District Youth Advisor:
Barbara Wise Lewczak
515-677-2673
bwlewczak@juno.com
2665 195th St
Minburn IA 50167
Northern Plains District
Northern Plains District is a wide community of Church of the Brethren Congregations located in Iowa, Minnesota , North Dakota and Montana... joined together by our devotion to the way of Christ..to strengthen the work of each congregation.
Continuing the work of Jesus . . . Simply. Peacefully. Together.
Church of the Brethren
Youth
NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE (NYC) UPDATE July 17-July 22, 2010
Where: Fort Collins, CO.
Who: All youth who have completed ninth grade through one year of college
Theme: “More than Meets the Eye” – from 2 Corinthians 4:6-10, 16-18.
Registration for NYC opens January 5, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. central time. For details go to www.brethren.org/nyc.
The NYC website will have a preview of the registration page in December. Take a look at the link before registration so you know what fields are required and what options are available. One thing you will need to know when you register is your church code. Go to http://www.brethren.org/churchcode and search for your congregation’s code. Click on the name of your congregation to find the church code. Before anyone can register, each person has to create a personal username and password on http://www.brethren.org/. You will need to login before you are able to register for NYC. (We will be better able to communicate with you if we have an email address for each participant who is registering.) Registration cost opens at $425 and increases to $450 after February 15. Registration closes April 5. If you have any questions feel free to call Audrey Hollenberg and Emily LaPrade, coordinators, at 847-742-5100 ext. 246 or email us at 2010nyc@brethren.org.
Bus transportation for Northern Plains youth and adult advisors is being planned. Contact Barbara Lewczak with any questions and your plans for attendance at 515-240-0060 or bwlewczak@netins.net.
REGIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE – APRIL 9-11, 2010
Where: McPherson College, McPherson, KS.
Theme: Fully Alive: Taking Hold of the Life that is Really Life. Scripture: John 10:10.
Guest Leader: Paul Grout, 2001 Annual Conference Moderator, former pastor of Genesis Church
of the Brethren (Putney, VT), founder of “A Place Apart” retreat center.
