Lutheran Youth Fellowship—

The Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF) brings together high school youth of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod. It provides an organized arena in which synod youth can voice their concerns and opinions.

The Lutheran Youth Fellowship meets in assembly annually. The assembly is held in November. All youth of the synod and their adult advisors are invited to attend and to participate.

Click here for information about the 2007 LYF Assembly.

The LYF Board includes four officers and elected representatives from each of the nine synod mission districts, plus appointed representatives from the multicultural and definitely-abled communities. LYF is one of the ministries for, with, and by youth that is coordinated by the Synod Youth Ministry Coordinating Team.

You may read the LYF Constitution by clicking here.

To see pictures from the 2006 LYF Assembly, click here.

Board Roster

Officers
(June 2007-May 2008)

  • Troy Marx (Jordan, Orefield),  president
  • AJ Mell (Friedens, Oley), vice-president
  • Alex Nicols (Christ, Jim Thorpe), secretary
  • Emily Moore (Christ, Jim Thorpe), treasurer

Mission District Representatives (November 2006-November 2007)

  • Bethlehem-Easton Mission District
    • Liesl Metzger (St. Andrew, Easton)
    • Arielle Bazulka (St. Paul, Easton), alternate
  • East Berks Mission District
    • Amanda Sherry (Christ, Dryville)
    • Ben Schaeffer (Friedens, Oley), alternate

  • Hazleton-Lehighton Mission District

    • Nikkole Piparato (Christ, Penn Forest)
    • Talon Fogal (Christ, Penn Forest), alternate

  • Lehigh Mission District

    • Erin Antrim (St. John, Emmaus)
    • Aaron Matthias-Long (St. John, Emmaus), alternate

  • Northern Lehigh Valley Mission District

    • Andrea Hetrick (Hope, Cherryville)
    • Corinne Schmidt (St. John, Nazareth), alternate

  • Pocono Mission District

    • Kiana Ramirez (Holy Trinity, Dingmans Ferry)
    • Ashley Stryker (Holy Trinity, Dingmans Ferry), alternate

  • Schuylkill Mission District

    • Meredith Coleman (Jerusalem, Schuylkill Haven)
    • Alicia Hepner (Jerusalem, Schuylkill Haven)

  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Mission District

    • Alex Howton (St. Paul, Mountain Top)
    • No alternate

  • West Berks Mission District

    • Hannah Wolfe (Hope, Reading)
    • No alternate

Appointed Members

  • Historian Sarah Keinert (Jordan, Orefield)

  • Parliamentarian:  James Hampton (Christ, Dryville)
  • Multi-cultural representative: AJ Rogers (St. Paul, Easton)

Advisors

Youth Ministry Coordinating Team

Troy Marx (Jordan, Orefield), LYF president
Karen Gower (Hazleton-Lehighton Mission District; St. Paul, White Haven)
Pastor Wayne Kaufman (Pocono Mission District; Faith, Blakeslee)
Amanda Tompkins (Pocono Mission District; St. Paul, Tannersville)
Pastor Tony Pagotta (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Mission District; St. James, Zenith)
 


News, Events and Forms
Youth Calendar Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF) Photo Gallery








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