Current 8th – 12th Graders and Parents Save the Date for Montreat Youth Conference: August 1 – 8, 2020 Montreat Youth Conference (MYC) is a unique gathering of young people from all over...
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YAV Ailih: Living into Matthew
YAV Ailih writes of her work on a DC immigrant rights organization’s detainee hotline, including this reflection on her experience: The idea of being an active ally to marginalized groups aligns with...
Youth Help Wanted for Cookie Walk
We’re looking for a few more cookie bakers and cookie sellers this weekend; big thanks to everyone who has already signed up! Here are three ways that youth and families can participate: 1) Bake...
Ailih: A Season of YAV
Ailih shares some photos from her first few months as a YAV in Washington D.C. On August 25 we commissioned Ailih Weeldreyer and Langley Hoyt as Young Adult Volunteers, who will both be serving in Washington,...
YAV Langley on Gratitude
Langley writes: Every Sunday night, the YAV house gathers in our living room with our site coordinator, Blair, for dinner and devotions. This week, while the Netflix “fireplace for your home”...
From YAV Langley: Blog for the Office of Public Witness.
Langley writes: This week, I published my first blog with the Office of Public Witness. Writing a blog for OPW was a bit different than writing for my personal YAV blog, because it was more driven by...
Cookie Walk December 15!
This month, our youth and their families will be busy baking lots of cookies: round cookies, bar cookies, fancy cookies, classic cookies! On Sunday December 15 in Fellowship Hall, we’ll have containers...
YAV Langley in Washington DC — September
Langley writes about her first month as a Young Adult Volunteer in Washington D.C. including a fast action video of her days. Read Langley’s post. On August 25 we commissioned Ailih Weeldreyer and Langley...
Youth News for December
Hope everyone is having a great break from school and enjoying time with family, friends, and food this weekend!I am super excited that December and Advent both start this Sunday, how about you? We’ve...
YAV Ailih: A Feeling of Fellowship
Ailih writes: When I learned about the YAV program and its core tenet of intentional Christian community, I knew that it was an opportunity I wanted to explore…. And community was ultimately what...