Youth and young adults!
Come to Central Plains
annual meeting June 18-21, 2009, at Freeman Academy, Freeman, South Dakota!

Youth Delegate
Fact Sheet
Read this fact sheet if you are considering being a youth delegate!  If you  have questions that are not answered here, email Shana at shananetins.net.

Here are some photos of youth delegates and conference leaders at annual meeting.


Bethany

Susan Janzen, Neal and Adam.

Curtis

Bethany and Roy Kaufman

Martha Yoder and Kate F.  Behind Martha are Alyssa, Matt and Emily.

Every Central Plains congregation is invited to send youth and young adults to the annual meeting.   Annual meeting is usually held the third weekend of June, from Thursday evening through Sunday morning.  The purpose of annual meeting is to attend to business, fellowship and worship together. 

Our conference  by-laws state: "Each Member Congregation shall be entitled to one Youth Delegate.  Youth Delegates must be active participants of their respective Member Congregations, and must be age 15 to 20 years during any meeting of the Delegate Body at which they participate."

In essence, this means that your congregation may send one voting youth delegate in addition to its regular delegation.  There are other ways for youth to participate in annual meeting as well: 

1)  A congregation may appoint a youth or young adult as a regular delegate.  The only requirement for regular delegates is that they be members of the congregation.

2)  A congregation may send more than one youth to participate in annual meeting.  Many people who are not voting delegates attend annual meeting to participate in table group discussions, workshops and worship services.  Just be clear about which youth are voting delegates and which are not.  All youth who come to annual meeting are welcome to participate in activities planned for youth delegates. 


Youth delegates and conference execs pray for one another and our conference.