Youth
SCLCY is a Ministry By, With, and For Youth.
2021-2022 SCLCY Calendar
Event structure may change as the guidelines for gathering during the pandemic evolve. Please watch for email updates or contact sclutheranyouth@gmail.com for more information.
Camp HUGG @ Camp Kinard
July 18-23
Registration Link: https://sclcy.link/lcycamphugg
Hand-in-Hand Service Event (9th-12th grades) @ Pleasant Ridge Conference Center, Marietta, SC
November 5-7, 2021
Registration Link: https://sclcy.link/handinhand
9th/10th Grade Winter Retreat @ Camp Kinard
January 21-23, 2022
Registration Link: https://sclcy.link/9th10thwr
11th/12th Grade Winter Retreat @ Coastal Retreat Center
February 18-20, 2022
Registration Link: https://sclcy.link/11th12thwr
Middle School Event @ Camp Kinard
March 18-20, 2022
Registration Link: https://sclcy.link/mswr
Spring Into Action Service Event (9th-12th Grades) @ Costal Retreat Center
May 6-8, 2022
Registration Link: https://sclcy.link/sia
LCY Convention @ TBD
June (TBD), 2022
Registration Link https://sclcy.link/lcyconvention
Camp HUGG @ Camp Kinard
June 26 – July 1, 2022
Registration Link: https://sclcy.link/lcycamphugg
ELCA YOUTH GATHERING @ MINNEAPOLIS, MN
July 24-28, 2022
Information Link: https://www.elca.org/YouthGathering
South Carolina Synod Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/128788717626680
Every three years, 30,000 high school youth and their adult leaders from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gather for a week of faith formation known as the ELCA Youth Gathering.
Through days spent in interactive learning, worship, Bible study, service and fellowship, young people grow in faith and are challenged and inspired to live their faith in their daily lives.
If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Deborah Poole, the Synod’s Youth Gathering Coordinator at deborah@pisgahlutheran.org.
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Registration for LCY Events
- EVERY participant must complete our 2020-2021 SCLCY Vital Information & Emergency Medical Form. The link is: https://sclcy.link/sclcyinfoandmedical. This form only needs to be completed once per year, or if your information changes.
- Each youth must be registered for each event they attend, using the Registration Link above. This can be completed by the youth, parent, or youth leader!
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email Bill Newmyer sclutheranyouth@gmail.com. We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.
Forms
Executive Nomination – https://sclcy.link/lcynomination
Chaplain Application – https://sclcy.link/lcychaplain
Medical Form – https://sclcy.link/lcymedicalinfo
Youth Leadership Application – https://sclcy.link/lcyleadershipinterest
Adult Leadership Application – https://sclcy.link/lcyadultinterest
LCY Evaluation – https://sclcy.link/lcy-eval
Additional Resources are available for download below.
Safe Gatherings is an online abuse prevention program that screens and educates staff and volunteers to help prevent abuse of children, youth, and vulnerable adults in group settings. When employees and volunteers are trained to identify potential abusers, recognize the signs of abuse, and know how to handle reporting, they are better equipped to prevent abuse.
South Carolina Lutheran Church Youth is…
ministry by, with and for youth
helping youth to know and share God’s love in Christ
making connections that will last a lifetime!
Find out more!
Contact the South Carolina Synod’s Assistant to the Bishop, Rev. Emily Edenfield by e-mail emily@scsynod.com.
Our Call as the Church of TODAY…
We are called, young and old, to be the Body of Christ together. In baptism we receive God’s Spirit, through which we are empowered to answer that call. Together we can do so much more than we can individually. Together, let us share God’s love with all the world! Together we can make a difference!
The purpose of the South Carolina Synod Lutheran Church Youth organization is to be a community in Christ…Rooted in God’s love…Hearing God’s voice…Acting as God’s hands.
To be an adult volunteer for these events, please contact Rev. Emily Edenfield by e-mail emily@scsynod.com.. Also, you will need to download and complete the background check release form.
In community we learn and grow…
Winter Retreats are offered each year for three age groups: Middle School, 9th/10th and 11th/12th graders, focusing on issues of faith formation through large and small group activities.
An annual LCY Convention/Gathering brings the statewide Youth organization together each June at Newberry College to conduct business, learn about their calling as a part of the Body of Christ and celebrate life together.
Bridge-Building Camp enables youth and older adults to spend a week sharing and building relationships with each other in the summertime.
Camp HUGG pairs youth staff with special needs youth for a week of day-camp activities.
Hand in Hand/Spring into Action weekend servant events call youth to learn and serve as Christ served.
Conference Gatherings: Steering Committees made up of youth and adults from the 6 LCY Conferences —Coastal, Midlands, Saxe-Gotha (Lexington area), Western, Heartland (Chapin north to Clinton) and Piedmont (upstate)— plan and promote two events per year for youth in their geographic areas.
Club 345 is designed for upper elementary youth to gather for a day of fun, fellowship and a faith-enriching program.
Additional Resources
LCY Resolution Against Racial Injustice
In the name of Jesus Christ, the Resolution Against Racial Injustice was passed by the Voting Members of the 2015 Annual Convention of the Lutheran Church Youth of the South Carolina Synod, ELCA this 20th day of June by unanimous decision.
Pastor Pledge Letter
Pastor Pledge Letter
Volunteer Authorization For Release of Background Information
Volunteer Authorization For Release of Background Information
Youth Leader Pledge Letter
Youth Leader Pledge Letter
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This is Christ’s Church. There is a place for you here.
We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person–questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God’s work in Christ’s name for the life of the world.
Contact Information
ELCA South Carolina Synod
1003 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone 803-765-0590
Fax 803-252-5558
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