If you’re in grades 7-12, come join the love and support of one of our youth programs! This is your place to feel safe and encouraged, and to know you are loved for who you are. Bring your friends, make new friends, and explore life together!
Our Welcome Statement
We affirm that all people are created in the image of God, and as beloved children of God, all are worthy of God’s love and grace. We welcome ALL people into full participation of youth ministries at Normandale Lutheran Church and celebrate the diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, faith history, socioeconomic status, and physical and mental ability. We embrace this diversity as a gift from God.
There’s something for all ages this summer: Vacation Bible School, Summer Stretch Day Camp, Camp Vermilion Trip and Wilderness Canoe Base Camping Trip! Read below to learn about each program and click the links to register today. Please register your child with their current grade level. Scholarships are available for every program, talk to Lily if you are in need of a scholarship. Come hangout with us all summer!
June 18 – 20 | 4 to 9 pm
6th – 8th grade
Price: $150/ camper
“Mystery Bus” Camp for kids who have completed 6th-8th grade! We will meet at Normandale Lutheran Church each day and go to a surprise service location in the afternoon, and a surprise FUN location for the evening. Join us for this exciting week of service & play!
July 21-26 in Cook, MN
3rd – 8th grade
Price: $625/camper ($540 before March 1)
Scholarships available: contact Jessica
Spend a week with us in God’s Great Northwoods in Cook, MN. Camp will be July 21-26 overnights for kids who have completed 3th – 8th grade. We will ride a bus together to and from camp. At Camp Vermilion we swim, craft, play field games, eat yummy food, sing around the bonfire, roast smores, paddle, run, learn in Bible Study, and enjoy treats at the Canteen. This is a week you don’t want to miss! Register below.
August 3 – 8 in Grand Marais, MN
8th – 12th grade
Price: $700/camper
Scholarships available: contact Jessica
Join us for a weeklong getaway at Wilderness Canoe Base in Grand Marias, Minnesota, situated on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. WCB specializes in guiding experiences in this Wilderness in tandem with exploring God’s word and world. We will meet a guide and sleep in cabins at the camp while learning camping skills and then we will adventure into the Beautiful Boundary Waters for a few nights of camping. It will be a week of a lifetime: swimming, canoeing, learning camping skills, cooking over a fire, teamwork, hiking, deepening friendships, making new NLC friends, and learning what it means to live and love as God’s people in the world.
Grades 7-8
Wednesdays, starting September 18, 2024
6:45-7:45pm
Confirmation at Normandale or “IGNITE” invites our whole congregation to journey with seventh and eighth graders as they explore their faith. IGNITE is a space to wrestle and wonder about the Gospel, the Christian Story, and how we can live in the world grounded by God’s baptismal promise to us and the whole world.
Questions? Contact Jacob Boettcher Belz.
Come as you are to High School Hangout.
This is a place where high school youth from Normandale grow in relationship to God and others. This is a community where you can both bring existing friends and make new ones. This is a place that values the unique gifts, talents, vitality and passion that kids bring. ALL are welcome to join in learning, loving, serving, and worshiping.
Grades 9-12
Wednesdays, starting September 18, 2024
8:00-9:00pm
All high school aged youth are welcome! Come when you can. It will be a BLAST. Join in the fun as we grow as a community, and deepen in our faith.
Questions? Contact Director of Youth Ministry Jacob Boettcher Belz.
Grades 7-9
Wednesdays, starting September 18, 2024
5:40-6:20pm
We are known for our vibrant music programs and have several great options. Youth are invited to join our Youth Choir on Wednesdays from 5:40-6:20pm.
Contact Director of Worship and Music Dr. Gregory Peterson with any questions.
All members of our community are invited to serve during worship! There are many ways to serve including: helping with communion distribution, ushering, or as an acolyte!
Interested in learning more? Contact Worship Assistant, Kim Sannerud or Director of Youth Ministry, Jacob Boettcher Belz
Have general questions about all of the programs for our youth? Feel free to send a note to Director of Youth Ministry Jacob Boettcher Belz.
