Confirmation 2026

Confirmation is when 9th grade students get to confirm the faith promises made at their baptism, through a celebration called Affirmation of Baptism. As many students are babies when they are baptized, this is the moment where they get to publicly claim their faith as their own. With this claiming of their faith, they step into adulthood in the church.

Confirmation at PoP involves making a Faith Fold, a tri-fold board that shows the student’s faith journey. Through questions about their baptism, bible stories, service projects, and more, students display their faith in a way that is unique to them. The sky’s the limit when finding a theme for your faith fold. It is important that is it personal to you! All questions and boards are provided, decorating supplies can be provided as well.

Faith Fold rough drafts (text only) are due August 26th

Faith Celebration

Sunday, October 18th

The faith journeys of the Confirmands are celebrated between services on Sunday, October 17th. Faith Folds are on display, the congregation admires the hard work the students have put in and reminisce on being a part of the journey, and there’s a pancake breakfast! It’s a wonderful morning!

Breakfast is served from 9-11am, and Confirmands need to be by their Faith Fold from 9:30-10:30. Students must stand by their Faith Fold for the majority of the Faith Celebration.

After the 10:30 service on October 18 we will have rehearsal for Confirmation. This is for students and parents. It’s a long morning, so everyone needs to be ready so we can make the process move quick!

Confirmation

Weekend of October 24 & 25

Confirmation is celebrated on Reformation weekend, a weekend where we look to how the Holy Spirit has moved throughout church history and where the Spirit is calling us today.

Students may be confirmed at the 5pm Saturday or the Sunday 10:30.

Please show up half an hour early to your Confirmation service. Confirmands process in and out of the service, so we will gather in the Parlor beforehand.

Confirmation dress code is between business casual and semi formal. No jeans or athletic clothes/shoes. Students are to remember that they will have lots of people looking at them, photos will be taken, and they will be standing and kneeling in front of the congregation.