School Supplies for our Partner Schools
School supply collection supporting our partner schools begins Sunday, June 7 and will end on Sunday, July 17. St. Paul’s supports Dietz K-8, Henry Elementary, and Robles Elementary schools.
Category: Children’s Ministry
Vacation Bible School 2026
This year, St. Paul’s UMC is excited to offer Spring Break True North Vacation Bible School (VBS). We are offering VBS during Spring Break for our preschool and several school districts! Join us March 16-20, 9 am to 12 noon as we guide kids on True North, the ultimate Alaskan adventures.
Opening the Bible Class
Heather Stein, Director of Family Ministries, will be teaching a beginners class to the Bible in October. This is a four week series of interactive classes geared toward late elementary children and their favorite adult – perfect for our 3rd graders and above.
Register Now for Fall 2025 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading
Online registration for Fall 2025 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading is now open. Registration is online, through the Upward website. Early registration is $110, on or before August 21. After that, regular registration is $120.
Summer 2025 at St. Paul’s
Summer is almost here, and that brings some schedule changes but also new activities. We will change to two worship services for June and July. Children’s and Youth Ministries are on a summer break but resume on Sunday, July 27 with a Rally Sunday for children (ages 3 to grade 5) and a Back-to-School Kickoff for youth (grades 6 to 12).
Family Game Night
St. Paul’s UMC Family Ministries is having a Family Game Night! Come join us on Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 5 to 8 pm in the Covenant Room of the Billy and Ann Still Life Center.
Music and Arts Summer Camp 2024
Come join in on a week of fun and learning at Desert Skies UMC’s Music and Arts Summer Camp. The camp runs Tuesday May 28 through Friday, May 31, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. at Desert Skies’ Houghton campus. Camp is open to children who will be in grades 3 through 8 in the Fall 2024 school year. Campers will learn and play music, do arts and crafts, and finish off with a performance on Friday.
Vacation Bible School 2024
Summer will be here before we know it, and that means Vacation Bible School! This year, St. Paul’s UMC is excited to combine forces with Desert Skies UMC and Christ Church United UMC in offering a VBS ministry to kids and families. VBS is Monday, June 3 through Friday, June 7, 9 am to 12 noon, on the St. Paul’s campus.
2024 Summer Camp Registrations Open
St. Paul’s UMC encourages you to consider registering your elementary and middle school youth to attend Session 1 at Mingus Mountain, the week of June 17–22, 2024. Attending a Christian summer camp has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on a child’s spiritual development and church involvement.
Register Now for Spring 2024 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading
Online registration for Spring 2024 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading is now open. Registration is online, through the Upward website. Early registration is $100, on or before January 31 After that, regular registration is $110.