Junior High Youth Group

Welcome 7th and 8th graders to the Junior High Youth group of Leo United Methodist Church.  We are a fun, crazy, Jesus loving group of people that meet every Sunday for fellowship, fun, food, and worship! We want to see you!

Check out our calendar for upcoming events!

Now FAITH is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1 NIV)


Meet the CRAZY ones of our group, our LEADERS:

Mary Halter:
  Mary has been working at Leo United Methodist Church for the past 8 years.  She graduated from Carroll High School in 1996.  In 2001, she graduated from Indiana University, Fort Wayne with a degree in Elementary Education.  She is married to our other crazy leader, Austin.  They have been married for 5 years and have a dog named Oliver.  Besides working at Leo UMC, Mary also is a 2nd grade teacher at Huntertown Elementary.  Mary is an insane fan of Indiana basketball and football.  Her hobbies include reading and riding with Austin on his bike.

Austin Halter:  Austin has been helping out with the junior high youth of Leo for the past 8 years.  He graduated from Leo High School in 1998.  In 2002, he graduated from Tri-State University in Angola (soon to be Trine University), with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  He is an engineer for Kaiser Tool Company.  Austin's hobbies include riding his Harley-Davidson and making sure that his yard looks like a PGA golf course.

Josh Blauser:  The craziest of them all has been helping out the youth of Leo for the past 4 years.  He graduated from Leo High School in 1999.  He is a graduate of Purdue University (BOILER UP).  He, like Austin, is also an electrical engineer.  He works for Verizon.  Josh's hobbies include sports, card games (he is a Euchre pro), and playing the drums.