Elder Tommy Booker President, Youth		Evangelist Sylvia Stephens Chairlady, Youth

Mission Statement

The Youth Department of the 5th Illinois Jurisdiction – East is a vibrant training auxiliary that exists to equip our youth with the necessary training to live a prosperous and victorious life in Jesus Christ.

This charismatic department will design, develop, and implement programs and ministry opportunities that meet the spiritual needs of the youth of our Jurisdiction.  Fellowships, revivals, and Training and Development seminars will be tools used to effectively teach our youth how to apply the Word of God in their lives.

The Jurisdictional Youth Department will use innovative methods to insure that our youth become valued resources to their families, churches, and communities.

We will teach them how to become self-sustaining productive citizens. This department will pursue financial resources that will allow us to cultivate opportunities for the church's young to become economically empowered in the body of Christ, without compromising Godly principles.  Thus, producing law-abiding outstanding youth to become agents of change in our church and society.