For their final project, students were asked to choose a story or theme that we discussed this year in the New Testament and present it in a creative way to our small group members and their families. At the end of April, we met in the Life Center before worship to see what the students had created and hear what they had learned. We were blessed with the re-telling of God’s story through artwork, Legos, movies, pictures, and even some baked goods and a song written and performed by one of the students! As each student shared a final project, we were able to see the students faith grow and deepen in profound ways!

We concluded our year with a retreat this past Sunday, where we spent a longer time sharing a meal, remembering what we had learned, and learned about post-scripture history of the church, both large scale and the history of our church here at The Grove.

Our Rooted confirmation small group will continue to be offered each school year, and students who are in 7th grade or older can join us each September. Our curriculum follows a 2-year cycle, but students can start with either the Old or New Testament. When students complete 2 years of small group participation, they will have the opportunity to be confirmed as part of a worship service in the spring. We look forward to celebrating our first group in worship very soon! Those being confirmed this year are: Adrienne Stanfield, Belle Riley, Carter Riley, Joel Travis, and Joshua Mueller.