Youth For Christ

Reaching young people in Northeast PA

Our Focus

Introducing young people to Jesus at pivotal moments

YFC is a movement that reaches young people everywhere with the hope of Christ. We work with the local church and other like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the Word of God and prayer, passion for sharing the love of Christ, and commitment to social involvement.

27 Years and counting Serving Northeast Pennsylvania

Our pursuit: relational ministry rooted in Christ’s truth. 
His truth about community, empathy, and kingdom-inspired diversity guides our
 work and shapes our communities.

Reaching Young People in NEPA through Campus Life

5 min.

Campus Life Stories

Reaching Young People in NEPA through Parent Life

2 min.

Parent Life Stories

Reaching Young People in NEPA through City Life

5 min.

City Life Stories

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    Jacob Bland, YFC USA President & CEO

    "This is our pivotal moment to serve the church"

    This is our pivotal moment to serve the church by creatively re-imagining youth ministry yet again. I believe the cultural conditions are right for us to experience the greatest youth revival our generation has ever seen. God has given us the right team to do this—and His hand is clearly on our mission.

    Libby Sanderson, executive director of Indian River YFC

    "The goal was to foster unity"

    The goal was to foster unity, both for the students as well as the parents and the local volunteers… It’s truly amazing to see God work in the lives of the students, and having that dedicated time to pray for this school year and what’s to come was incredibly powerful.

    Alexandra, YFC Denver

    "I didn’t know where God would use that redemption that He has given me"

    I always just kind of knew that was my story, but I didn’t know where God would use that redemption that He has given me through my life. Seeing in real life, the stories of the young people, showed me clearly that I was supposed to be involved to bring life to my story as well as to their story.

    Our Team

    We're so excited to be able to nurture the lives of young people!

    Our chapter board works diligently to ensure we are leading the ministry in a positive direction to reach young people in our area. This group of well qualified individuals from our community comes alongside our team through counsel, strategy, and accountability.

    Jerry "Maj" Major

    Executive Director
    maj@nepayfc.com
    570-498-0368

    Jill Spears

    Office Manager
    jill@nepayfc.com
    570-343-4323 ext. 6

    Caleb Hicks

    Operations Director / Campus Life Director
    caleb@nepayfc.com
    570-351-4819

    Jay Major

    Campus Life Staff
    jay@nepayfc.com
    570-877-9797

    Lauren Gutierrez

    Parent Life Director
    lauren@nepayfc.com
    570-309-5670

    James Sherman

    City Life Director
    james@nepayfc.com
    570-591-2480

    Zack Ortman

    Pocono/Slate Belt Area Director
    zack@nepayfc.com
    727-255-3775

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    Building Authentic Relationships

    Featured Story

    Building Authentic Relationships

    For YFC, the fragmented school year failed to slow down its mission of connecting with local young people. YFC was active throughout the summer, holding movie nights, summer camps, and other youth events. These events, while great for having fun and meeting local youth, have a more eternal purpose. Each creating doorways for an authentic Christ-sharing relationship.

    YFC USA & YFC International

    A global movement to uncover God's Story in the next generation

    As a ministry of YFC USA we are dedicated to acting as a local extension of the work being done nationally. We actively work to create engaging experiences for youth in our area.

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