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Youth Forum 2025 at General Council
August 5-12th, 2025 – Calgary

Theme: Come and dream new dreams and see new visions!

Application for YOUTH FORUM 2025 

August 5-12, 2025 

General Council 45 The United Church of Canada 

Canadian Shield Regional Council / Shining Waters Regional Council 

 

We are so pleased that you are applying for Youth Forum 2025! Thank you for your interest. Our region is able to send up to six young people, ages 15-25 to this gathering of 100 youth that will take place as part of General Council 45 of The United Church of Canada. 

 

Youth Forum gathers in person August 5-7 in Calgary. General Council will meet August 7-11. Youth Forum will close August 12 by noon. Travel home will begin in the afternoon of August 12. 

 

Make sure you have gathered the following information before you start this application: 

  • The name and contact information of the person you chatted with about this opportunity. We want you to have discussed this with someone who you trust who will help guide you in making the decision to apply. It could be a teacher, minister, youth group leader, family member – someone who feels this would be an amazing opportunity for you and for the church. 
  • If you are under 18, the name and contact information for your parent or guardian. 

 

Application Due Date: January 24, 2025

For more information, contact your Regional Faith Formation Minister: 

Shawn Redden sredden@united-church.ca 

Application for Youth Forum 2025

Name(Required)
First things first, what is your name?
What is your email address?
What is the best phone number to reach you at?
What is your birth date?
DD slash MM slash YYYY
How old will you be on August 4, 2025?
What is the name of your Community of Faith/Congregation/Church, and where is it located? (for example: Trinity United, Lively or Trinity United, Newmarket)
Parent/Guardian Name
If you are under 18, please tell us the name of your parent or guardian.
What is their email?
What is the best phone number to contact them?

The United Church of Canada has commitments to becoming anti-racist and encouraging equity and diversity amongst leadership and participants at all levels of the church. Youth Forum at GC45 will live into these commitments by ensuring that over half of our leadership and participants will be racialized and/or Indigenous as well, ensuring participation and leadership from other equity identities including but not limited to, persons with disabilities, those in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, those whose primary language is not English, etc. Identity is complicated.

How would you describe your identity?
Youth Forum Committement(Required)
The commitment to Youth Forum is significant. Please make sure you read through this agreement carefully before responding to the question. Please note that Inclusive Accommodation, travel, food and supply costs will be covered for all of the events listed below.

I will be able to attend in full the following (please check)

If I cannot commit to be in attendance to all of the events listed above, please tell us why you are unable to fully commit to being in attendance to all of the events listed. (Please be specific).
What excites you most about this event?
I chatted with...
Who was the person you chatted with about this opportunity?
What is their relationship to you? (Family member, teacher minister, youth group leader, etc.)
What is their phone number?
What did you chat about? Why did they encourage you to apply? What did they notice as your gifts and suitability for Youth Forum 2025?
Reference
Is it ok if we contact this person as a reference for you?
Is there anything else you want to tell us about your interest and possible involvement in Youth Forum at General Council 45?

Thank you. You will be notified by February 15th, 2025. If you have any questions in the meantime, contact Shawn Redden, Faith Formation Minister at sredden@united-church.ca

Staff Support

SHAWN REDDEN

SHAWN REDDEN

Justice and Faith Formation Minister

Phone: 416-231-7680  |  1-800-268-3781
Extension: 6773
Email: sredden@united-church.ca

Serves in: Shining Waters and Canadian Shield Regional Councils

Location: Teleworks from her home

Role: Shawn encourages and connects communities of faith with matters of faith and justice and the regional council in youth and young adult ministry and matters of faith formation and liaises with the General Council in this regard.

Contact Shawn about: Affirming Ministry; Camping Ministries; Faith Formation; Guaranteed Income; Harm Reduction; Homelessness; Poverty; Social and Eco-justice; Worship and Music; Youth and Young Adult Ministry, United Church Women (UCW)

CELIO de ANDRADE SANTOS Jr.

CELIO de ANDRADE SANTOS Jr.

Administrative Support

Phone: 416-231-7680 | 1-800-268-3781
Extension:  2020
Email: cdeandrade@united-church.ca

Serves in: Shining Waters Regional Council and Canadian Shield Regional Council

Location: Teleworks and works in the Guthrie office

Role: Celio provides administrative support to Shining Waters and Canadian Shield Regional Councils.