Youth & Children Training & Retreat
Schedule | Keynote Speaker | Event Planning Team | Hotel Information
Mar. 24-25, 2023
at Wesley Freedom UMC
961 Johnsville Rd
Sykesville, MD 21784
Youth and children's ministry leaders need to be rooted, renewed and take time for spiritual uplift and restoration. Spend two days with other Youth and Children's Ministry Leaders as we get back to basics and learn best practices from each other and recognized experts in this ministry. Come for retreat, relaxation, learning, and networking.
Early Bird Registration through March 10: $ 100.00
Regular Registration March 11-March 17: $125.00
Scholarships available
Psalm 51:12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me
Keynote Info:
Rev. Antoine 'Tony' Love
Within the Baltimore-Washington Conference, the Rev. Antoine Love is frequently called upon to pray when leaders feel the need to turn to God for comfort, assurance, or vision. As assistant to Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling, Love is known for his deep-abiding faith that connects people with God and one another.
Entering into ministry in 1992, Love pastored several Maryland churches, including Corkran UMC in Temple Hills; Zion UMC in Lexington Park; Covenant Point – Lakeside Cooperative Parish in Waldorf; the Journey of Faith Church, a new cross-racial United Methodist congregation in southern Maryland; and Wesley Freedom UMC in Eldersburg. His innovative spirit of renewal and revival also led him to serve as the Baltimore-Washington Conference Director of Vibrant Communities for several years, before being appointed as the Assistant to the Bishop.
He has also served on several committees throughout the denomination, including chairing the Baltimore-Washington Conference Board of Trustees and as executive director of the Northeastern Jurisdiction’s Multi-Ethnic Center for Ministry. He now chairs Black Methodists for Church Renewal.
A noted preacher and teacher, Love’s ministry centers around transcending the differences that separate people and creating Beloved Community.
He holds dear to his heart the words from Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning; Great is thy faithfulness, O Lord unto me.”
Event Planning Team
Marie Matthews
Director of Children and Family Ministries &
Staff Representative for Racial Justice Ministries, Silver Spring UMC
Cathy Vitek
Children's & Family Ministry Pastor, Bethany UMC
Sherry Perrine
Director of Children and Family Ministries
Wesley Freedom UMC
Susan M. Harry
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Reisterstown United Methodist Church and
Baltimore Suburban District Youth Leader
Cheryl Cook
Discipleship Ministries Manager
Baltimore-Washington Conference
Hotel Information
We have a room block at the Hampton Inn Owings Mills (15 minutes away) for anyone that would like to stay overnight on Friday. The rate is $104 plus taxes and fees. Please use the hotel group code YWC when reserving the room.