MANDATE

Proposal: that the Christian Formation & Congregational Development Committee of Toronto Conference form a sub-committee called the Toronto Conference Youth Community.

Mandate

1. to build a strong, vibrant youth and young adult community within Toronto Conference;
2. to coordinate the Youth at Conference programming;
3. to coordinate one or more retreats for the youth of Toronto Conference throughout the year;
4. we will seek out members of TCYC being attentive to gender balance, as well as geographic, cultural and age diversity.

Mission Statement

(as developed at our inaugural meeting October 18-20, 2002)

We, the Toronto Conference Youth Community, a sub-committee of the Christian Formation & Congregational Development Committee of Toronto Conference, believe that Youth and Young Adult Ministry is an essential part of the Church. We believe that there are many and varied gifts that the Youth bring to the Church and wider community. We believe that in order to build and preserve a vital and continuous youth presence we must:

• work in partnership with the whole people of God;
• maintain a vibrant Youth community through meetings (online and off), events and retreats as well as a definite public presence within the church;
• seek out passionate and dynamic leadership for our Youth Community and encourage the cultivation of same in our Youth;
• be an accepting community in mind, body and spirit, expanding the limitations we perceive in the Church and welcoming and accepting all aspects of the Youth;
• keep the youth community aware of and active in the socio-policitical efforts of the United Church of Canada.

We, the Toronto Conference Youth Community, believe that to nurture the future growth of our church we need to provide youth with a safe environment, conducive to faith formation and spiritual development.