Welcome Confirmands!

Central UMC Confirmands spend a year together growing in faith and learning the Christian fundamentals. We don’t do this by a lot of sitting around, though. We explore faith with our whole selves: with scavenger hunts, potting plants, rock climbing, even smashing things. The goal isn’t just to have fun – it’s to make faith real! Here are the students who are confirming in 2023. Congratulations to all! We are excited you chose faith and pray you will keep learning and growing with us your whole life long!

 

Annie Bye, 13, East Middle School

Interests: theater, theater, theater (especially behind the scenes).

Future plans: Has wanted to go to Interlochen since age 5. 

She starts this fall, in design & production.

Gus Bye, 13, East Middle School

Interests: dance, musical theater, running, band, choir.

Future plans: Starts at Interlochen this fall, for musical theater.

 

Ted Hassler, 13, Grand Traverse Academy  

Interests: Dungeons & Dragons, board games, reading & Whittling.

Future plans: Wants to learn welding and doesn’t want pets.

Erica Jones, 14, West Middle School

Interests: music & french horn, and tennis.

Future plans: Wants to be a speech pathologist.

 

Abigail Ondrajka, 14, West Middle School

Interests: percussion, photography, drawing, and hanging out with friends.

Future plans: Wants to be a photographer or cosmetologist.

 

Andrew Waggoner (R), 13, Mancelona Middle School 

Interests: manga, anime, video games.

Andrew is active at Alden & Central Lake UMCs, where his mom is pastor.

Matthew Waggoner (L), 15, Mancelona High School

Interests: manga, anime, video games.

Matthew is active at Alden & Central Lake UMCs, where his mom is pastor.