Young Adult Network (YAN)

Kimberly Gaitor - Director

This is the church’s chapter of a 4th Episcopal District ministry that gives church members between the ages of 18–40 an opportunity to become catalysts for growth and positive change in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

It is designed to encourage young adults to give their time, talent and treasure to the building and increasing of the Kingdom of God on earth.

This group works to meet its goals by helping its members identify their spiritual gifts through tithing and serving on various boards and organizations of the church and training them to become leaders in the A.M.E church locally and on the conference, district, and connectional levels. YAN sponsors a monthly Bible Study and an Annual YAN Day.

Our Creed:

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit Power. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits or popularity. I don’t have to be right, first tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, bow in His presence, walk with patience, am uplifted by prayer and I labor with power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the enemy, pander at the pool of popularity or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won’t GIVE UP, SHUT UP or LET UP, until I have STORED UP, STAYED UP, PRAYED UP, PAID UP and PREACHED UP, for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give until I drop, preach until all knows and work until He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem in recognizing me. My banner will be clear!