Category: YPD
YPD/WMS Reflections
YPD/WMS Reflections I have always been very active in all aspects of the church on various levels. This would be my opportunity to finally experience my first YPD/WMS Quadrennial. I… Read More »
No Youth, No Future
No Youth, No Future By Miya Johnson, Connectional YPD Stewardship & Finance Committee Chairperson Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. Proverbs 22:6… Read More »
The Truth Behind this AME College Student
The Truth Behind this AME College Student William Cordier, Connectional Young Peoples Division (YPD) Evaluations Committee Chairperson Coming up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a common theme in our… Read More »
TCR Breaking News: Connectional YPD Establishes Partnership with Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. (SDPC), led by General Secretary Dr. Iva E. Carruthers, Board of Trustees Co-Chairs the Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, and Bishop Leah Daughtry,… Read More »
Why Me?
By Cameron Seawright, Connectional YPD Affiliated Groups Chairperson Why Me? By Cameron Seawright, Connectional YPD Affiliated Groups Chairperson During my elementary and middle school years, growing up different and set apart from my peers brought a lot of isolation, bullying, and anxiety…. Read More »
What do Young People Want?” Dialogue in the 21st Century Church
What do Young People Want?” Dialogue in the 21st Century Church Jordan DeVeaux What do young Christians want? For much of my Christian journey, particularly as a participant in ministry,… Read More »
Do, or Do Not. There is No Try
Do, or Do Not. There is No Try Richard Norris, III, Connectional YPD President In Star Wars Episode V, Luke Skywalker had been directed to go to the planet Dagobah to… Read More »
Calling the Church to Consciousness
Calling the Church to Consciousness By George Pratt, Connectional YPD Parliamentarian On Sunday, November 29th, a collective of progressive United Methodists founded a new Wesleyan denomination, the Liberation Connexion (LMX),… Read More »
When We Pray
When We Pray By Emmaya Swift, Connectional YPD Historiographer/Statistician Life, as we know it, may not ever be the same but one thing that remains the same is God’s love…. Read More »
We Care Too: A Gen Z’s Perspective on 2020
We Care Too: A Gen Z’s Perspective on 2020 By La Toria M. Lane, YPD Connectional Financial Secretary It is often stated that the young people of today are either… Read More »
YPD Vision
YPD Vision By Amaria Phillips, Assistant Recording Secretary, Connectional YPD It’s a new year and decade! How exciting is that? It is the end of one chapter and the beginning… Read More »
Unminded of Differences and Limitations
Unminded of Differences and Limitations By Mangaliso Mzamo Ndlangamandla, 3rd Vice President, Connectional YPD As a Connectional Church, we are inevitably portioned and organized into various districts for the overall efficient… Read More »