NYE

NYE postponed indefinitely

Consultations between Rev. Tracy Blackmon and the Council of Conference Ministers led to a decision this morning to POSTPONE the NATIONAL YOUTH EVENT, originally scheduled for July 22-25, 2020, until a future year.

This decision was not primarily a concern over the severity of the current COVID-19 pandemic, but it was based on being in an uncertain and changing time and facing a present deadline to financially finalize the contract with Purdue University. The CCM and national staff thought it prudent to postpone the event.

When future plans are made, we will let you know!

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National Youth Event (NYE) 2020: UNITE!

National Youth Event (NYE) 2020: UNITE!

We want to send a delegation of interested Senior High (completed 6th grade through graduated seniors) to the UCC National Youth Event at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, next July 22-25.  We will also need interested adults to also take part as chaperones.

Registration will open in February.  The Southwest Conference can offer to scholarship travel costs (we will plan our travel together as a group), leaving the registration fee (early bird) of $375 up to churches and participating families.  The registration fee covers the cost of program, room and on-campus meals for the days of the event.  There may be an additional cost for another night to accommodate the travel and incidental meals that participants will be responsible for.  We will get a more complete picture of that and let you know.

In the meantime, we will plan to register everyone together through the Conference Office.

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