The Friendship Factor
Boston Avenue Youth come from more than a dozen different middle schools. Making friends at church is key to wanting to be part of our church family and be comfortable in all settings. We strive to provide a friendly and hospitable place where lifelong friendships can be formed and kept, where a young person begins to branch out in their faith journey and make some decisions about where God is calling them to serve.
BA's Mid-High Youth Group at District Camp.
Sunday morning on the third floor offers our middle school youth option-based classes. Every six to eight weeks youth enroll in a class of their choice. Some of the more popular classes are: Cooking for Others, Reel to Real (a movie class), Quilting Service Project, Prayer Centers, Collage Class, Christian Scrapbooking, and Manners for a Christian Youth. United Methodist Curriculum designed with a creative flair serves as the base for our classes.
All of our offerings encourage youth to think for themselves and to learn to make good decisions about their personal life, relationships with peers and family, future plans, and spiritual growth.
Beyond Sunday Morning
Volunteers lead all of our programs under the direction of Debbie Peterson, Director of Mid-high Youth and Confirmation. To be part of this team, call Debbie at 699.0124.
DTBA, Downtown Boston Avenue, is our mid-week ministry for youth. On Wednesday evenings, our 7th and 8th graders gather with a focus on how to live out their faith in all areas of life. Games, speakers, worship, music, and food are all part of the weekly meetings.
Fellowship Events are scheduled for once a month, generally on Sunday after church.
Mission Projects are worked in to Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. We always have a service project in progress. Summertime allows for more hands-on projects around the city and through our Circle of Care.
Basketball is offered in the wintertime. We play in a league at First UMC. Christian sportsmanship is taught and lived out with leadership from our volunteers.
Small Groups meet monthly on a Sunday evening in the homes of our youth. Seventh and 8th graders are divided by gender and grade for this opportunity to discuss issues pertinent to their physical, emotional, spiritual, and individual needs.
Interfaith Education is emphasized at Boston Avenue. Middle school youth participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and service in January, the Tulsa Youth Interfaith Tour in April, and occasionally experience a Seder with leadership from Temple Israel.
We are all about building bridges of peace and harmony among all peoples. Understanding differences removes the walls. Sunday morning classes and Wednesday evening programs encourage and help to teach these principles.
Many Mid-High Youth participate in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
and parade in Tulsa.
OCCJ's 26th Annual Youth Interfaith Tour, (date TBA)
OCCJ's 2009 youth Interfaith Tour will again bring together middle and high school students and others to visit various houses of worship and learn about faith traditions. Please contact Senior High Director Audra Fogle, 699.0130, or visit OCCJ's website for more information.
BAY Troupe, Boston Avenue Youth Troupe, is the place for those that enjoy being on stage. Once a year all youth are offered an opportunity to be part of a stage performance.
Chapel Choir meets on Wednesday evenings and is combined with the senior high. Our excellent Chapel Choir sings Sunday mornings at the 8:30 service. Many of our youth make this commitment to be part of worship. A summer tour is planned each year.
L.I.T.s - Leaders In Training
Leadership is taught and encouraged for our mid-high youth. In the 7th grade, youth can enter our Leaders in Training program. Helping with the nursery, VBS, Night Owl Camp, Respite Care, the Advent Worship, or the Easter Egg Hunt for children are just some of the service options available. Specific projects as directed by Debbie are also part of the LIT program. When qualified to be part of this Leadership Team, credit is given for each hour of service that can then be used towards any church activity.
Upcoming 7th-8th Grade Camps & Activities
~ How To Register ~
Join us for Camp Sign-Up Night on Wednesday, April 8th
at 5:30 in Bishops' Hall...
or
pick up hard copies of the forms from the Education Office...
or
download the registration form(s) for each camp below
and mail the completed form(s) with payment to:
Shirley Dyer
Education Office
Boston Avenue United Methodist Church
1301 S. Boston Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74119-3297
PLEASE NOTE:
- One check, payable to "Boston Avenue Church," may be written to pay for all of the camps.
- Only one Official Transportation and Medical Release Form needs to be completed for each participant regardless of how many camps he/she is enrolled in.
- Please register for the camps through the church and not the Conference Office, as it will affect your cost.
- Boston Avenue will pay half of the cost of ONE camp for our church members.
- LIT credit can be used, but must be requested.
~ SUMMER 2009 ~
Tulsa District Junior High Camp
Camp Registration Form
Official Transportation and Medical Release Form
June 1-5 at Camp Egan — For rising 7th & 8th graders
Join us for a 7th and 8th grade only camp. We enjoy river hikes, swimming, singing, volleyball, small group discussions, hands-on spiritual growth, crafts, and a variety of fun activities. Awesome worship is led by Guy Langston and the dean is Debbie Peterson.
Cost: $227 (includes lunch on Friday); some scholarships available
J.E.M. Camp: Livin' the Life!
Camp Registration Form
Camp Recommendation Form
Official Transportation and Medical Release Form
June 8-12 (Code: 2103) at Canyon Camp — For rising 6th-8th graders
The Journey J.E.M. (Junior High Effectiveness Ministry) Camp uses the model of teaching leadership skills to United Methodist youth through active participation. Small groups will participate in the low ropes course at Canyon and a variety of leadership skill workshops are a part of this camp. J.E.M. Camp offers training to Junior Highs in leadership and is designed specifically with the Junior High youth in mind. It is the goal of this camp to develop leadership skills at the Junior High level that can be used immediately, and naturally progress to the training provided by CYME for Sr. High youth. J.E.M. has many unique events, including a spectacular banquet. We will discover our leadership skills through group dynamics, low rope elements, individual reflection and small group process. Participants at J.E.M., must be recommended or invited by their youth minister and their senior pastor. A signature is required from both of these persons on the registration form before a camper will be allowed at camp.
Cost: $235
7th – 12th Youth Force 2009
Camp Registration Form
Official Transportation and Medical Release Form
June 14-19 in Oklahoma City (housing at OCU)
—
For rising 7th graders - just-graduated seniors
Whether it’s giving a home a new coat of paint, fixing a leaky faucet, or sharing the love of Jesus with elderly and disadvantaged families in our state, youth and adults will be united in mission this summer at Youth Force. An active, hands-on experience, Youth Force is Oklahoma’s premier mission event for teens.
Registration fee includes all meals, lodging for Sunday evening through Friday morning, project supplies and expenses, recreation, worship, training materials, and a Youth Force t-shirt.
Registrations are processed in a first come, first served basis and spots will fill quickly.
Cost: $185 (includes lunch on the way home)
Wilderness Camp
Camp Registration Form
Official Transportation and Medical Release Form
June 18-24 (Code: 4101) at Canyon Camp
— For rising 7th & 8th graders
Wilderness Camp is a unique, seven day, six night adventure to create a Christian community while living in the out-of-doors. Campers come from all over Oklahoma. It’s OK to come to this camp by yourself. It is a challenging adventure to develop personal skills, specifically how to listen to others, how to express your own needs and ideas, the need to care for the group, and the struggle to make group decisions. Each group of eight to ten youth and two adult campers plan their own meals, hikes and activities in the colorful, historic Wilderness Canyons. There are no classrooms, but youth will teach themselves many things, among them, how to build a campfire and cook out-of-doors.
Register before May 8, 2009.
Cost: $195
The Great Unknown: "Off the Couch"
Camp Registration Form
Official Transportation and Medical Release Form
June 28-30 — For rising 7th - just-graduated seniors
You never know where sharing the love of God may take you!
Come and be the hands and feet of Christ as we spend two nights living here at Boston Avenue Church. We spend our daytime hours in service to others in the community and then celebrate the day with fun activities and late night festivities!
Where you go will be a surprise;
what you feel and see may be new to you, too.
Join us for a GREAT TIME!!
Cost: $50 for Boston Avenue members, $70 for non-members;
some scholarships available
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