As summer slowly fades into fall, we wanted to share some highlights from this very different yet unforgettable summer. When most of our initial summer plans were either canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Young Life staff and leaders stepped up their game and discovered new ways to Read more…
Meet Greg Bird. Greg is the new Area Director for Rockford Young Life, a ministry established in the fall of 2014 to reach students at Rockford High School with the good news of Jesus Christ and to help them grow in faith. What began with a weekly club for high Read more…
Young Life’s Western Great Lakes Region is celebrating 30 years of connecting kids to Christ through the Church Partnership Program. The Church Partnership Program is a different approach to youth ministry that seeks to bridge the gap between the church and Young Life. Participating churches have described the program as Read more…
Today we celebrate Jay Lindell’s 40 years of service in the mission of Young Life. In recognition of this remarkable milestone, we are reposting the following tribute written a few years ago in celebration of Jay’s 35 years of ministry, twenty-five of which were spent as Area Director for Greater Read more…
In case you missed these stories throughout the year, here are our top blog posts of 2019.
We’re overjoyed to once again welcome eleven new staff members to the WGLR Young Life team. These individuals are committed to the Lord and the work of building His Kingdom. Each one cares deeply about kids and seeing them come to know the Lord. Please help us give them a Read more…
When Vicki Wagonis-Bryers and her husband moved to Mackinaw City two years ago to enjoy their retirement, never in her wildest dreams would she have imagined doing what she is doing today—hanging out with teens and preteens in her small northern Michigan town. Before retirement, Vicki spent 37 years as Read more…
Today is the International Women’s Day. Around the globe today, people are celebrating women and their achievements. As in previous years, we have asked our staff around the region to nominate women they see making a difference in the lives of adolescents. These are everyday women—coaches, youth pastors, mothers, teachers, advocates, Read more…
On this last day of 2018, we are looking back over the year, over the many stories that were told, and how God has been weaving them together into his grand redemption story. In case you missed these popular stories earlier in the year, here are our TOP 5 blog posts of Read more…
The Western Great Lakes Region has been blessed with another round of new hires. We’d like to take a moment to introduce you to nine of the newest members of our the WGLR Young Life Staff. Let’s give a warm welcome to each one! Meet Anna Blauwkamp, the new Area Read more…