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Unstoppable By Ron Whitehead
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The Lake Union has a rich youth ministry history that goes all the way back to 1879 when Luther Warren and Harry Fenner, ages 14 and 17, gathered together for prayer in Hazelton, Michigan, to establish the Adventist Missionary Youth Society. This was the beginning of organized youth ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 1901, the General Conference voted to establish a youth department, and in 1916 (one year after Ellen White’s death), the Lake Union Conference established a youth department to better serve youth and young adults. For 26 years, Ron Whitehead has been honored to serve as the Lake Union Youth director. He has served for six union presidents and with many outstanding conference youth professionals. Our Union and each of our five local conferences value this generation and see them as important participants in the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. There are so many ways that the local church, conference and Union partner together to support the spiritual growth and mission participation of this generation. Here are a few:
28 MAY 2022
Missions Each year, hundreds of Lake Union youth take the Matthew 28:19 commission to heart. Our local congregations and church schools partner with Maranatha, Share Him, GYC Missions, CYE – WeCare, Quiet Hour, and other organizations to provide domestic and international hands on ministry opportunities to share the gospel story of a living and loving Christ. Summer Camp Evangelism In 1926, the first North American summer camp was held in Townline Lake, Michigan; the first camp for girls was held in Wisconsin. The Lake Union local conferences offer some of the most effective resident camp ministry programs in North America in the following ways: young adult leadership training/mentoring, baptisms and hundreds of decisions for Christ take place every summer at our camps. Visit LakeUnionHerald.org
