2026 MI District High School Youth Gathering 

June 28 – July 1 @ Mackinac Island

We are so excited for the High School Gathering! The theme, based on John 4:14, is MIGHTY WATERS: “But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.”  

St. Luke has 14 high school youth, and 4 chaperones planning to attend. Cost per person is $599, which will include 4 days and 3 nights lodging, ferry service, T-shirt, 7 meals, luggage transfer, and registration/activities. 

The registration for this trip costs approximately $10,183.00.  Fundraising efforts are making a HUGE impact and we feel blessed to have so many people making financial commitments to this youth experience!  Currently we have raised $7,615.88. If you wish to contribute this this fund, please make checks out to St. Luke Lutheran Church, and add Youth Gathering on the memo line.  Returnable bottles and cans continue to be collected, as well. 

March 29, 2026 Youth Confirmation 

We congratulate our SEVEN Confirmands who recently celebrated their confirmation! We welcome these youth as confirmed members, and look forward to their continual growth within their faith.

Thank you to the families, friends, and church members who supported and celebrated this milestone!

 

Bi-Weekly Youth Nights

As we have moved into the winter months, St. Luke, Trinity Conklin, and Grace Coopersville Lutheran Churches  share bi-weekly events for middle and high school students.  Each event runs from 5 pm - 7 pm unless otherwise specified. Evenings focus on fellowship, faith, and food, and standing together in our faith in an ever changing world. Our youth are encouraged to invite their friends. 

Dates:

April 26                  St. Luke Lutheran

May 17                   Grace Lutheran

May 31                   Trinity Conklin

 

2025 LCMS Senior High Youth Gathering was AMAZING!

Our Senior High Youth and leaders traveled to the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans! They spent their time together in God’s Word, worship, service and fellowship with 20,000 others from across the synod. Their elected service project was to pack meals through The Orphan Grain Train.  They packed 1,296 meals in 30 minutes!!! 

We are so grateful to our generous church members for their donations during our fundraisers over the last 12+ months! All attendees were able to experience this event without having to self-fund.  God is so good!

 

Junior High 2024 Youth Gathering

The Michigan District, LCMS Junior High Youth Gathering 2024 was all about the MESS! God’s mess?! It’s true! When we look at God’s plan for His people and their salvation—His Son being born as a regular human baby, touching the messy/untouchable, dying bloody on the cross—it all looks messy … that is, until we look at our own lives. We ARE certainly a MESS in our sin and shame. But God reached into that mess and showed us His great love and mercy, reconciling us to Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Our junior high students, and chaperones, travelled to Frankenmuth to gather with hundreds of other Lutheran youth from Michigan.  This 3-day event was so much fun and we look forward to the next Junior High Gathering!

 

 

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