{"id":22,"date":"2018-11-14T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T15:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/yya\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:01:50","slug":"youth-and-young-adult-ministries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth and young adult ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v10.0&amp;appId=1641983936050416&amp;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"ziFTMLfE\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/09\/2023-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Youth working in a garden at National Junior High Conference; two people playing frisbee; two people speaking at National Youth Conference; bread and cup communion; young adults sitting at a picnic table at Young Adult Conference; Christian Citizenship Seminar participants in front of the Washington City Church of the Brethren\" class=\"wp-image-195\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size: small; font-style:italic;\">Photos by Chris Brumbaugh-Cayford, Lauren Flora (3), Becky Ullom Naugle, and Becki Bowman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border: 3px solid #abb751; padding: 14px 14px; font-size: 16px; background-color: #f6f7e5; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: bold;\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h4>2026<\/h4>\n<p>March 1 \u2013 regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/nyc\/registration\/\">registration for NYC 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 1 \u2013 late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/nyc\/registration\/\">registration for NYC 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/national-youth-sunday\/\">National Youth Sunday <\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 22 \u2013 24 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/yac\/\">Young Adult Conference<\/a> &#8211; Register now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">July 18 \u2013 23 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/nyc\/\">National Youth Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/F8e7gNxb38TSTJg47\">applications for the Young Adult Steering Committee<\/a> are due<\/p>\n<p>Sept 16 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/jBmK4mvtmx3Uifw96\">nominations for the National Youth Cabinet<\/a> are due<\/p>\n<h4>2027<\/h4>\n<p>April &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/ccs\/\">Christian Citizenship Seminar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/njhc\/\">National Junior High Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--col--><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Connect with us!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/140324432741613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advisors of the Church of the Brethren<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/cob.young.adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Adults of the Church of the Brethren <i class=\"fb-icon\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrethrenYYA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church of the Brethren Youth and Young Adult Ministries <i class=\"fb-icon\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cobnyc2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Youth Conference <i class=\"inst-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<i class=\"fb-icon\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/418432348167681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Citizenship Seminar <i class=\"fb-icon\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brethrenyouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brethren youth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/resources\/#bridge\">Bridge newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--col--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--row--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--box--><\/p>\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/f\/seamless.js\" data-key=\"IIQhwdTqN0irSykw7-0-_w\" data-form=\"218\"><\/script>\n<br>&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Youth and Young Adults\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLPwg6iPFotfjLtmy3Ko5pk9np3GTeN-vD\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Six youth from across the United States serve a two-year term. Youth are nominated by adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Young Adult<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/yac\">Young Adult Conference<\/a>&nbsp;(YAC) offers people ages 18-35 the chance to worship and fellowship over Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Young Adult Steering Committee helps shape and plan Young Adult Conference annually. The YASC also contributes to Bridge, the denominational young adult newsletter. Six young adults, between the ages of 18 and 35, from across the United States serve three-year terms. To apply, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/F8e7gNxb38TSTJg47\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/F8e7gNxb38TSTJg47<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multi-Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/faithx\/\">FaithX<\/a> trips are a way to express your faith through action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need answers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions about Youth\/Young Adult Ministries? Contact Becky Ullom Naugle at 847-429-4385 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bullomnaugle@brethren.org\">bullomnaugle@brethren.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrethrenYYA\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"\" data-height=\"800\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrethrenYYA\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrethrenYYA\">Church of the Brethren Youth and Young Adult Ministries<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 March 1 \u2013 regular registration for NYC 2026 May 1 \u2013 late registration for NYC 2026 May 3 \u2013 National Youth Sunday May 22 \u2013 24 \u2013 Young Adult Conference &#8211; Register now! July 18 \u2013 23 \u2013 National Youth Conference August 1 \u2013 applications for the Young Adult Steering Committee are due Sept<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1598,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/1598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}