United Youth Corps
Please visit www.ucgyouthcorps.org.
Do you want to make a positive difference in
the world?
The United Youth Corps program offers opportunities for
Christian service, leadership training and travel for our
young adults in the Church. This is the 10th year of offering
United Youth Corps opportunities and, to date, we have about
80 young adults who have participated in 23 projects in
eight countries.
We are pleased and excited to announce we are now accepting
applications for this year's programs in:
Philippines – Asia
Zambia – Southern Africa
Ghana – West Africa
Nigeria – West Africa
Kenya – East Africa
NOTE: The DEADLINE for
most applications is January 15, 2009.
If you would like to know more about the United Youth Corps,
please check out our website at www.ucgyouthcorps.org.
The website contains descriptions of all our projects,
photos from past projects and an online application for
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ABOUT UNITED YOUTH CORPS
During the past 30 years, young people in the Church of God
have established an excellent track record of service in different regions
and nations. The United Youth Corps seeks to continue this fine tradition.
In today's increasingly selfish world, it is especially striking
to see young people with the maturity and commitment to live this
way of "give" rather than "get". Such examples
make an important impact on those who observe them in action.
At the same time, young adults have the energy and freedom from certain
family responsibilities that can allow them to serve in ways that
may not be possible later in life.
Participating in service projects is an excellent way to form character,
to learn the joys of giving and to prepare for further service opportunities.
With this in mind, the United Church of God, an International
Association, has begun United Youth Corps with various service
opportunities.
OUTCOMES & MISSION STATEMENT
The United International Youth Corps is designed to help
motivated and desirous young adults connect with the work of the Church
through service. This dimension of leadership will be awakened and
directed toward the vision of the coming kingdom of God in which Christians
will be helping rebuild the waste places of the earth and assisting
God in serving humanity.
Following is the Mission Statement and Outcomes of the United Church
of God's effort to serve the leadership training and experiential
needs of our young adults—the next generation of leaders within
the Church:
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to help our young adults envision and prepare for the
coming Kingdom of God. This would be accomplished by helping them
to identify with the international nature of the Body of Christ,
and with their role in the work of the Church.
EXPRESSED NEEDS AND DESIRED OUTCOMES:
We believe based on observation and the direct input of this
age group, that our young adults need:
1) To understand the Vision of and need for the Kingdom of God
2) To experience and live the vision of the Kingdom
3) To identify with and participate in the "Work of the Church".
4) To understand that BY such participation, they will have become
a part of something bigger than themselves.
We commit to providing through this and other educational opportunities
for our Young Adults.
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