Youth Members at Large to Annual Conference
BWC CCYM members give their report to the 2017 Annual Conference in
Each year, three youth from each district are identified as Youth Members-At-Large and will participate as a voting member in the Annual Conference Sessions. Youth are selected as follows: one youth from each district is selected by the Conference Council on Youth Ministry (CCYM) and two youth are selected by the District Superintendent and the District Youth Leader. The local church does not select youth to be Youth Members-at-Large.
Qualifications
The Book of Discipline requires all Members-at-Large to be a member of a United Methodist Church in the Baltimore-Washington Conference for at least one year. Youth Members-at-Large must be in 7th grade to 12th grade and be involved in the local church youth group for at least one year.
Arrangements
Cheryl Cook, Conference Youth & Young Adult Coordinator, will lead the Youth-Member-At-Large program during Annual Conference. Youth will be housed in hotel rooms with two or three other youth and chaperoned by adults in accordance with the Safe Sanctuaries Policy.
Forms
- Youth Lay-Member-At-Large Application
- Laity Credential Form
- Permission Slip
- Covenant of Conduct
- Annual Conference Schedule
Please contact your District Youth Leader or Cheryl Cook for additional information about becoming a Youth Member at Large.
District Youth Leaders
Annapolis – Kim Walker
Cumberland-Hagerstown – Marie Ebersole
Washington East – Rev. David Showalter
Frederick District – Angela Fossett
Baltimore Suburban – Rev. Bill Jones and Susan Harry
Baltimore Metropolitan – Shannon Gibbs
Central Maryland – Rev. Tammi D. Brantley
Greater Washington – Sharon Milton