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Young
People's
Department
"Train
up a
child in
the way
he
should
go, and
when he
is old,
he will
not
depart
from
it..."
Proverbs
22:6
Director:
Lynn
Collins-Ford
 The
YOUNG
PEOPLE
and
CHILDREN'S
DIVISION
(Y.P.D.)
is a
youth
organization,
established
October
1915,
under
the
auspices
to the
Women's
Missionary
Society
of the
African
Methodist
Episcopal
Church.
You will
find
African
Methodists
Episcopal
Churches
in
Caribbean,
South
America,
England
and
Africa.
Y.P.D.
units
may be
found in
most
local
churches
throughout
the
Connection.
The
Y.P.D.
membership
is
estimated
at over
800,000.
YPD
Pledge:
I pledge
my
willing
and
untiring
service
to all
efforts
of the
Young
People's
and
Children's
Division
to aid
the
needy
and
suffering
people,
regardless
of race,
color or
creed. I
further
pledge
to take
the
Bible as
my
guide,
to aid
my
church,
and to
attend
meetings
regularly.
In all
these
tasks I
seek the
Savior's
guidance.
YPD
Colors:
Forest
Green is
symbolic
of
growth
and
Christian
Vitality;
white
represents
purity,
light
and
faith.
YPD
Motto:
"Grow,
Glow and
Go for
Christ"
YPD
Structure:
-
Mother
Sunbeams
(2-6
years)
-
Allen
Stars
(7-12
years)
-
Youth
Auxiliary
(13-17
years)
-
Young
Adults
(18-26
years)
YPD
Leadership:
Connectional
Level,
District
Level,
Conference
Level,
Area
Level,
Local
Level
YPD
Meetings:
Please
follow
link:
Announcements
YPD/Missionary
Benediction:
In the
name of
the
triune
God
May the
spirit
of
Christian
mission
Enter
every
heart
This we
ask in
Jesus'
name
Amen. |
