{"id":21251,"date":"2020-07-20T18:09:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T01:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=21251"},"modified":"2020-07-20T18:09:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T01:09:32","slug":"applications-open-for-youth-young-adult-voting-members-of-2020-pnw-annual-conference-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/applications-open-for-youth-young-adult-voting-members-of-2020-pnw-annual-conference-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for Youth &#038; Young Adult Voting Members of 2020 PNW Annual Conference Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a02020 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session offers a special opportunity for young people to be involved in this important meeting in the life of the church. As many of our churches age, young people help to bring new eyes and a younger perspective to the important connectional work of the church. Thanks to the legislative changes at the 2019 Annual Conference we now have 5 youth and 5 young adult voting member spots for each district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a02020 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session will meet\u00a03:30-5:30 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. PT, Thursday, September 17, 2020, with participants meeting remotely online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth (ages 12-18) and young adults (18-30) can apply to be&nbsp;<strong>full voting members&nbsp;<\/strong>of the Conference with five youth and five young adults selected per District. If you are a leader in your church, but don&#8217;t happen to be a young person yourself, please pass this along to an exceptional young person in your congregation! Thanks for your help in getting the word out about this opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-round\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdztcME2SvG3BM1kUpkVHbOLq7iyVK86p6duORyir58RfZlvQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply to be a Youth District Voting Member<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-round\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScD_kvIlOrjw-ZhzjfB5MMMK-43tMEEUx7PZCjhdQcJ2NS2Rg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply to be a Young Adult District Voting Member<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a02020 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session offers a special opportunity for young people to be involved in this important meeting in the life of the church. 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