YPD ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT

To: Bishop Adam J. Richardson Jr., Presiding Prelate

Connie Speights Richardson, Episcopal Supervisor

Ms. Wanda T. Ringgold, Connectional YPD Director

Mrs. Bettye Bryant, Episcopal WMS President

Ms. Sajena Clay, Episcopal YPD Director

Mr. Jamarien Moore, Episcopal YPD President

Miss Ronnika Fountain, Episcopal YPD 1st Vice President

Mr. Laurence Thompson, Episcopal YPD 2nd Vice President

Ms. Bettye Ivey, Conference WMS President

Miss Chacoryia Burns, Conference YPD President

Elders, District Consultants, WMS Members, Directors, YPDers and Pastors

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will

not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

The Central Conference YPDers are pleased to present to the 118th Session of the Central Annual Conference the Director’s Annual Report.

YPD Annual Day➢Devotion was led by Worship Director: Kiana

Jones-Martin ➢Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:11-15

➢ Welcome by LR Randall Area and New Bethel–Orlando

➢ Greeting by Conference Director

Business Session

➢ Area Presidents reports:➢ Morse-Tucker Area – Cheyenne Tucker➢ Lillie M. Picket Area – Tyla Plowden➢ Mary L. Jennings Area – Keronte Davis➢ Reed-Cole Area – Jacobi Tolbert➢ Jessie D. Smith Area – Jada Chambers➢ Laura Sampson Area – Anaria Solomon➢ L.R. Randall Area – LaKeja Simmons

Business Session➢ Awesome work presented from each area to

show the activities and mission work for 2016-2017

➢ Election of Officers – Ronnika Fountain–Episcopal YPD 1st Vice President

➢ Workshops: YPD –Cluthin’ The Cross– Presented by Rev. Willie Barnes

➢ Sunbeams and Allen Stars – Mission – Presented by Dzestinee Bland, Connectional 2nd Vice President

Election of 2016 – 2017 YPD Officers

o Chacoryia Burns, Conference President o Joshua Black, 1st Vice President o Alexis Pollard, 2nd Vice President o Netanye Brown, Recording Secretary o Demiya Biggs, Assistant Recording Secretaryo Maya Robinson, Financial Secretary o Ka’Reena Hull, Communication Secretary o Jordan Gaskin, Parliamentarian o Tyla Plowden, Historian/Statistician o Kiana Jones-Martin, Worship Director

o 72 Local Churches in Conference o 07 Areas in Conference o 44 Churches with Local YPD Organizationso 28 Churches without Local YPD Organizationso 900 Members in Local YPD Organizationso 698 Active Members on the Conference Levelo 3 Episcopal Officerso 3 Meetings held throughout Conference Year

Central Conference YPD Statistical Report

o Theme: Clucthin’ The Cross! #When All Hope Is Lost!o Scripture: Matthew 27: 30-32o Included: Drama, Singing, and Dance

Production by the Central Conference YPDers with a powerful message of “#When All Hope is Lost God shows with the Hook Up” by Rev. Jamin Powell.

o Many thanks to all participants, YPDers and Directors that made this worship experience one of the best we have had thus far.

Worship Service

2017-2018 Conference Goals

o Increase involvement of Mother Sunbeams and Allen Stars by providing more learning workshops geared to their age group

oRetain YPDers with more initiative programs that displays talents in all areas.

oWork to continue increasing the number of Churches with Local YPD Organizations

Thanks Central Conference for such an Amazing year!

Humbly Submitted,

Timika Fountain-ConeyCentral Conference YPD Director