Confirmation at The Gathering

Dear Parents and Students,

What is confirmation? Quite literally, confirmation is an act or process of confirming: as a (1): a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership (Meriam-Webster).

Specifically, confirmation is more than a rite of passage or prerequisite for becoming a member of a church. Confirmation is actually a living into the commitments made at baptism by parents desiring to raise their children in the Christian faith. Baptism is not required to participate in confirmation classes but will be an appropriate step of faith at the conclusion of our course. Confirmation is an opportunity for students to deepen, and have the worshipping body at The Gathering, confirm their faith in Jesus Christ, learn the basics of Christianity, and understand what it means to identify with the Presbyterian and universal church family. Simply put, confirmation is a chance for students to deepen their understanding of Christian faith and then have an opportunity to make a public, real profession of their faith in Jesus Christ.

All eighth grade students and older non-confirmed students are welcome to join us (through grade 12).  Our class runs from January through May each year. 

Please check back here for next year's confirmation class information.  We plan to start January 2010.  Check back!

Peace to you,

Patrick Lundberg
Director of Student Ministries
The Gathering at Windsor
Younglife@thegathering
Wyldlife@thegathering
970.217.5026
pat@thegatheringatwindsor.org