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):
Central East Wes Sorrells (Monroe FUMC) wes.sorrells@fumcmonroe.org
Central North Jason Scott (Roswell) scottj@rumc.com 770-261-1774
Central South Taressa Thompson (Columbia Drive UMC) taressalthompson@gmail.com 404-284-4151
Chris Moss (Tucker First UMC) cmoss@tfumc.org 770-938-3030
Central West Lora Parker Geiler (Due West UMC) lora@duewest.org 770-427-3835
South East Aaron Talbott (Wesley UMC) aaron@wesleyumc.net 706-595-3936
North East Wilson Barber (Creekside) wilsonbarber@creekside.net 770-888-8449
South West Brent Ritter (Newnan First UMC) britter@newnanfumc.org 770-253-7400
North West Lane Gilbert (Sam Jones Memorial) lgilbert@samjonesumc.org 770-382-4772
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.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
MAP - (Metro Atlanta Project) mission week run by Northside UMC in the Atlanta area
DAP - Dalton Area Project
Student Missions - Mt. Bethel UMC
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 - Asheville, 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:
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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