Chamblee Methodist Youth (CMY) strives to be an inclusive space for all students. We welcome young people from in 6th – 12th grades interested in studying Scripture, exploring their faith, and building relationships with Christ and other students. Join us during our lively youth meetups, game nights, and community service opportunities. Come, meet new friends at our fun-filled weekly youth activities.
Weekly Meeting Times:
- CoLaborate + Confirm
Sunday mornings, 9:30-10:30 AM - Youth Group & Supper
Sunday evenings 5:00-7:00 PM
(see below re: DECEMBER gatherings)
Both gatherings are open to ALL students! Contact Youth Council with any questions. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram!
Youth Happenings
Sunday Nights in DECEMBER!
This month, we are preparing the way for Christ in Chamblee!
- Dec 7 – 5-7 PM – Teach Me Something Cool with Cameron Wilson, Atlanta Braves Foundation + Youth Dinner + Live Nativity Prep
- Dec 14 – 5-7 PM – Youth Christmas Party and Ornament Swap!
- Dec 21 – 5-7 PM – LIVE NATIVITY, feat. Chamblee Youth, Children, and community members. All donations support Youth Retreat and Mission Trip Scholarships!
- Dec 24 – Christmas Eve Services at 4pm or 6pm
- Dec. 28 / Jan 4 – NO Youth Events. Merry Christmas Break!
Encounter Winter Retreat | Jan 16-19, 2026
Encounter is a four-day weekend retreat hosted at the beautiful Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center in Lake Junaluska, NC. This retreat for Middle and High School students is specifically designed to inspire growth and provide an Unshakable Faith foundation through powerful worship, impactful messages, and small group time. Like our retreats at Glisson, we’ll also get to share the weekend with youth from United Methodist Churches across the region. Cost is $330 per person and includes accommodation, all meals, expenses and snowtubing! Registration deadline is January 9, 2026.
2025-2026 Confirmation
Confirmation is a faith milestone in which young people publicly affirm their faith, receive the strengthening of the Holy Spirit, and commit to full participation in the life and ministry of the Church. For those who have been baptized, this is the fulfillment of the promise the adults in their life made that day, to raise them in the Christian faith until they were ready to accept it for themselves. For those who have not yet been baptized – teens and parents – this is also an opportunity to receive that sacrament as well. To prepare, students take classes in Old and New Testament, Church History, Methodist Theology and Doctrine, and what it means to practice their faith as a devoted member of a local congregation. Once confirmed, students are considered full members of the church.
- Confirmation will be included as a track in our CoLABorate Sunday AM Experience starting Sept 7, 9:30-10:30 am.
- Interested students must register for confirmation by October 1, 2025.
- Confirmation Sunday is Sunday, April 19, 2026 during our 10:45am Service.
CMY Sunday Nights
Join us each Sunday night in this Fall for dinner, and our new series, “Teach Me Something Cool” featuring some of the coolest people we know . . . members of Chamblee First United Methodist Church! Come and learn how to Adult 101, how to draw designer sports cars, about taekwondo, botany, fencing, and more from adults in our church who love and support our Youth Ministry. Sundays, 5 PM – 7 PM.
Each Summer, CMY offers students in 6th-12th grades a chance to engage in local mission and service. In partnership with other United Methodist Congregations, we join forces for a week-long trip to serve our neighbors. During the Summer of 2025, we took 11 students to Midway UMC to serve through the Alpharetta Mission Project. Check back here soon for more information about our plans for Summer 2026.
