BASSETERRE St. Kitts, July 22nd 2011 - The National Youth Council of the Church of God-St.Kitts extends a warm invitation to the young people of the Federation to be part of something that is wholesome and exciting during its annual National Youth Convention from July 24th – August 1st, 2011, under the theme, “I’m Taking a Stand in Christ”. The aim of this year’s youth convention is to bring the young people from the five (5) congregations together for a time of spiritual, intellectual and social development.
The planning committee for this year’s youth convention felt that inlight of the upsurge of crime and violence amongst the youth in the Federation, there should be a set of activities challenging the youth of the Church of God to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of emulation.
The activities are as follows:
Sunday, 24th July, 2011
The five congregations would give their young people the opportunity to conduct all aspects of the regular morning service.
Cayon Church of God: 8:30 a.m.
St. Pauls Church of God: 9:00 a.m.
Half-Way-Tree Church of God 9:00 a.m.
St. Peters Church of God 10:00 a.m.
Basseterre Church of God: 10:00 a.m.
All of the congregations will congregate at the St. Peters Church of God at 6:30 p.m. for a joint service. The speaker would be the anointed Bro. Nigel Browne, a member of the Cayon Church of God and President of Youth Impact Ministers.\
Monday, 25th – Tuesday, 26th July, 2011
The youth crusade continues at the St. Peters Church of God at 7:30 p.m. The speaker would be the dynamic Pastor Anthony Huggins.
Wednesday, 27th July, 2011
- Presentation on Youth Crime and Violence
Five young people representing the each congregation would make 3-5 minutes presentation on the following:
- What causes a young person to commit crime?
- How does youth crime and violence affect the community?
- How does youth crime and violence affect the family?
- How does youth crime and violence affect the local economy?
- How does youth crime and violence affect the health sector?
Minister Dawn Walker, an Associate Minister at Great Commission Church of God, Indianapolis, IN would culminate the evening with her presentation on the churches’ role in the prevention of youth crime and violence.
Dawn holds a dual Masters Degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in Mental Health Counseling, as well as Addictions Counseling. She has a BS degree in Office Administration from Butler University.
She has been married to Rev. Malachi Walker for 30 years and together they have more than 30 years experience working with youth and currently minister to the inner city males of Indianapolis through a program known as Young Men, Inc. which is an empowerment and mentoring program established to help males, ages 8 - 16 become sufficiently empowered spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Dawn also ministers to the ladies of Great Commission through Sista-2-Sista which are sessions designed for women and young ladies to bond through mutual sharing of experiences, worship, and prayer. She has also been a contributing writer for the Christian Women Connection - formerly Women of the Church of God, 2011 CBO Advent Season, as well as a women's curriculum and past workshop and preaching forum presenter.
Dawn enjoys spending time with family, reading, writing, singing and listening to gospel music. One of her favorite scriptures can be found in Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path." And on that, she stands!
Pastor Deslyn Belle Watson of the Half-Way-Tree Church of God would chair the proceedings.
Friday, 29th July, 2011
The young people of the Church of God – St. Kitts would be given an opportunity to display their talent in dance, music, song, poetry, drama, etc. at the St. Pauls Church of God at 7:30 p.m. The admission is free.
Saturday, 30th July, 2011
The young people of the Church of God - St. Kitts would be involved in an outreach activity within the community where their church is located. Some of the community outreach activities would include but not limited to: soup kitchen, clean-up, free health clinic along with the distribution of religious literature.
Sunday, 31st July, 2011
- National Youth Convention Service
The five congregations would congregate at the Basseterre Church of God at 9:00 a.m. for the grand “National Youth Convention Service” where attendees can expect a lively worship session conducted by the young people of the Church of God with melodious selections from the Church of God Combined National Youth Choir under the direction of young musician and song writer Don Christopher, followed by the spoken word to be delivered by the charismatic and dynamic man of God, Pastor Troy Watson.
Monday, 1st August, 2011
The Church of God-St. Kitts concludes its National Youth Convention at Cockleshell Beach starting at 9:00 a.m. with some traditional fun sports such as: tug-of-war, bottle balance, lime and spoon, needle and thread, sack race etc,
We know that taking a stand on any issue requires conviction. Without this conviction a person can be swayed by persuasive argument to give up their position, or at least to see flaws in it. Therefore, we call upon all young people of this our proud Federation to believe that standing firm on the promises of God is the most righteous position they can think of.
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