One strength of the United Methodist Church is our connection to other churches through our conference (North Georgia in our case) and our districts. Your district youth coordinator is a youth minister at a local church in your district who offers his or her services to help promote youth ministry within your district. This is done through planning of district events such as rallies, training events, and even retreats. A DYC is also a great resource person for ideas and getting to know other youth workers (volunteer as well as paid staff) in your area.
To find out your district, click here.
Then look below to find out who the District Youth Coordinator of your district is (or a contact person for your district youth ministry):
Athens-Elberton Rev. Kaylen Short (Midway UMC – Auburn) kaylen.short@ngumc.net 770-757-9294
Atlanta-College Park Robert King (Cascade) robert.king@ngumc.net 404-691-5770
Atlanta-Decatur-Oxford Brett Hellesheim (Mountain Park UMC) brett7481@gmail.com 615-336-4415
Atlanta-Emory Chris Moss (Tucker First UMC) cmoss@tfumc.org 770-883-3095
Atlanta-Marietta Nikki Hobus, Kennesaw UMC nikkihobus@gmail.com 706-338-5471
Atlanta-Roswell Chris Mixer (Simpsonwood UMC) cmixer@simpsonwoodumc.org 205-218-7533
Augusta Aaron Talbott (Thomson FUMC) aaron@thomsonfumc.org 706-595-3936
Gainesville Jeremy Noffsinger (Clayton First UMC) jeremy@claytonmethodist.com 706-782-4426, x 226
Griffin TBD
LaGrange Blake Trent (LaGrange First) blake.trent@ngumc.net 706-884-4635
Northwest Nate Juvinall (Dalton FUMC) dfumcyouth@optilink.us 706-278-8494
Rome-Carrollton TBD
These are some helpful sites where you can find more information and resourcing for youth ministry in a United Methodist congregation:
www.youthministrypartners.com Official UM site for youth resources published through the UMC
umcyoungpeople.org United Methodist resources and links for youth and young adults
www.youthworkermovement.org A national network all about the hearts and souls of youth workers
www.sejmyp.org Southeastern jurisdiction’s site for ministries with young people
www.search-institute.org Search Institutes’ 40 developmental assets for raising successful young people
www.devozine.org Devotional lifestyle magazine for teens and written by teens
Single-Digit Youth Groups: Working with Fewer Than 10 Teens by Marcey Balcomb
Smaller Church Youth Ministry: No Staff, No Money, No Problem by Brad Fiscus
One Body: Integrating Teenagers Into the Life of Your Church by Sam Halverson
Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church by Brad Griffin, Jake Mulder, and Kara Powell
Here are some camps - both local, out of state, and international - that have proved to be trustworthy and workable through the UMC:
In the North Georgia Conference:
River of Life - mission week available through various local congregations and communities all over North Georgia
DAP - (Dalton Area Project) mission week run by Dalton FUMC in the Dalton area
MAP - (Metro Atlanta Project) mission week run by Northside UMC in the Atlanta area
M25 - multiple mission weeks run by Mt. Bethel UMC in the Atlanta area
Nehemiah Project - mission week run by Liberty Hill UMC in the Canton/Cherokee County area
In the United States (and outside North Georgia):
UMVIM/UMCOR - a listing of United Methodist related missions opportunities within the United States as well as all over the world.
*ReCreation Experiences - Ashville, NC area
*The Pittsburgh Project - Inner city of Pittsburgh, PA
*Group Workcamps - All over the U.S. and international
*YouthWorks - All over the U.S.
*Team Effort - All over the U.S. and international
Out of the Country:
Mission Bridges - a mission partnership between the North Georgia Conference and nine other locations throughout the world. A special youth missions focus is developed with The Bahamas through Bahamas Methodist Habitat.
UMVIM/UMCOR - a listing of United Methodist related missions opportunities within the United States as well as all over the world.
*Praying Pelican Missions - International opportunities all over the world
*Team Effort - International opportunities all over the world
*The Youth Cartel - Mostly in conjunction with Praying Pelican, but with special Youth Cartel leadership. Haiti and Cuba.
*Group Workcamps - All over the U.S. and international
*Lunches for Learning - Honduras - also available for connection with congregations not planning on travelling
*Not affiliated with the UMC, but they are able to design instruction around our doctrines and theology
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