Louisiana East First | Bishop Alphonso Denson, Sr. | Jurisdictional Prelate
Jurisdictional Youth Department
Elder Eric Clayton
President
Missionary Nettie Frazier
Chairlady
MISSION STATEMENT: The Jurisdictional Youth Department will use innovative methods to insure that our youth become valued resources to their families, churches, and communities. We will teach them how to become self-sustaining productive citizens. This department will pursue financial resources that will allow us to cultivate opportunities for the church’s young to become economically empowered and producers of jobs in the body of Christ, without compromising Godly principles. Thus, producing law-abiding outstanding youth to become agents of change in our church and society.
VISION STATEMENT: It is the goal of the Youth Department of the Church of God in Christ to enhance the lives of its members, both naturally and spiritually, thereby equipping them to successfully confront their present challenges, and those in the years to come. This goal will be achieved by producing informative and innovative techniques via conventions, youth rallies, etc., designed to address the existing issues concerning our youth, and their current circumstances.
The leadership of the International Youth Department will actively and aggressively seek talent within our church necessary to bring these goals to fruition maintaining dignity, Christian purpose, and integrity.
YPWW TRAINING UNION (Young People Willing Workers)
Christ is the answer- Acts 4:12
Occupy till I come- St. Luke 19:13
Grow in Grace- 2 Peter 3:18
In all thy ways acknowledge Him- Proverbs 3:6
Cleave to that which is good- Romans 12:9
Young people yield yourself to God in your youth.- Ecclesiastes 12:1
Prayer secures pardon, peace, purity, and paradise.- St. Matthew 7:7
Willing Workers wanted to win souls for Christ- St. Matthew 9:37-38
We must work while it is day- St. John 9:4
YPWW PLEDGE
We pledge our unselfish devotion and loyalty to the principles and doctrine of our COGIC faith to be representatives of holiness in our everyday life; and to let our lives be the mirror that reflects the image of Christ.
YPWW BENEDICTION
Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. AMEN (Jude 24-25)