YDM Vision Statement
To help our youth to know God in a personal way and develop their relationship.
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
Proverbs 22:6
YDM Objectives
- Provide comprehensive spiritual programs and services for our youth
- Consistent discipling of our youth. Teach, model and train on the life of Jesus Christ and what it means to them
- Encourage youth who are "living the life"
- Consistent on-going training
- Developing the leaders of today. Foster love, support and encourage leadership opportunitues for our youth with youth led activities, events and services
- Empower our youth to make more informed personal & spiritual decisions as it relates to peer pressure & self esteem
- Expose youth to opportunities that otherwise may not have been afforded to them (i.e. college tours, finiancial awareness presentations, etc.)
YDM Recurring Events
Monthly
- Youth Day - 4th Sunday every month
Biweekly
- Youth Church Services - 11:00 am services ages 5-12, 1st and 3rd Sunday
Weekly
- Youth Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00 pm - all ages
YDM upcoming events
Youth Week
- June 22 -25, 2011
- Wednesday night – Prayer Night @ Ivy Baptist Church, 7pm
- Thursday night – Adopt-A-Spot Cleanup (Meet at church @ 6:30pm)
- Friday night – Live Café Night @ Ivy Baptist Church, 7pm
- Saturday – Skating (Bring A Canned Good)
Peninsula Skating Center
307 Main Street
Newport News, VA
2pm - 5pm
Cost $2.50
- Sunday – Youth Services (Bake Sale After Both Services)
King’s Dominion Trip
- July 16, 2011. Check back for more info.
Adopt-a-Spot cleanup
- July 2011. Exact date and time TBA
Youth and Teen Summit Retreat
- August 5–7, 2011
- Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center
- Includes workshops, seminars, dynamic interactive nightly worship services, rap sessions, camping out, basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, hiking trail, hayride, games, food and fun
- Cost: $75.00
Community Day
- Stuart Garden—Anderson Park
- August 13, 2011
- Uniform Clothes Back to School Drive