New Fire 2009 : Building the New Fire

New Fire 2009 : Building the New Fire
Nov 06-10, 2009, Double Tree Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Report by
William Tolentino
President, National United Methodist Young Adult Fellowship in the Philippines
Member, Division on Ministries with Young People

The New Fire gathering is a Christian ecumenical forum for current and future young adult leaders of different denominations and ecumenical initiatives which [...]

Young Adult Leaders Summit, November 5-7, 2009, Nashville, TN

This is an invitation to you to be a part of the Young Adult Leaders Summit to be held November 5-7, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee at the General Board of Discipleship’s headquarters.
We hope that there will be leaders in Young Adult Ministries from across the U.S. involved in the Summit. In past Young Adult Summits, [...]

PACE-UMYAFP Fellowship & MODE

In the wake of Ondoy’s devastation, I am calling all Young Adults to come and take part in this historic fellowship. This will be our first fellowship since Rizal District was appointed as Philippines Annual Conference East. Let us congregate at San Juan UMC on Oct. 18 at 2:30pm. In times such as this, [...]

Profile of Filipino Youth for Youth Ministries

The ministries of the United Methodist Church to Filipino youth and young adults are not being implemented in a vacuum. As such, a good understanding of the general situation of Filipino youth and young adults is needed. This can make church ministries to young people more relevant to Filipino young people. This profile of youth [...]

Young Adult Leader in Focus: William Tolentino

Welcome to the first ever episode of our Young Adult Leader in Focus interviews. For this month, our young adult leader in focus is Mr. William Tolentino, the current National President of the United Methodist Young Adult Fellowship in the Philippines (UMYAFP). He is also one of the top sales executives of Novartis Philippines.

During his leadership, Kuya William spearheaded the first National level Caravan Mission with Tribal Filipinos. This mission project, funded by the Division on Ministries with Young People was meant to reach out to indigenous Filipinos, particularly the Aetas, in Sitio Ye Young, Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac. The project is now on its second run at Sitio Alunan, which is also located in Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac.