First United Lutheran Confirmation Program

The confirmation program at First United Lutheran Church is a three year program, beginning normally in the sixth grade. The program takes place on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and is affectionately known as Confirmation On Wednesdays, or C.O.W. We begin in late August and end in May with breaks during Advent and Lent. Confirmation Sunday is usually scheduled in mid May. Currently, we use the Faith Inkubators Head to Heart Living series for our Curriculum. It is a very fun and interactive program that offers a variety of teaching methods most of which are done using a PowerPoint presentation.

Julie Caslow serves as our Confirmation Director. She leads our themed learning events, servant and fellowship events, organizes our enrolled confirmands into small groups, and assigns adult guides to lead these groups. She also plans our confirmation retreat weekend, our confirmation banquet, and Confirmation Sunday activities. She can be contacted at julie@cookiesbyjulie.com or 770-704-7856.

At First United we strongly encourage parent participation in our confirmation program. It sets up valuable talking points during the week for spiritual conversation between parent and child regarding the Christian faith and their Lutheran heritage. This is where most learning takes place. No one has as more influence on a child for faith formation than a parent. When a child is baptized parents make a promise to God. They promise to "faithfully bring her/him to the services of God's house and to teach him/her the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments. As he/she grows in years, you should place in their hands the Holy Scriptures and provide for her/his instruction in the Christian faith ...." FULC and its confirmation program are here to help parents fulfill this promise.

We hope to see you in Confirmation!