Chattanooga District Youth of the United Methodist Church

 

2007-2008 District Youth Representatives on the CCYM (conference council on youth ministries) elected on 6-9-07:                     

Ladarius Mitchell (CCYM REP) St Elmo UMC

Blaine Mallett (CCYM REP) Tyner UMC

Haley Lowe -  (Aleternate) St Elmo UMC

Amber Jones - (Alternate) Chapel Hill UMC

District Co-Coordinators: 

Melissa Martin - St John UMC

Jeff McBrayer - Tyner UMC  423-892-0444

 

Click on name to email your representatives

 

 

District News:

7-15-07 Elections held at YMCA Lockin and new reps in place...results of elections are as follows. 

LaDarius Mitchell-CCYM Rep-St Elmo UMC

Blaine Mallett CCYM Rep- Tyner UMC

Haley Lowe-CCYM Alternate-St. Elmo UMC

Amber Jones - CCYM Alternate- Chapel Hill UMC

At Large Applications still available online and are to be sent into the Conference office. 

Festival of Gifts and Talents November 4,2007 at 5:00 at Tyner UMC.  Start getting ready to represent your youth group!!  Call or email Jeff McBrayer or Melissa Martin if your are interested in signing your group up this year.

http://holstonconference.org/youth/  Find out what's happening in youth ministry within the Conference. Applications for CCYM under forms.

 

 

Youth and youth leaders:  I am communicating mostly via Email so if you want to receive our District Emails and  Announcements please send me your email address.  Also check the district newsletter for announcements.  Jeff

If you have a youth webpage send me the link and we'll put them up with other groups in our area!!

 

We cheated and had a "LOCK-IN"  at the YMCA from 6 - 11 on a Sunday Evening and not an all-nighter this year!!  I think it worked great cause we had a great turnout of both youth and quite a few more adults this year!!

 

Thanks again to all that came out and I hope some new connections and friendship were made.  The results of our elections are above but I hope the results of the friendships gained will have a lasting effect!!  

 

I've got some pictures from the "lock-in" on my facebook (Jeff McBrayer) under "cool new pics" album.  Check it out and leave a comment or two!!

 

All God's Blessings to You!!

Festival of Gifts and Talents for 2006 ... Pre Registered

 

Leigh Wattenbarger (McFarland UMC)  Singing solo!!    7/06

 

Trenton UMC  doing a drama "Worth it All" 9/06

                     New Life  performing "Savior"

 

Hixson UMC  -  Band and Puppets 9/06

 

Tyner UMC - Band and Solo  9/06

 

Mt Crest UMC - Band "shut me out" by Kutless

 

St Elmo UMC - Puppets

 

  What exactly is a DCYM  you might  ask...at least I hope you asked.  It's the District Committee on Youth Ministry.  We want to model this after the CCYM (Conference CYM) where it would be primarily a student lead group with youth leaders or representatives from the various groups there to offer wisdom and guidance.  Our GOAL... 2 reps, 1 alternate and 1 adult rep from each youth group.  Then we will meet together periodically to plan events to bring together the youth of the United Methodist Church in Chattanooga for fellowship, fun, and worship.  We also plan the festival of Gifts and Talents each year.   Let us know if you are interested in serving with the Chattanooga District in that way!  Email us by clicking on one(or all) of the Rep's Names at the top of the page. 

 

 District Committee on Discipleship Youth Report 6-06   District Committee on Discipleship Report 3-06 

April 06 DCYM Meeting 

 

DCYM April 26, 05 Minutes
 

The Festival of Gifts and Talents Guidelines for Chattanooga District:

·         Each youth group can have 2 different groups or individuals offering a gift or talent.

·         An individual or group from a church in our district must be the primary one offering the talent (ex. Youth is the main singer with some youth, college or adults in the back up band or doing some backup vocals)  

·         It needs to be less than 6 minutes.  (so no 3 act mini-melodramas)

·         Doesn't have to be to a "Christian" song but must be clean, uplifting, positive, etc.

·         Each youth group present will have 2 votes for their selection for an “offering” to be performed at Resurrection and a first runner-up (in case the selected offering cannot fit into the Conference schedule).    The talent selected to represent Chattanooga must call and schedule with the Conference office which weekend they will be able to offer their gift.  Weekend selection is on a first come, first serve basis again this year.