Youth Ministry (6th-12th Grade)
Come for the friends, stay for the fun, eat a little food, and take your faith on the run!
Sunday Mornings Confirmation Music Events
Middle school and high school is a time of joyful, messy, brave identity formation. We engage with students through weekly hangouts, community service, and loads of fun activities. We love being silly together, especially at special events such as our lock-ins, retreats, and summer trips. We often explore big life questions through a no-pressure and judgment-free atmosphere, and reflect together on what it means to truly love and welcome our neighbors as ourselves. We are an LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent welcoming community. We’d love to have you join us!
Sunday Mornings (Mpls Campus)
MPLS Brunch Bunch
6th-8th Grade
Minneapolis Campus; Sundays, 10:00-10:25 am
All 6th-8th graders are invited to the Viking Room (third floor) between worship services on Sunday mornings. Come connect with other middle schoolers in our relaxing youth space and enjoy breakfast snacks, joyful conversation and prayer.
Register Here!
MPLS Breakfast Club
9th-12th Grade
Minneapolis Campus; Starts Sept 14 from 10-10:30 am
All 9th-12th graders are invited to the Viking Room (third floor) between worship services on Sunday mornings. Come connect with other high schoolers in our relaxing youth space to enjoy breakfast snacks, joyful conversation, and prayer.
Minneapolis Registration
MTKA Breakfast Club
6th-12th grade
Minnetonka Campus; Starts Oct 19 every third Sunday from 10:30-11:30 am
Students will meet in the MTKA Library for treats, games, and conversation on Third Sundays beginning October 19.
Minnetonka RegistrationYouth Groups
Middle School Friday Hangouts
6th-8th Grade
Fridays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Minneapolis Campus
All 6th – 8th grade students are invited to spend their Friday evenings at Bethlehem. We’ll have pizza plus a variety of activities, service projects, time together, and maybe a field trip or two. During Friday Hangouts, youth may choose to participate in training sessions preparing them as helpers for the school year ECHO Sunday School.
Register HereHigh School Wednesday Youth Group
9th-12th Grade
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45 pm; Starting Sept. 10
Minneapolis Campus; Viking Room (3rd floor)
High School Youth Group is a safe and welcoming space for teens in 9th – 12th grade! We gather together on Wednesday nights for student engagement, fun outings, and community service. We often explore faith and love for our neighbors through an open, judgment-free atmosphere where everyone, regardless of what they believe about God, is welcome to participate.
Register HereConfirmation
Minneapolis Campus
6th-8th Grade
Wednesdays, Starting September 10, 6:30 – 7:45 pm
Young people ask good questions. Our role at Bethlehem is to walk beside these young people and to encourage them to ask hard faith questions. In the 2025-2026 school year, confirmation students will jump into “What’s a Lutheran?” Together, we will use the Bible, small groups, and each other to find answers to what Jesus has to do with our daily lives. Registration is required. Contact Pastor Heather for more information.
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Minnetonka Campus
(Not) Confirmation: Emmaus Pairs
5th-12th grade
Every second Wednesday, Starting in October, 5:30 pm
Students will be paired with a trusted adult for faithful conversations throughout the year. These pairs receive a creative and flexible curriculum inspired by the baptismal promises that meet each duo at the developmental level of the student. The curriculum invites co-learning, trusting that faith formation is mutual and knows no age limits. Pairs meet monthly throughout the program year. Dinner is provided at the Minnetonka campus on Second Wednesday evenings of each month for this purpose, but a pair and the student’s parents can arrange another way to meet, too. Contact, Pastor Meta Herrick Carlson, if you have any questions.
The Minnetonka campus will resume confirmation programming in 2026-2027. Emmaus Pairs is not confirmation, but provides a connection point for older students recently confirmed and younger students preparing to begin confirmation next year.
Register Here9th Grade Confirmation
Wednesdays, Starting September 10, 6:30-7:30 pm
Youth Choir & Handbell Ensemble (MPLS)
Youth Choir (6th-12th Grade) – Wednesdays, 5:30 pm-6:15 pm
Youth Handbell Ensemble (6th-12th Grade) – Wednesdays, 7:45pm-8:15 pm
We invite students in 6th-12th grade to join our youth choir before Wednesday night confirmation. Students are guided in their spiritual development through singing music to the glory of God while learning to be part of a musical ensemble and Christian community. They are encouraged to grow in their faith through the sharing of their voices with each other and the congregation.