Dinner and a Movie
Each Wednesday from October through April we have Dinner and a Movie, which is a casual, small group dinner and movie time. Dinner and a Movie meets from 5:30 - 7:30 on Wednesday evenings. These gatherings take place in the Youth Lounge on the second floor of Central Place and are an opportunity for the youth to visit, work on projects, play games in the game room or just watch the movie with caring adults.

Supper and Synago
On Wednesday of every month from October through April, we have Supper and Synago. Synago is a Cokesbury produced, student-led Bible Study. Materials are provided, and while each 10 person group is led by two students, adult counselors are present as participators. This has been an extremely successful way to encourage youth to discuss faith issues openly and bond together as a caring group. The evening begins with a family style, sit down dinner in upstairs Central Place. Supper and Synago meets from 5:30 until 7:30pm.

Parenting Seminars for Parents of Teens
Central's Youth program is committing to enhancing relationships between teens and their parents, and to building a church family around these teens. In an effort to assist this goal, we have a seminar led by an outside speaker in January. These sessions include talks by the speakers for just the parents, discussion with parents and teens, and a parent forum, where parents are encouraged to get to know one another in order to get to know the teens in their child's life. Parents of teenagers and pre-teens are encouraged to attend.

Confirmation
Confirmation is an exciting time in the life of the church and the lives of our young people. Central starts the Confirmation program in January each year, when the confirmands begin a sixteen week journey of faith with their mentors. Confirmands will also be participating together with their class in a mock wedding, a tour of the sanctuary and other events.

Confirmands travel to Lake Junaluska in March for a Retreat to learn about the Methodist Church. Confirmation is open to any youth in 7th grade or above, and who wants to be a member of Central United Methodist Church.

Confirmands travel to Lake Junaluska in March for a Retreat to learn about the Methodist Church. Confirmation is open to any youth in 7th grade or above, and who wants to be a member of Central United Methodist Church.