, you are welcome to come learn and grow with God in a safe space.
What is Confirmation at Brecksville UMC?
This personal exploration of what it means to be a Christian, and more specifically, a United Methodist, invites students to dig into scripture, church history, prayer, spiritual development, theology, mission, and the structural connections of the United Methodist Church. This learning takes place during our Sunday morning education hour, with individual mentors, during worship, on retreat, and in other avenues throughout the two-year journey.
- Year A invites students to wrestle with big questions of faith and learn about the rich history and practices of Methodism.
- Year B takes a deeper dive into Scripture, exploring the grand story of God’s love woven throughout the Bible.
This fall, we’ll begin Year A on Sunday, September 14, meeting during the 9:30 am education hour in the Youth Room. Our Confirmation teachers don’t come with rigid answers—they come ready to wonder, listen, and learn alongside your child. The class is a safe place to ask honest questions and discover together what faith can look like in their real lives.
Beyond Sunday mornings, the Confirmation journey includes:
- Service opportunities that put faith into action
- A mentoring relationship with a caring adult (chosen with their input)
- Worship participation to help students connect with the wider church family
Our hope at Brecksville UMC is that Confirmation can be a safe space for students to grow with God and one another. They can ask questions, explore with curiosity, and find a place in the world (and the church) where they know they can be their authentic selves.
More than anything, we want our students to have the time and space to decide for themselves if this life of faith is something they truly want to claim. Confirmation isn’t about saying the right words on a single Sunday—it’s about developing a faith that feels real and worth living.
The Confirmation journey concludes after two years with students choosing to claim their faith as their own and become full members of the United Methodist Church (or not!)
Confirmation is a continuation of baptismal vows that parents make for their children. In this rite of passage, students can now say for themselves, “Yes, I want to follow Jesus and I choose to be a United Methodist.”
If your student is ready to take this next step, register for Confirmation Year A today!