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Gratitude abounds!

Greetings, siblings in Christ!

Christ has risen! We continue to reflect on how grateful we are for our Savior, Jesus Christ, and the hope we have through his resurrection. We also are grateful for new beginnings as we continue to prepare for our 2021–22 in-person YAV year! We will be moving forward with our seven YAV sites in the U.S., along with Colombia, South Korea and Scotland.

We are collaborating with World Mission, Presbyterian Mission leadership, YAV site coordinators and church partners to ensure that we are taking proper safety precautions to ensure everyone remains safe as they serve.

As we embark on our 2021–22 YAV year, there are some exciting ways you can engage with our incoming class and site coordinators. Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. (EDT) through May, we will be going live on Facebook and interviewing our site coordinators! Hear directly from the leaders who transform our young adults around the Matthew 25 vision of building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty. Also, we will be commissioning the incoming YAV class live on Facebook on Aug. 22. Please stay tuned for more details.

Just like you have provided us with your support for nearly 30 years, we invite you to continue to journey with us through prayers, your generous giving, reading the blogs of current YAVs and YAV alums and by encouraging young adults ages 19–30 to apply.

Destini Hodges, interim coordinator
Young Adult Volunteers

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YAVs join three Presbyterian Mission Agency ministries as fellows

In its nearly 30-year history, the Young Adult Volunteer program has produced future ministers of word and sacrament, ruling elders, educators and leaders of nonprofit organizations. But in this special virtual year, some are getting the opportunity to learn in-depth about the Presbyterian Mission Agency and its ministries.

Important YAV application dates approaching!

There’s still time to apply to serve as a YAV in 2021–22 (August to August).

June 1 (final date to apply for national sites, limited spots available)

YAV is a faith-based ecumenical volunteer service program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Since the early 1990s, more than 1,700 young adults have participated in YAV service at 45 sites in 19 countries. Several mission co-workers, pastors and church leaders have experienced a YAV year of service for a lifetime of change.

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U.N. event inspires young women

Victoria Alexander, a Young Adult Volunteer for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), said the 65th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women has been "one of the most meaningful, inspiring, thought-provoking experiences" of her life.

No such thing
as neutral

This is it. The hard conversation. You’re prepared to lead your church group in the difficult work of antiracism. You’ve researched the perfect book. You’ve got the webinar cued up. You have your difficult but necessary questions prepared. But have you done your own work?

Financial support for the YAV program

Please consider giving to the YAV program through a monthly or one-time gift to care for young adults engaged in "a year of service for a lifetime of change."

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The Young Adult Volunteer program, a ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is an ecumenical, one-year service opportunity for young adults ages 19 to 30. For nearly three decades, YAVs have listened for God’s call in their lives, while serving alongside partners at sites in the United States and around the world. YAVs live in intentional Christian communities developing and deepening their faith through service. Learn more about this transformative year at youngadultvolunteers.org.

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We invite you to join us on this journey to become a Matthew 25 church

Jesus calls us to act boldly and compassionately to serve people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned and poor. We rejoice how our re-energized faith can unite all Presbyterians for a shared and holy purpose: our common identity to do mission. Over 900 churches and mid councils have accepted the Matthew 25 invitation to help our denomination become a more relevant presence in the world by building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty.

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