Young Adult Ministries creates ways within our conference to connect, equip and advocate for young adults in local churches and throughout the conference. The Young Committee typically meets via video conference six times a year to pray and plan, offering our time, resources, and knowledge to provide networking and leadership opportunities.
Looking to get connected with a UM Campus Ministry in Illinois? Check out the Higher Education and Campus Ministry Page.
Want to connect with other young adults? Join the Facebook group for notifications or sign up for the IGRC Events-Full email list.
Do you wonder how to connect with young adults?
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, in partnership with Lilly Endowment Inc., is engaging in a bold initiative to help churches launch new ministries that will attract young adults. With financial support of 1.5 million dollars from Lilly Endowment, Garrett-Evangelical becomes one of 12 innovation hubs around the country participating in Lilly Endowment’s Young Adult Initiative that will help churches create innovative and meaningful ministries that appeal to millennials.
Dr. Jennifer Moe is the assistant director of the Young Adult Initiative at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary visit the page for more information and link to the Christian Curious podcast that interview additional YAI hubs. She will share about the process of Holy Yearnings, Holy Listening, and Holy Partnerships that is revitalizing ministry with young adults around the country. View the webinar below.
Holy Listening from IGRC Communications on Vimeo.
On December 14, young adults met with authors Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth A. Silvers to discuss their book and dive into how to have hard conversations with grace. This 30-minute conversation, led by Rev. Caleb McGregor, offers insight to how our culture is missing safe spaces to have moral conversation and encouragement in how we can continue to do this hard work.
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Still Listening) 12.14.2020 from IGRC Communications on Vimeo.
Please join us Thursday November 7, 1:30-2:30 pm for a webinar “Do you really want Young Adults? Equipping existing churches to reach young adults” lead Rev. Sarah Wanck.
Rev. Wanck is the associate pastor at Crossroads UMC. In 2016, she launched 309 as a ministry of Crossroads. The mission was to create a multigenerational family of believers relentlessly reaching people for Christ in the Washington-Peoria area. They began with 50 and grew to 150 last Spring. This summer, the worshipping communities of 309 and Crossroads UMC have merged.