Student Ministry
Bearing Fruit on Summer Outreach 2008
Anglican Mission youth doing their part to fulfill the Great Commission
Summer mission programs not only bless those being served but also provide young people from across the country the tools they need to reach the unchurched and disconnected in communities around the world.
Alex Atkinson, Grace Church, with village kids in the Dominican Republic.
"Most people find Christ before they step foot on a college campus," notes the Rev. Chris Zoephel, Director of YAMiA. "Summer outreach is life- changing for kids because they experience God at the point of faith, when they act on what God wants them to do, whether it is praying for someone, sharing the Gospel, or feeding the hungry."
In 2008, hundreds of Anglican Youth participated in a variety of summer outreach programs:
Youth from Cambridge Church in Leawood, Kansas spent time caring for adults with physical and mental disabilities at Camp Barnabas, as seen on the television show Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
All Saints, Pawleys Island, South Carolina, took a team of high school students to Jamaica where they worked on various building projects that would have taken locals up to fifteen years to complete on their own.
A team from Grace Church, Pawleys Island, South Carolina traveled to the Dominican Republic where they helped to construct a hospital, participate in a feeding program and love on kids living in poverty.
Over 100 students, representing eight Anglican Mission churches, joined Soul in the City Anglican Mission youth outreach in Orlando, Florida where their selfless deeds made a tremendous impact on the local community.
As the Anglican Mission works to reach the unchurched, it is evident that our youth are faithful in actively sharing Christ's love in their own backyard and in distant lands.
All Saints youth changing lives in Jamaica.
Summer Youth Outreach 2009
Jumping into summer outreaches with ready hands and feet, hundreds of Anglican Mission students and adult leaders did their part to share Christ's love-and experienced their own personal transformation in the process. Here are some highlights:
• Soul in the City, Fleming Island, Florida
Nearly 100 students from six churches and three states gathered for YAMiA outreach, Soul in the City, hosted this year by Grace Church in Fleming Island, Florida. They visited 21 ministry sites and experienced a powerful week of worship, service and fun.
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• Street evangelism & sports ministry, Chicago, Illinois Youth from Church of the Apostles in Fairfield, Connecticut, travelled to Chicago, Illinois, and Wesleyville, Pennsylvania, to do street evangelism and participate in sports ministry on the [Lake Michigan] beach. |
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• Vacation Bible School in...the Bahamas (somebody has to go!) Young people from Christ Church Anglican in Jacksonville, Florida, shared Christ through drama on the beach, ministering at an orphanage and hosting a Vacation Bible School for nearly 100 children in Nassau, Bahamas. |
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• Dominican Republic Outreach Grace Church in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, returned this year to the Dominican Republic to nurture relationships, minister to children living in the streets and offer their muscle power to spruce up a local medical center. |
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• Habitat for Humanity service All Saints Church in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, teamed up with St. Peter's Anglican in Birmingham, Alabama, to assist Habitat for Humanity in restoration projects in the Birmingham area. The All Saints team also participated in a variety of service projects in New Orleans, to help those still recovering from the devastation left behind from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
