Cooperative Youth Ministry (CYM) is a joint ministry with youth from both CCC and SSUMC (Silver Spring United Methodist Church). CYM explores youth-centered “faith that seeks understanding” in rapidly changing environments, including social media.

Middle and high school youths are offered opportunities for fun outings, service projects, and spiritual formation with a focus on inclusion and community connection. Joining in the life of the church by helping in and around the service, activities after church or on Sundays evenings, and partnering with other local congregations are all part of the rich CYM program. 

In the summer, there is always a mission trip to serve a community in need. Past trips include home repair projects in West Virginia; Neptune City, NJ; and Juna Diaz, Puerto Rico. We also take other trips. In 2022, we took a short trip to experience the themes of “immigration” (Ellis Island, NYC’s Little Italy, Chinatown, St. Patrick’s Cathedral), “freedom,” and other formative issues that bring witness to faith and values.

We welcome you! Please come, check it out and visit with us. Explore your imaginative faith and discover God. If you can, stay till after you graduate from high school. You’ll experience a lasting chapter of your life. You’ll always have a spiritual home to return to.