Imagine with us for a second- what if things weren’t always as they seemed? What if not everyone went with the status quo? What would our world be like? Throughout scripture we see a call for God’s people to live in a counter cultural way, in a way that may seem to directly defy what the world says is right. 

 We are so excited to announce that registration for DNOW 2025 is now open, and want to invite all 6th-12th Grade students to join us for a powerful weekend of worship, service, and community as we dive into the theme UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM.

Disciple Now, or DNOW for short, is an in town Spiritual Retreat weekend for students in grades 6-12 on the weekend of Feb 28- Mar 2, 2025. We are super excited to welcome Will Cumby(speaker), and Patrick Bohmfalk and his band (worship leaders), a) to lead our students in worship this weekend as they engage with the wisdom found in Romans 12:9-21 and examine Jesus’ call to live in a way that challenges the world around us.

Throughout the weekend our students will be chaperoned and led by teams of trusted adults and college students(all of whom are Ministry Safe certified and Background Checked) who are focused on providing the best possible experience for our students to grow in their faith. Students will stay in host homes (members of our congregation who volunteer to host student groups for the weekend) and be led in Bible Study and discussion by young adult leaders (many of these students are former students of FUMC RR or are friends of theirs from college who are committed to walking in faith).

Worship rallies will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings. This year the rallies will be held at Bethany UMC, but students will still stay at homes of our congregation members and be transported throughout the weekend. Mission projects, recreation, worship and discussion throughout the weekend. We strongly encourage students to invite friends to join us in this life changing experience!

Cost for DNOW is $60 but EARLY BIRD PRICING OF $50 IS AVAILABLE THROUGH JAN 31st.

For more information contact the Student Ministries office at 512.255.3336 or taylor@fumc-rr.org.