The Brownwood District Council on Youth Ministry assists local Churches in ministry for, with, and by junior high and senior high youth more effectively; to serve as a channel of communication and involvement among the youth ministry in the local Churches, the Central Texas Conference on youth ministry, and the general agencies of the Church; to initiate youth programs for the district to influence the total programming of the district and conference as it relates to the concerns and needs of youth, and to take primary responsibility for promoting and raising money for the Youth Service Fund. 

Central Texas Conference Youth Site: Check out their Youth page on the Internet!  Just click here CTC Youth  to go directly to the page. 

CCYM:  Conference Council on Youth Ministry exists on a Central Texas Conference level to plan events, activities, and projects for the youth of our Conference; to support the districts and all local churches as they plan for and offer youth ministry.  The receive and allocate its portion of the Youth Service Fund and educate conference youth about the Youth Service Fund (YSF). 

The CCYM plans the Midwinter retreats, Spiritual Life retreats for Senior High and Junior High/Middle School youth, the United Methodist Student Day at Six Flags and Wet'n'Wild  and a soon to be revamped Youth Annual Conference (YAC).

From our District Officers, two representatives to CCYM are elected.  These two members and the District President are considered members of the CCYM. 

CCYM Officers are elected from the representative youth of the seven Districts in the Central Texas Conference.  They will serve a one year term from June 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005.  The elected officers are required to attend various events with all expenses paid.  The President of CCYM is also a member of the Conference Council On Ministries and the Laity Board and should attend those meetings too. 

The United Methodist National Youth Ministry Organization is a nationwide network of youth and adult workers with youth at every level of the church, formed in 1976 by the United Methodist General Conference. NYMO is affiliated with the General Board of Discipleship. They have a twenty year history of serving the church.  Check them out by clicking on these initials here:  UMNYMO

Devo'zine - Youth, try out this web site in the Upper Room! Just click here:  Devo'zine

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