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Youth & Young Adult Ministries

Phone:
(443) 391-7232
Location:
9705 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, MD 21046-1565, USA
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Prayer in the Midst 
September 11, 2025
“Plant a Seed, Grow a Community”
July 13, 2025

Empowering Leaders of the Next Generation

Our mission is to provide resource development and leadership training that supports union leaders, mentors conference leaders, and serves church leaders in developing children, teens, and young adults in their faith, hope, and wholeness in Jesus Christ.

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Prayer in the Midst 
On October 1, 2025, the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventists (NAD) will livestream a special one-hour prayer meeting. This will be the third event of its kind hosted by the NAD in connection with the Pentecost 2025 initiative.
Columbia, Md.
A smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat holds a copy of The Great Controversy.
“Plant a Seed, Grow a Community”
Before the 62nd General Conference Session convened in St. Lous, Missouri, the Youth Ministries Department of the World Church recognized a prime opportunity to demonstrate God’s love locally. Once the July 3-12 church meeting was under way, dozens of young people worked with leaders through the impact! st. louis initiative to tangibly tell the Arch City how valuable it is in the Savior’s eyes.
St. Louis, Mo.
Camps exhibit booth
Adventist Camps Mark 100 Years with First General Conference Session Exhibit in the North American Division Booth
For the first time, Adventist camp ministry is being featured with a dedicated exhibit at the General Conference (GC) Session, highlighting 100 years of summer camps shaping young lives. Tracy Wood, Youth Ministries director for the North American Division, said this year marks a century since Adventist camps began in 1925 in Australia, with the second recorded camp held a year later in Michigan. “It started with boys by a lake learning about nature and earning honor badges long before Pathfinders even existed,” Wood said. “Now it’s a global ministry.”
St. Louis, Mo.
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We oversee Youth, Pathfinders, Adventurers, Camping, Young Adults, and Public Campus Ministry for the churches and schools of the North American Division. We mobilize large networks of empowered local leaders for each of these ministry disciplines. We support the development of products, training, and many other services to assist leaders in accomplishing ministry in their local settings.

Our mission

To provide resource development and leadership training that support union leaders, mentor conference leaders, and serve church leaders to develop Seventh-day Adventist children, teens, and young adults in their faith, hope, and wholeness in Jesus Christ.

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