Our Youth worship at the 9:15 AM service, then meet for fellowship in our Green Pastures Cafe afterwards. They then travel as a group to the Youth Worship Area in our Ministry Center office building during the 10:45 AM service.

“It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” A favorite song that can bring panic & stress into our daily lives. The Youth would like to help you relax & enjoy the holiday season…..you might ask how? Please read on…

St. Mark's United Methodist Youth Ministries have joined with Great Lakes Scrip Center who acts on behalf of churches, schools and other non-profit organizations to purchase large amounts of gift cards for grocery stores, department stores and other retailers. Because the gift cards are purchased with cash up front by Great Lakes Scrip Center, the participating retailers offer them at a substantial discount. The Youth Group will buy the gift cards from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount and then make them available to you for full face value. The discount - from 2 -15% or more - is the youth group's revenue.

In a nutshell - here is how it works. You buy a gift card for one of the many retailers listed in the brochure at face value. St. Marks UMC Youth purchase the gift card from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount. You then take the gift card to the retailer and use it as cash. With a little bit of planning, you can support our St.. Marks Youth with absolutely no extra out of pocket expenses to you!!

The brochure can be found in our welcome center or online at the church Website. Please feel free to share the brochure with family, friends & co-workers as each purchase helps our youth.