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UPCOMING EVENTS

April 25-26 Junior High Retreat Cranhill Ranch

May 23 Post High LOGOS Burger Bash

July 21-25 RYS National Youth Convention at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. 

August 6-9 Summer LOGOS 2025 Conference at Green Lake Conference Center, Green Lake, WI.

(Date pending October 2025) Reformation Appreciation Faith & Fellowship  

Jan 16-19, 2026 West Coast Retreat (California Retreat) at Hartland Christian Camp, Badger CA.

Lord willing, Reformed Youth Services plans to hold its 2025 National Youth Convention on July 21-25 at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. Online registration is now open at reformedyouthservices.org. To qualify for the regular registration member church rate of $480.00 (U.S.), register online by April 15. After registration closes, we will send you an electronic invoice. Please remit your church payment by May 30 to avoid any late fees. Any sign-ups from April 16 until April 30 will cost $530.00 (for supporting member churches).

This year’s convention theme is “Praise the Lord,” and our keynote speakers, Rev. William Boekestein from Immanuel Fellowship Church in Kalamazoo, MI and Rev. Mike Schout from Grace Fellowship OPC in Zeeland, MI, will speak on the theme verse of Psalm 150:6. The day away will be either 6 Flags Great America or the water park Hurricane Harbor.  Brochures were mailed to our member churches in mid-January. If you would like more brochures/posters or have any other questions, please contact RYS Director Paul Van Dyke at rysdirector@gmail.com 

The annual Midwest Middle School Retreat, which is open to students in grades six through eight and their leaders, is scheduled to take place April 25-26 at the Cranhill Ranch in Rodney, MI. Rev. Rodney Kleyn, pastor of Covenant URC in Byron Center, MI will guide us through the theme, “Our Internal Struggles.”  Horse trail rides will be an available recreational option (first come, first served). Cost will be $70.00 per person. To recieve a registration Google form, please email rysdirector@gmail.com and register by April 14.

The Summer LOGOS 2025 Young Adults Conference is planned for August 6-9 at Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, WI. Rev. Tim Scheuers from First Chino URC in Chino, CA will speak on the topic of “Cultivating Godly Friendships.” The LOGOS conference is open to single adults and married couples ages 18-30. More information and brochures will be coming in the spring with registration opening in March.