Events and Activities
Please check here regularly to see what The Forge has planned!
Zeteo 2023
February 3-5, 2023 at the Manheim Junction Center
Grades 9-12
Zeteo is an event hosted by Salt ‘n Light Youth Ministries. Check out the description from their website:
It started with a word. One breath and the word spoke worlds into motion. The story began. The author and perfecter of faith designed intention between lines, souls within dust, possibiltiies amidst heartbeats. He devised characters to search among the sentences, some choosing to follow the steady strokes of his pen, others filling pages with their own inked promises and regrets. And so the chapters shift, the conflict spins, the plot thickens. Yet with every twist and turn; every broken word; every mended heart; the Storymaker writes, the Storymaker waits. He waits for every character to return to him—to step into his workspace, sit at his desk, and listen. His workspace is not for the faint of heart: it is intricate, intense, and intimate. And yet each person who visits finds themselves drawn closer into the kinds of stories he writes-the wonderful kind, the adventurous kind. Stories full of much more than we could ever ask or imagine.
At Zeteo 2023, we invite you to step over the threshold, blow the dust off the cover, and reimagine your story alongside the maker of every story ever told.
Youth Night at Gretna Glen
February 19, 2023
Grades 6-12
Gretna Glen is a local camp and retreat center with connections to the United Methodist Church. Check out this description from their website:
Bring your youth, be outside, play, worship, and be a part of a larger church community!
Gretna Glen is excited to partner with you and your youth ministry. Our Free Youth Events are designed to give youth groups of all sizes a large group worship experience. Games, outdoor fun, interesting speakers, interactive worship and a snack will be provided by the Gretna Glen team.
These events will be inside and outside depending on weather. It is best to come dressed in layers so that you can be comfortable in a range of environments.
Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip
July 9-15, 2023
For students entering Grades 9 – 12 in Fall 2023.
Every year, our church sends a team to the Appalachian region to repair homes for those in need.
More information will be released soon! Please check back later!