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Presbyterian College Youth Day – Saturday, November 15, 2008
More than 450 high school and middle school-aged youths attended PC’s annual Church Youth Day on Saturday, November 15. The young church members from presbyteries across South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida came to Clinton for a day that included the announcement of 41 nominees and one winner of the Presbyterian College Outstanding Church Youth Leader award.
“Each of these Outstanding Church Youth Leaders,” said Dr. Jim Simpson, Church Relations Director, “already offers significant leadership, passion, and service to others in and through their churches and communities. As such, they are already expressing the motto of PC, ‘While we live, We serve.’”
Elizabeth Eason from Summerville Presbyterian Church in Summerville, SC was named the overall winner of the award. A captain of her church’s basketball and Relay for Life teams, Eason participates in Montreat Youth Conferences and in Project Burning Bush at Union-PSCE in Richmond, Va. Eason will receive an annual scholarship of $2500 upon enrolling at PC.
The nominees have been involved in a wide range of programs and activities that demonstrate their leadership, including Girls Against Bullying, Pastor Nominating Committees, Presbytery Youth Council, Montreat Conference Planning Team, Souperbowl of Caring, and Students Against Destructive Decisions.
All nominees receive a $500 annual scholarship upon enrolling at PC. Their names are listed below. The winner and nominees were honored on the football field during halftime of the PC-Coastal Carolina game.
Church Youth Day began in the Templeton Center, the home of Blue Hose athletics. PC students provided music and worship during the Worship in the Gym celebration. Alum Neeley Rentz shared an inspirational message about what it means to “Take it on!” in the Christian faith.
After Worship in the Gym, the youths participated in “The Amazing Race,” looking for clues in a scavenger hunt that took them across campus. The winning team was invited to help fire than cannon to help welcome the Blue Hose onto the field before the game.
“Youth Day 2008 was a celebration of which the College and our churches can be proud,” Simpson said. “By pulling together resources from across the college, a significant new group of youth and parents and youth leaders were touched by what PC has to offer.”
The nominees for this year’s Presbyterian College Outstanding Church Youth Leaders award include:
Charleston Atlantic Presbytery
Alicia Davol from Summerville Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Eason from Summerville Presbyterian Church
Cherokee Presbytery
Andrea Nebel from Calhoun First Presbyterian Church
Coastal Carolina Presbytery
Morgan Haskins from First Presbyterian Church, Lumberton
Flint River Presbytery
Kyle Moye from First Presbyterian Church, Columbus
Sterling Ivey, III from First Presbyterian Church, Thomasville
Foothills Presbytery
Martin Pruitt from First Presbyterian Church, Anderson
Ali Riehm from Easley Presbyterian Church
Susan Hayne Cobb from Fourth Presbyterian Church, Greenville
Jordan Meggs from John Knox Presbyterian Church, Greenville
Kathryn Driggers from First Presbyterian Church, Greer
Hank Gettys from First Presbyterian Church, Greer
Jonathan Holder from Pickens Presbyterian Church
Alex Gravlee from First Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg
Greater Atlanta Presbytery
Brooke Molnar from Alpharetta Presbyterian Church
Edrick Boateng from New Life Presbyterian Church
Matt Barget from Conyers Presbyterian Church
Natalie Perry from Decatur Presbyterian Church
Megan Capes from Northminster Presbyterian Church, Roswell
Presbytery of New Harmony
David Brabham from First Presbyterian Church, Cheraw
Daniel Zold from First Presbyterian Church, Hartsville
Lindsey Skipper from Marion Presbyterian Church
Dustin Shealy from Trinity Presbyterian Church, Surfside Beach
Northeast Georgia Presbytery
Taylor Helms from Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Augusta
Anna Rosenzweig from Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Augusta
Bekah Baughman from First Presbyterian Church, Cleveland
Joe Boonstra from First Presbyterian Church, Cornelia
Grace Aldridge from Monticello Presbyterian Church
Providence Presbytery
Elizabeth Adickes from Oakland Ave. Presbyterian Church
Karlee DuBard from Oakland Ave. Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of St. Augustine
Michael Tanner from Fleming Island Presbyterian Church
Mary Ashley Smith from Lakewood Presbyterian Church
Tampa Bay Presbytery
Shelby Dale from First Presbyterian Church, Brandon
Kevin McIntosh from Village Presbyterian Church
Trinity Presbytery
Bess Reynolds from First Presbyterian Church, Aiken
Sarah Riley from First Presbyterian Church, Aiken
Larkin Rogers from Lake Murray Presbyterian Church
Annie Kellner from First Presbyterian Church, Clinton
Julianna Wood from Trinity Presbyterian Church
Ethan Flowe from First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood
Western North Carolina Presbytery
Graham Hughes from Northminster Presbyterian Church, Hickory
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