Youth for Christ takes teenagers to two weekend conferences on the East Coast. These mega-events have over 5000 young people and we average 30-50 students per trip. The Alive Jr. High Conference is in Ocean City, MD and is in November. Impact Sr. High Conference is in Ocean City, MD and is in March.
In the summer, we take students to a weeklong conference in Wildwood, NJ called Heatwave. As an outreach to our local churches, we invite churches to join with us in attending these events, especially encouraging small churches with volunteer staff who may not otherwise be able to take a group of kids on an outing like this.
Our conferences are designed specifically to challenge students in their relationship with Christ - whether that relationship needs to be started or deepened. Often these conferences include a special time of asking students to consider what God might want to do with their lives and have a dedication service for students interested in surrendering their lives to God. More often these conferences are a great way for students to get out of their "norm" and to find themselves in an atmosphere where they can really listen and hear from God.
