Join us for an intergenerational queer fellowship event! All LGBTQIA+ and questioning folks are invited to this community-building event to share our joys and concerns, and eat tasty pancakes. Colored batter will be provided, and an opportunity to design your own pancake as unique as yourself. We’d love to see you there!

Questions? Contact AV at av@uumc.org!

Tweens (4th-5th graders) and Youth (6th - 12th graders):

Join Natasha and Jillian for a community service project to kick off our new Village People project. Our tweens and youth will be interviewing and learning about some of the magnificent folks we have in our congregation. They will learn about their careers, their life in the church, their service, and anything else they're interested in. Our church is rich with wise people and this is a great way for our kids to learn about all the ways that they can follow in their footsteps. Lunch provided!

Contact Jillian (Tweens) at jillian@uumc.org or Natasha (Youth) at natasha@uumc.org with any questions!

Trans, gender nonconforming, intersex, nonbinary folks of all ages, shapes and sizes are welcome at the Trans Clothing Swap! This is an affinity space for gender non-conforming folks to freely share clothing, community, and resources with one another. Please bring items to swap AND any donations you may have for our neighbors on the street (they especially need jeans, caps, and shoes).

Allies - We can use your help to make this event a success! If you’re interested in helping out as a greeter, sorter, clean-up crew, or have another skill you’d like to offer, please contact AV!

Feel good, look good, do good. Questions? Want to volunteer to help? Contact AV at av@uumc.org.

MYF Kick-off! Natasha will take youth (6th-13th) to Deep Eddy to swim and grab some Pool Burger. Drop off and pick up at Deep Eddy- please bring water bottle, swim gear and $15 for lunch!

Questions? Ready to RSVP? Contact Natasha at natasha@uumc.org!

Join us for Back to School Sunday! There’s something for everyone.

Parents, children and youth will all meet in the chapel at 9:45 (don’t forget backpacks to be blessed in service). We’ll send children and youth to Sunday School classes and Natasha and Jillian will hold a parent meeting with tacos and coffee.

Stay for Ice Cream after worship!

If you have any questions, or are unable to make the parent’s meeting, please don’t hesitate to reach out for all the info!

Can’t wait to see you there!

– Jillian (jillian@uumc.org), Children’s Ministry Director
& Natasha (natasha@uumc.org), Youth Ministry Director

Tweens (outgoing 4th & 5th graders) and Youth (outgoing 6th - 12th graders):

Join Jillian and Natasha for a summer adventure to Emma Long for picnic and swimming. Pack your lunch and swimsuit–we will leave straight from church. Pick up and drop off at the church!

Ready to RSVP? Have Questions? Contact: Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Youth)!

High Schoolers through Young Adults are invited to join this one-rehearsal one-performance pop-up choir! We will sing Shawn Kirchner's timeless choral bop "Unclouded Day.”

Bring a friend, bring your roommate, bring your partner, and get ready for some good clean choir fun! We’ll rehearse on Saturday 7/12 from 2-4 pm, followed by Ice Pops and fellowship. We will sing in worship on 7/13 at 11 AM (call time 10:15).

Questions? Contact AV!

You are invited back to Wesley Falls for a week of exploring stories of Jesus’ leadership, learning about community leaders and celebrating our place in this ever-changing, beautiful world.

Come to Wesley Falls and join our town’s efforts to grow leaders who will go out into the big wide world and live out Wesley Falls’ newest mantra: On Earth as it is in Heaven. In our world, love is needed more than ever. We have it here. We want YOU to be you, be a learner, be a servant, be a voice and be a leader. We’ll see you there,

It will take place June 2-June 6 from 9 am to 12 pm. Extended care from 12 to 4 pm also available! Parents welcome to volunteer. Email Jillian with any questions and make sure to register your child ASAP!

VCC Registration

Extended Care Registration

Volunteer Registration

Tweens (4th-5th graders) and Youth (6th - 12th graders):

Join Natasha and Jillian in the Fellowship Hall after service. We'll head to the park for a picnic and cleanup. Then we'll go down the street to swim in Chad Jones' pool and celebrate the end of school! Please bring lunch! Pickup at the church at 2:30!

Questions? Ready to RSVP? Please email Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Youth).

We would like to recognize all UUMC graduating High School Seniors during the service with a small gift and a moment in front of the congregation. Parents of Seniors, please reach out to Natasha to help us prepare for this special event.

Every Sunday in May, the youth will be fundraising in the courtyard. They’ll use the money for a service week in Bentonville, Arkasas, learning about economic justice!

They’re asking people to buy shares in the youth program at $10 a piece before or after worship for the next three weeks. The youth will cook and host a special dinner to thank all our shareholders and share photos of their week later in the summer!

Click here to donate!

It’s Confirmation Sunday!

During worship, our confirmands will profess their faith and join as full members of University UMC.

To celebrate, confirmands and their parents are invited to gather in the Fellowship Hall during the Sunday School hour (9:45 - 10:45 am) for brunch.

Tweens (4th & 5th graders) and Youth (6th - 12 graders):

Meet Jillian and Natasha at church! We'll eat dinner together, then head out together for kayaking on Lake Austin, please bring water bottle and $10! Pick up at 8pm at the church!

Ready to RSVP? Have questions? Email Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Youth)!

Tweens (4th - 5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), join Natasha and Jillian in the Fellowship Hall for lunch and fellowship. Then we'll work with rest of the church on projects to keep the church nice and looking great for Easter. Pickup at the church at 2:30!

Questions? Contact Jillian at jillian@uumc.org or Natasha at natasha@uumc.org

Tweens (4th-5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), join Natasha and Jillian in the Fellowship Hall for lunch and fellowship. Then we'll sort and organize clothes for Open Door ministries with a fashion show thrown in! Please bring lunch. Pickup at the church at 2:30!

Questions? Contact Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Youth)!

No school! Tweens (4th-5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), we'll search through the neighborhoods of Austin to learn about some of the most important social justice events that have happened right here in our city. We'll have a tweens vs. youth hunt with clues and historical context at each stop. Looking forward to learning all about our city. See you there!

Questions? Contact Jillian or Natasha at jillian@uumc.org or natasha@uumc.org!

Tweens (4th-5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), join us for the most fun we'll ever have! We'll get dinner together and then head to a game show inspired experience. Please plan to bring $15 for dinner. Pick up at the church at 8:30pm!

Questions? Contact Jillian!

Tweens and Youth: It’s Movie Night!

Tweens will get to hang out at the Jones House (78752) while Youth will have their own movie night at the Stimpert House (78723). Join us for dinner, hot chocolate and a movie! Bring a blanket to snuggle up. Drop off and Pickup at the houses!

RSVP to:

Jillian (Tweens) @ jillian@uumc.org
Natasha (Youth) @ natasha@uumc.org

Families and kiddos are invited to gather together to bring comfort and joy to our community members who live in retirement and care homes! We will gather in the Fellowship Hall after worship to eat pizza and configure our carpools, and then we will depart to visit three care homes in the area to sing Christmas Carols for their residents.

Questions? Contact AV at alicia@uumc.org, Jillian at jillian@uumc.org or Natasha at natasha@uumc.org!

Tweens (4th & 5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th grades), join Natasha and Jillian at the church at 4:30.

We are taking a holiday field trip to Crepe Crazy, where almost all of the employees are deaf and the hearing people are required to know sign language. We’ll get some yummy food, grab a hot chocolate and walk the trail together for our last gathering of 2024.

Pick up at the church at 7:30pm!

Join Natasha and Jillian right after church in the Fellowship Hall to eat lunch before we head to our host's house for our annual Olympic games. Tweens vs. youth- we'll see who wins this year! Please bring lunch and play clothes. Pickup is 2:30 at the church!

In this chaotic and polarizing presidential election season, it can be hard to discern a way forward. Rhetoric escalates into shouting. Disagreements degenerate into fights. Sometimes Christian voices in these disputes seem to be not very Christian. How does our faith have an impact on our voice and vote? Should it have an impact? This Lunch and Learn, lead by Dr. David Jensen, will focus on the variety of ways Christians can engage in politics and suggest some ways of navigating disagreements in our broader society.

Questions? Contact Pastor Earl at PastorEarl@uumc.org

About Dr. David Jensen

A professor at Austin Seminary, Dr. David Jensen’s teaching and research focus on Reformed theology, interfaith dialogue, and the interconnections between Christian theology and daily life. He received an MAR from Yale Divinity School in 1994 and a PhD in theology from Vanderbilt University in 1999. Dr. Jensen is also the editor of “Compass,” a book series that encourages theological reflection on everyday practices.

No school! Drop your tween (4th-5th grd) and youth off at the church. We will head to Barton Springs to learn all about our beloved natural springs and how to protect it. Then, we'll have some swim/ fun time before heading back to the church. Pickup at 4pm!

Questions? Contact Jillian or Natasha!

Come join us in a time of Queer Fellowship! We will break bread together, share our joys and concerns, and enjoy each others company.

All youth and tweens (4th-5th grade) meet Jillian and Natasha in the Fellowship Hall. We'll gather to eat lunch and catch up, then we'll work together to make dinner and care packages for our college kids! Please bring lunch. Pickup is 2:30pm at the church!

Questions? Contact Jillian or Natasha!