More than 300 youth and supporters are expected to converge in Indiana the weekend of Feb. 18-22 for the fifth Youth Evangelism Congress.

Churches are encouraged to send their young seniors and young adults to explore ways to impact their local congregations with total funding of $100,000, the only opportunity in the world where a union partners with churches to enable young people to do evangelism in their local context. Congress organizers noted that one church is sponsoring 19 delegates, refugees from Congo and Rwanda.

With the host hotel running out of rooms, Lake Union youth director Ron Whitehead said he was looking forward to “seeing what God will do next with his Lake Union youth.”

Lake Union Youth/Young Adult Ministry enjoys a long history of creative evangelism dating back to 1879 when 14-year-old Luther Warren and 17-year-old Henry Fenner feared their friends would drift away from God and start a society. missionary to bring the gospel. to other young people.

For more information, you can read about the Youth Congress in a recent Lake Union Herald article and visit the Youth Congress website.

The former delegate describes how he was affected in the video below.

Debbie Michel is communications director of the Lake Union Conference and editor of the Lake Union Herald