YOUTH MINISTRY

IMPORTANT: Please register all children and youth (birth through grade 12) for the 2025-2026 school year! The form should only take a few minutes to complete.
Our goal is to provide a safe and nurturing space for all children and youth, which begins with gathering important information so we can best serve your family.

Your voice matters! If you have a prayer request, suggestion, question, or feedback for Kate, she is always here for you. Feel free to share in person or through this form.
Thank you for taking the time to connect and share!

Friday, February 27
7:00pm @ BG Campus

All are invited to a performance by About Face Theater, hosted by Q Fellowship of Kingswood UMC.

About the performance: Three friends journey through a gallery of stories from LGBTQ+ people past and present. Together they investigate history's torn out pages, discovering the power of authentic friendship, and new ideas to expand our understanding of gender and sexuality. This charming and funny play uses poetry and improv to introduce gender expansive vocabulary, healthy coping mechanisms and often forgotten Black and Asian queer history.

There is no charge for the performance, but we do ask you to register with the QR code or the button provided.

Saturday, April 4
5:00pm

It's more than an egg hunt! All youth are invited to come help lead this year's Easter Eve service! We need all types of participation, from speaking, to AV, there is a spot for you! Roles, responsibilities, scripts, and more information will be shared in March.
SIGN UP TODAY!

Thursday, March 26
4:30-6:00 pm
917 N Shore Dr, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Join us during Spring Break to sort, sticker, and pack books for deserving children in need of books!

Thursday, March 26
10 am-10 pm
Buffalo Grove and Northbrook locations

Stop by Culver's at any point during the day to help raise funds for the Youth Mission Trip! Join the Kingswood crew at the Buffalo Grove location at 6:30 for dinner together!

You must use the flyer for us to receive credit.

July 12-18, 2026
Altoona, PA with TEAMeffort

All youth — from incoming 6th graders to recently graduated 12th graders and their friends— are invited to join us for an unforgettable week of service! We’ll be staying in Penn State campus housing and partner with established local ministries on meaningful construction projects.

The registration deadline has passed. Please email Kate Lapetino if you would like more information.

How can you support our trip?

Pray for the volunteers
Pray for the staff
Pray for the recipients of the trip
Donate to help support the trip financially

Kingswood welcomes guests every Tuesday night from October through April. Youth under the age of 18 can support this important ministry every Tuesday from 6:15-8:30 pm or Wednesday from 7:00-8:00 am. Youth may not interact with the guests, but can help in many ways during set up! Volunteers ages 18 or older can work any time throughout the night!

Housed in our Deerfield site campus at 815 Rosemary Terrace in Deerfield, IL,  they do a tremendous amount of compassionate work in our community, for others, and teaches the next generation of children and families how to serve.  We've been thrilled to partner with them at events we've held, and we support their mission to  support neighbors in need while building a new generation of service-minded leaders.  Check out the many opportunities they have for kids and teens. 

Congratulations to the 2025 Confirmation Class! 
We celebrated two baptisms and five confirmands on May 18, 2025! God is so good!

Confirmation 2026 will be May 17, 2026 and is for students 8th grade or above.  
Contact Kate Lapetino for more information.

Youth Praise Band is for ANY and ALL performers from 5th-12th grade! No matter your instrument of choice or your experience level, we have a place for you here!

Questions, one-on-one voice, guitar, or other lessons: Contact Felicia Patton, Director of Music Ministries
One-on-one piano lessons: Contact our Organist, Dr. Michael Fritsch

Check out the calendar of tentative practice and performance dates!

Worship always gets elevated with music. Whether we can sing in tune or not, we can all benefit immensely from singing to God with enthusiasm.
Connect through music by listening to our Spotify playlists!

Are there songs missing?
Share your suggestions with Kate to add to our lists!

More than ever, mental health is so important in ALL of our lives.  We face each day with more input and information than ever before and it can feel overwhelming without even realizing that it's overwhelming.  You don't really know any other way, so this constant bombardment of distractions and information is "normal".  We must all find time to take a break, unplug, and seek peace.

Prayer and time with God can be a HUGE gift to our mental health, but it doesn't stop there.  God is an amazing provider and gives us many supports and resources to better our mental health.  Check out the following resources for information, support, and ways to get involved.