Nahunta Friends Meeting has always shown concern for its young people's spiritual well-being. For many years regularly scheduled meetings have been held for the teens in the Nahunta Community in addition to the Sunday services. But the spiritual concerns have not stopped with the teens. Eventually groups for preteens and younger formed. The names for these groups may have changed through the years, but the spiritual concerns are still the same.

    In the l940's, Virginia Edgerton, Blanche Davis, Ruby Sauls, Alice Overman, Alma Pierce, and Alice Howard met with the youth to continue the youth work started by J. Waldo Woody, Hazel and Vernon Forbes continued these meetings for the teens in the Nahunta community. Any teen interested in Christian fun and fellowship was welcomed. This meant a great deal to the local teens. They now had a Christian meeting they could enjoy and their parents would let them attend. The good times and Christian fellowship spread until eventually ages five through eighteen had a scheduled youth meeting.

    Nahunta has continued to show love and concern for our youth by instruction in God's teachings. Besides the weekly or biweekly youth meetings, there are opportunities for all ages. In 1981, Monthly Meeting approved forming (on a trial basis) a Children's Church group. This group was to meet for the full Sunday 11:00 a.m. service once a month on the second Sunday. Vicki Pate saw the need for a children service and has continued to be the coordinator. Children's Church became such a success for the children ages four through twelve that in 1983, Monthly Meeting approved an every Sunday Children's Church service. This was to take place during the 11:00 a.m. worship service after the opening services. Today, our children still enjoy their "sermon" time and once each month they sing to the adults in worship service a song they have learned in Children's Church.

    In order to provide the children an opportunity to show their God-given talents of acting and singing, in the summer of 1981, a musical presentation entitled "God's Kids" was organized by Beth Peele. The performance was presented to the local churches and "God's Kids" continued singing and presenting programs.

    June of 1984 brought clowning to Nahunta. The Senior FYF, under the leadership of Jean and Janet Edgerton, sponsored a clown ministry where they could visit shut-ins and hospitalized adults and children. The group's clowning talents were shared several times in the worship service bringing laughter and fun-filled gospel lessons. God loves smiles and happiness.

    In 1988, the youth had everyone quaking, trying to raise money for the Youth Quake in Denver. They sponsored donation dinners, sold stock in each participant, promoted yard sales and other fund raising events. A lot of hard work was involved, but enough money was raised to send twenty-one youth and chaperones to the Youth Quake. Later, our young people worked hard to raise enough money for the 1994 Youth Quake in New Mexico.

    Nahunta Friends Meeting shows concern for children in our community, also. The Monthly Meeting approved the Fellowship Hall to be used for Cub Scout and 4-H Meetings.

    The leaders for children and youth activities share so much love for God that the children and youth learn to do the same. This is reflected in their enthusiasm in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Walk-A-Thons for United Church Ministries, for Cystic Fibrosis organizations, and other activities in which they have participated. Those who participate in the musical groups, Serenity and Psalm 98, as well as Yearly Meeting and Mexico Missions do so as a response to God's leading. Gregory and Jackie Hare, Paul Aycock, Freddie Pierce, Marvin Holcomb and Vicki Pate have been dedicated leaders.

    The old kitchen was turned into a nicely furnished children's library by Chris Claiborne and Carol Lawrence, and they have sponsored summer reading programs so children could read and watch videos showing God's love being applied to everyday life.

    High school seniors are honored each June with a banquet and a gift of the Bible to each graduate.

    Father God, we love you and thank you for blessing us with happy, loving children.