Lent & More

With a big event sponsored by The Gate Annual Youth Conference on March 3rd, our month is off to a fast start! With worship being led by SKYHOOK and an inspirational message by Kourtney Brownlow, this will be a night to remember!

Check out the youth ministry's March newsletter to find out what else is happening this month at Cook's!

Also, if you enjoy friendly competition, join us for a little March Madness fun!

Details and registration instructions are available in the church newsletter.

Let's go be the change! Jordan

It's been a busy month here at Cook's. Between a BIG Super Bowl Sunday, church wide meetings about values, mission and vision, Ash Wednesday services, and more, we haven't been able to get our monthly blog update out until today! What a blessing! With over 100 in attendance for our Super Bowl party, and heavy youth involvement in our church's planning for future years, we're extremely excited and blessed to be so busy. 

Now, we want to look ahead at what's coming up the rest of this month and other large happenings coming up in the very near future.

With the arrival of Lent we've asked the youth, "what do you want to be like when Easter arrives?" Now is the time that we are challenging each youth to pursue that vision by following through with his/her commitment. 

March 3rd, we'll be hosting a "Mini Gate" sponsored by The Gate Annual Youth Conference. This is a completely free event and it's open to individuals and groups from all across the Nashville area.  The last time we hosted this event (August 2010), we had over 180 youth in attendance. We hope to have similar numbers this year. 

Our guys & girls purity retreats are coming up soon and sign-ups are available now. The guys retreat will be April 5th-7th and the girls will be April 12th-14th. This event is for 8th-12th graders only and the cost is $75. We hope you can join us!

If you have any questions or need any other information, feel free to e-mail our youth director Jordan at jordan@cooksumc.org or call the church office during regular business hours at 615-449-2573. 

Be the Change! Jordan

2013 Is Here!

Now that 2013 is here, we pause for a moment to give thanks to God for everything He did in 2012, but we can't pause too long because He's not done yet. In just a matter of days, we'll be leaving for Resurrection in Gatlinburg. Here's a glimpse of what to expect when we get there.

Check out the Youth January Newsletter to find out what else is happening at SWAT this month.

Now, here's a look back at some of what we experienced in 2012...

We look forward to seeing everything that God has in store for SWAT Youth Ministries in 2013! We hope that you'll be a part of it. Join us from 6pm-8pm on Sundays and Wednesdays. See you there!

Be the Change! Jordan

Holiday Season at SWAT

It's hard to believe that it's already December, but we're more excited than ever about the future here at Cook's! As always, this month is full of activities in the life of our church and our youth ministry. Check out the December Newsletter to find out specific information.

One important item to note is the Parent Meeting on December 9th at 4:00pm in the Sanctuary. We'll be discussing several important topics so please be sure to be in attendance!

Also, December 16th is the final day to sign up for Resurrection so don't miss out, sign up today!

Be the Change! Jordan

Turkey!!

Now that November is here, we're beginning to look ahead with excitement and great anticipation about what God will do throughout the remainder of 2012 and even more excited about all that He has in store for 2013. 

As always you can check the calendar in the bar on the left side of this blog for more specifics on youth ministry dates and activities, however you can get more information by checking out the monthly Youth Ministry Newsletter here.

Now that we're in the second grading period of the school year, we would like to draw your attention to the new Tutoring Ministry here at Cook's UMC. This new ministry is currently geared toward middle and high school students and is absolutely FREE. You can contact the church office for more information if interested.

Also this month, sign-ups will be posted for Resurrection 2013. You can learn more about Resurrection by watching the video below. Dates, prices, and other information is listed in our November newsletter linked above. 

Thanks for checking out the youth ministry blog and we hope to see you during one of our regular youth gatherings soon. 

Be the Change! Jordan