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Confirmation Class Leading to a New Student Ministry
Church of the Incarnation in Atlanta has a new student ministry springing into life! Last year, a high school junior asked to be confirmed. This request enabled a confirmation class to start, followed by a Youth Alpha course, and now, regular meetings of middle and...

Abiding in the Spirit: Church of the Vine’s First Youth Retreat
As the Student Ministry at Church of the Vine in Newberg, Oregon has been growing in the past two years, they began to look for new opportunities to form students to welcome the transformation of the Holy Spirit. With the help of the Champion Grant, they took students...

Youth delegate statement from Provincial Assembly
We, the youth delegates of Assembly 2024, love the Anglican tradition and find depth, beauty, and meaning in the Anglican way of formation, mission, and worship. We value the high emphasis on scripture and the way the cross is central. We look forward to ways that...

Caring for and discipling high school students
The Champion Grant allows churches to answer their “what if” questions and “how might we” wonderings with new or expanded ministry ideas. In coming alongside Anglican student ministries with financial support, we are seeing students formed into the likeness of Christ....

Every Tribe and Nation
The Champion Grant exists to come alongside student ministry champions with financial support for their ministry ideas. Some of the most encouraging stories we hear from churches in our province come from students who begin new projects or ministries. At Christ the...

Inviting students to belong to Jesus
Grace Church Seattle, brought students on a retreat to learn to trust each other and build friendships with people they may not know outside of church.

Mothers help daughters become leaders through discipleship cohort
All Saints Holland Anglican Church started Roots, a two-year discipleship cohort designed to equip mothers as their daughters move toward adulthood. The parents are focused on preparing these students for life and mission in the body of Christ and the world.

Report for Provincial Council 2023
Over the past year, the Next Generation Leadership Initiative has continued to serve the province, refocusing our work to be directly available to both parishes and dioceses.

Finding Christian community during Soul in the City
“During a week of serving others and participating in the work that God is doing in a particular community, students are often able to experience the love of God personally in a powerful way.” Read more about how young people experienced Christian community during Soul in the City below.

Creating space for students at JAFC’s convocation
Students need to know that they aren’t alone and other young people are living out faith in similar ways. Read about how a jurisdiction’s convocation allowed young people to experience that below.