LIVE
Every Christian is a witness for Christ.
LOVE
Because of what God has done for us
LEAD
Youth developing into leaders
WELCOME
We Create the Space
So God can changes hearts, minds, and lives
Do you believe that youth have a voice in the United Methodist Church? Do you wish your voice could be heard? Then consider joining the Arkansas Conference Council on Youth Ministries (ACCYM) this spring! Youth in grades 10 – 12 serve on the ACCYM for an entire calendar year. So every year there are openings for new youth to join and become part of a great discipleship and personal growth experience! Now is the time to add your name and your voice to this group whose entire focus is connecting youth to God through the church.
Leadership
The ACCYM helps youth develop into leaders at all levels in the United Methodist Church, from local church youth groups to conference boards and agencies, and even to our jurisdictional and global councils on youth ministry. We also seek to promote youth to be in ministry, both lay and ordained.
Serving
The ACCYM also seeks to promote service outreach to youth. We encourage youth to serve and help their local communities and the Arkansas community at large. In addition to initiatives such as Ingathering and 200, 000 reasons, the ACCYM helps promote the Youth Service Fund, the youth fundraising missions arm of the UMC!
Fellowship
The ACCYM is also about fellowshipping with fellow United Methodist youth and adult leaders from around the state of Arkansas! We do this by creating and promoting conference-wide youth rallies such as Veritas, Assembly, and Refuge that strengthen the bonds of Christian fellowship.
Strengthening In Faith
Above all else, the ACCYM works to help youth become real disciples of Jesus Christ! We help youth develop a life-long personal faith commitment to the Christian gospel, and educate youth on social and missional issues for which they may advocate.
VERITAS
What to Expect
Veritas is the premier event for ACCYM. Each year, more than 1,400 youth and youth leaders from across the Arkansas Conference come together to celebrate what it means to live a connected Christian life. Nationally-known speakers and musicians headline this amazing experience, where young people will learn to encounter the Lord in new and deeper ways.
Unforgettable experience
Held at the Convention Center in Rogers, AR, Veritas is by far the largest event of the year. It is the one time of year we can truly be of one body.
Connecting with others
Build community by connecting with other believers, and make lifelong friendships through knowing that you are worthy of love and praise.
Join Us
But what does it mean to worship? Worship describes those times when we gather deliberately and seek to encounter God in Christ. God uses worship to transform lives, heal wounded souls, renew hope, shape decisions, provoke change, inspire compassion, and bind people to one another. The word passionate expresses an intense desire, an ardent spirit, strong feelings, and the sense of heightened importance. Veritas is where we practice Passionate Worship.
Refuge
Refuge is an opportunity for youth in grades 6th-9th to be introduced to the connectional events of ACCYM. Held at Shepard of the Ozarks, a retreat center located in the heart of Arkansas, they enjoy a weekend in the beautiful outdoors while getting away from the hustle and bustle of school life. Refuge also provides a great chance for youth to refocus their hearts and minds on God without the distractions of daily life.
Refuge is just one of the milestones on the road to strengthening our people’s faith in Jesus Christ. Our vision is clear, just like our hearts. And we believe that success comes to those who believe. We believe in Christ, and we believe in the power that he has invested in us; we must then help make this world a better place. Join us in our venture to do so!.
CHOIR TOUR
We believe that we minister to others through our music. Touring is an important outreach ministry which allows us to share our faith with others. We believe that we represent our church and the church universal by projecting a very positive image of Christian youth today. We believe the music we learn and share makes a difference.
We believe that we minister to others through our music. Touring is an important outreach ministry which allows us to share our faith with others. We believe that we represent our church and the church universal by projecting a very positive image of Christian youth today. We believe the music we learn and share makes a difference.
JH | SH Assembly
Assembly is a week of discipleship featuring awesome worship, awesome people and one awesome God. It’s joining together with others your age to learn, grow, and laugh. It’s waking up and worshiping through word and song. It’s coming to an event and leaving with a “family”. It’s an opportunity to open up, to get real, to focus. It’s a chance to shift your thoughts, your actions, and your life from things of this world to the heart of Jesus. After all, true worship takes place when all people within a community seek the presence of God and are accepting of each other. That’s the biggest part of Assembly.
ACCYM seeks to ensure that the current generation of young people is fully equipped with the teachings of Christ in order to make them Christ-centered individuals. ACCYM seeks to encourage growing numbers of youth in the Arkansas Conference as a way to develop them physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually and prepare them for the current world and the world that generations after them will grow up in.
Choir Tour
JUNE 9-16, 2019
Registration Opens
October 15, 2018
Registration Closes
December 31 , 2018
Veritas
FEBRUARY 15-17, 2019
Registration Opens
December 1, 2018
Early Bird Deadline
January 20, 2019
Registration Closes
February 8, 2019
Assembly
July 22-27, 2019
JHA July 22-24 | SHA July 24-27
Registration Opens
April 1, 2019
Early Bird Deadline
June 15, 2019
Registration Closes
July 15, 2019
WE ARE A WELCOMING COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE ALIGNED IN BELIEF AND PURPOSE, AND DEVOTED TO SERVING OTHERS.
