Let me just begin at the beginning and bring everyone up to date with where BY came from to where BY is today:
As a pastor’s wife I wanted to connect with all the girls of our youth ministry. But, there were thirty of them and only one me, and I was a mom of two very young children. So, I knew that I alone was not the answer. My desire was a ministry with lots of interaction, where teens can learn that their value and beauty comes from the Lord. Although a club ministry can be very time consuming and demanding, I thought this would be the best way to connect teens with caring women. I have found Beautiful You to be relationally rewarding.
Combining the idea for a series of lessons on spiritual beauty and physical beauty tips, with the teen girl club concept, we created Beautiful You. The first leaders meeting was in August of 2003 and the first club meeting was September 2003. That first meeting was exciting.
The leadership was as follows:
Prayer partners: Mae Greenleaf, Hannah Thomas, Judith Flemming, Lori McClain, and many others…
Director: Holly Carver (me);
Leaders: Judy Elwood, Lynne Kinneman, Yvonne Elwood, Karen Sullivan and Judith Flemming.
We had about twenty committed teen girls and a year full of fun. Our major events were a sleepover, a trip to “Girls of Grace” in Bethlehem, PA, and a banquet with a fashion show. Overall, it was an exciting, eventful year.
As a pastor’s wife I wanted to connect with all the girls of our youth ministry. But, there were thirty of them and only one me, and I was a mom of two very young children. So, I knew that I alone was not the answer. My desire was a ministry with lots of interaction, where teens can learn that their value and beauty comes from the Lord. Although a club ministry can be very time consuming and demanding, I thought this would be the best way to connect teens with caring women. I have found Beautiful You to be relationally rewarding.
Combining the idea for a series of lessons on spiritual beauty and physical beauty tips, with the teen girl club concept, we created Beautiful You. The first leaders meeting was in August of 2003 and the first club meeting was September 2003. That first meeting was exciting.
The leadership was as follows:
Prayer partners: Mae Greenleaf, Hannah Thomas, Judith Flemming, Lori McClain, and many others…
Director: Holly Carver (me);
Leaders: Judy Elwood, Lynne Kinneman, Yvonne Elwood, Karen Sullivan and Judith Flemming.
We had about twenty committed teen girls and a year full of fun. Our major events were a sleepover, a trip to “Girls of Grace” in Bethlehem, PA, and a banquet with a fashion show. Overall, it was an exciting, eventful year.
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