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Welcome To Confirmation
Confirmation is for 6th- 8th grade Students
September 7, 2025- February 22, 2026
Welcome to Confirmation at Grace! Confirmation is a major milestone in the life of our middle school students. It is the opportunity for our students to learn more about Christianity, the United Methodist tradition and ultimately confirm that faith as their own. It is a real choice that our students have the opportunity to make, and this program helps guide them in that journey. Over the course of the year we will dive into the scripture, explore the traditions of the United Methodist church, engage the faith with both our minds and our hearts and have a lot of fun along the way. We will do this through Sunday morning confirmation classes, special services, and retreats. This is going to be a great year of Confirmation at Grace!
Weekly Confirmation Class
9:00am-10:00am
Each Sunday Morning from September 7 to February 22 (dates are all listed below along with topics and non-meeting weeks), we will meet from 9:00 am to 10:00 am for our weekly confirmation class. This is a very important time each week when we will work through our curriculum, have important discussions, and help the students think more deeply about their faith. During this time Stephen will lead our confirmands through a curriculum that highlights the Biblical narrative, Theology, and our United Methodist heritage.
In order to be confirmed students have to attend at least two-thirds of of Sunday morning meetings.
Confirmation Requirements
* Attendance for at least two-thirds of the Sunday Morning classes
* Attendance for at least the Ignite Retreat, both retreats are preferred.
We believe deeply in the importance of the Confirmation process and that it should be a priority in the confirmation year. Because of this students who do not meet these requirements will not be able to be confirmed and participate in the Confirmation service.
Spark Orientation
September 7, 2025
11:30am-3:00pm
The Loft, Grace United Methodist Church
We are so excited to invite you to the first Confirmation event of the year! This is our kick-off event, which focuses on sparking relationships with God and each other. During the event we will focus on Matthew 22:36-40 where Jesus gives us the greatest commandment, "you are to love God and love your neighbor." We will focus on building community and continuity in and among our confirmation class sparking a love for each other and God. This is an in-house orientation filled with fun, learning, and will be an incredible way to jump-start their year together and in confirmation!
*The payment is non-refundable, once submitted no refund will be authorized.
Ignite Retreat
February 13-16, 2026
St. Simon's Island, GA
We are so excited to announce our final confirmation retreat, Ignite! Ignite is designed to ignite a fire that strangely warms our hearts for our God. On this retreat we will study and experience the life and teachings of John Wesley and the early roots of the United Methodist movement. We will do this in first person where John Wesley actually ministered as we travel to Epworth by the Sea in beautiful St. Simons GA. This is a very exciting weekend full of memories and experiences that the students will be shaped by and remember for a life time.
*The payment is non-refundable, once submitted no refund will be authorized.
Confirmation Schedule
Confirmation 2025-2026 Lesson Schedule
- 9-7 Spark Retreat (Quadrilateral) Parents for last hour
- 9-14 Cannon/ Hebrew Bible
- 9-21 Genesis
- 9-28 Exodus
- 10-5 The Law
- 10-12 Judges
- 10-19 Babylonian Captivity
- 10-26 The Prophets
- 11-2 Esther/Psalms/Wisdom
- 11-9 No Confirmation (Fall Retreat)
- 11-16 The Rise of Rome/ Jesus
- 11-23 No Confirmation (Thanksgiving)
- 11-30- Matthew
- 12-7 Mark
- 12-14 Luke
- 12-21 John
- 12-28 No Confirmation (Christmas)
- 1-4 Acts
- 1-11 Paul and Early Church
- 1-18 No Confirmation (MLK Weekend)
- 1-25 Romans
- 2-1 Grace
- 2-8 Free Will
- 2-13-16 Ignite Retreat (John Wesley, Membership Vows, Perfection)
- 2-22 Confirmation Sunday!
Worship: Sundays at 10:00am
Address: 5125 Sicard Hollow Road, Birmingham, AL 35242
Church Office: (205) 951-7707 or chelsea@gracebhm.org
GraceKids: (205) 639-1388 or director@gracekidscdc.org
After-Hours Emergencies: (205) 775-0778