Young Adult Ministry
Caswell is Back!
Our Caswell Youth Retreat has been filled with unforgettable memories—and now we’re bringing it back in a new way.
Join us Memorial Weekend (May 22–25, 2026) for our first College & Young Adult Retreat for Highschool Classes 2021-2025! We’ll be there alongside the youth—sharing the same lodge, meals, and favorite traditions like Capture the Flag and Silent Disco—while also having a few honest conversations about the complexities of faith and life as young adults.
Relax. Recharge. Connect. Hang out on the beach. It’s your weekend to chill and be together—so grab your friends and come join us.
Cost: $100
Young Adult Ministry
Like the Asheville community itself, the young adult community at First Baptist Church of Asheville is diverse and growing. We strive to be an authentic community of deep-spirited friends who support and encourage one another along the often uncertain and complex journey of faith and life.
You’ll find young professionals, grad students, couples, singles, parents of children, and some who are pushing the term “young” adult. Our aim is to provide young adults with the tools to live a whole and balanced life. Through weekly Bible study, fellowships and outings, and service projects, young adults are challenged to think theologically about life: life broadened beyond its immediate interests, life deepened from its shallow activities, life interpreted from a Christian perspective, and life directed toward a Christian purpose.
Our young adults are also active in all aspects of life at First Baptist Church of Asheville. Our young adults are youth group leaders, Bible study teachers, worship care volunteers, deacons, choir members, council members, mission project leaders and participants, worship leaders, and so much more.
Sunday morning Bible study is one starting point to discover your place in the young adult community. There are multiple classes to explore, including the Karis Class (taught by Casey Callahan) and Sojourners.
College Student Ministry
We know that following Christ gets only more challenging after high school ends, and we make it a priority to continue encouraging, guiding, and gathering college students and recent high school graduates throughout those formative years of 18-22.
For those college students who remain close to Asheville, we have a Sunday morning Bible Study called the “Karis Class” that provides thoughtful discussions about God’s work in, through, and beyond the words of Holy Scripture. This class is also a year-round community of faithful friends and companions.
For the students who move away during these years, we make it a priority to gather back together on holidays and breaks, occasionally for retreats, service projects and camps, mission pilgrimages, and urban immersions.