Welcome! We are glad you are here.
This is where you can find information and resources about our current and upcoming Youth Ministry happenings in our Diocese!
Our programs and events are geared toward middle school and high school youth (6th-12th grade) and we offer opportunities for leadership, connection, service, and engagement at the diocesan level. We also value the importance of supporting formation opportunities and ministries at the local level by partnering and working alongside the Episcopal parishes in our Diocese.
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Holy Hikes
Holy Hikes is open to all ages and youth are especially welcome! We meet every other month, on selected Saturdays 10:00 a.m., at trail-heads up and down the I-5 corridor. For hike details go to: ecww.org/holy-hikes.
Diocesan Youth Confirmation Program: 2025
Join our confirmation series which brings teens together from across the diocese to explore the Episcopal faith, culminating with a confirmation service at Cathedral Day.
We will meet virtually on Sunday evenings, starting on February 16 (2025) through April 27 (2025). We will be working our way through a set curriculum and youth will have an opportunity to ask the tough questions and grapple with their own understanding of what they believe and why. *We hope to include a weekend retreat as part of the program and will have dates available upon registration.
All youth, ages 13 to 18 (seniors in high school) are invited and welcome to participate in this program. Each week, we will have a different guest teacher who will lead the lesson and conversations. These teachers will be clergy, lay leaders, and faith formation staff from across the diocese.
Here is a sample list of topics we will cover during the course:
- The History of the Bible
- The Nicene Creed
- The Lord’s Prayer
- The Book of Common Prayer
- The Sacraments
- Heretics
We will also have a core team of adult leaders who will be part of the classes each week to help facilitate breakout sessions and small group conversations. We recognize how important it is to have consistency and familiar faces in order to establish a strong community along this journey.
At the end of the course, youth will have the opportunity to be confirmed on Cathedral Day, May 3, at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle. Youth can also be confirmed by the bishop at the regular 3-year visitation to their home church.
As part of the program, we encourage youth and their families to choose an adult sponsor–someone from the church, a family friend, or clergy who will help uphold and support these young people in their process and journey towards confirmation (and beyond!). The sponsors will be invited to participate in special class discussions, and should plan to join their confirmand on Cathedral Day.
Camp Huston
Camp Huston is an Episcopal summer camp and conference center in the Cascade foothills, about an hour east of Seattle, WA.
Camp Huston is a part of the missionary outreach program of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia and our summer camp program is accredited by the American Camp Association.
Youth summer camps are usually offered from June through August, and there are opportunities for youth (ages 16-18) to be part of the camp staff during the summers as well. We will make sure to share summer camp dates when they become available.
For more information visit huston.org. Questions? Email: info@huston.org
Family Camps: 2025
Diocesan Youth Sailing Trip Aboard the Adventuress: 2025
Last summer (2024), we took 17 youth from across our Diocese, on a sailing trip of a lifetime! We had such an incredible experience and wanted to offer this opportunity again on August 27-30, 2025.
All high school youth — rising freshman through recently graduated seniors — will be invited aboard the historic schooner, Adventuress. We will spend 4 days/3 nights on this 113-foot ship, sailing through the waters of the Puget Sound. Along the way, we will learn about navigation and marine biology (Adventuress is a floating lab!); we’ll search for whales and other wildlife; we’ll engage in community building activities; cook meals together; create music and prayer; and even take turns sailing the ship!
The cost of the trip is $250/person, with discounts for siblings at 50% off. We also have scholarships available!
Please contact Naomi Woodrum, Diocesan Youth Special Projects Coordinator, with any questions: nwoodrum@ecww.org
Confirmation Programs
Confirm not Conform – One of the most common confirmation programs. One program for youth and one for adults.
My faith, My Life: A Teen’s Guide to the Episcopal Church – One of the most common confirmation programs. (for teens)
Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church – One of the most common confirmation programs (for adults)
Resources For Those Who Work With Youth
Hosted by The Episcopal Church. If you crave ideas, resources, prayer support from your peers, and more, this is the gathering for you! REGISTER HERE
Confirm Not Conform: Confirmation curriculum
D365 – Daily Devotional: “pause, listen, think, pray, go”
Living Compass: Their “Teen Wellness Circle” curriculum is FREE, and awesome (so are all their programs)
The Many Faces of God: An Interfaith Encounter – a curriculum to compare and contrast our own faith with the other major world religions.
Paths to Understanding: Multi-faith peacemaking for the common good of our children, our planet, and ourselves.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – You are not alone. In a crisis, call 1-800-273-8255.
