"Our youth group members are a mix of children from military families and those born and raised here."

We are Theresa Presbyterian Church located in a rural section of Northern New York about 20 miles from the Canadian border (and most beautiful resort area of The Thousand Islands in Alexandria Bay) and 10 miles from Fort Drum, home of the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division. Our youth group members are a mix of children from military families and those born and raised here. At present, we have 3 husband/wife youth group team leaders and we rotate holding youth group events, generally 2-4 times a month. Membership in the youth group has averaged only 8-10 consisting of grades 7-12. We have a very successful annual Vacation Bible School (which I co-directed for the first time this year) attracting over 100 children (preschool - 6th grade) from all churches during one week every summer so we know there are more out there that we should be reaching. We welcome any suggestions other churches can share with us. We look forward to hearing back from you.

Joan Gleason
Theresa Presbyterian Church Youth Group Leader

Editor's note: Joan's youth group is the tenth group to sign up for this year's International Bible Treasure Hunt. She is happy to correspond with other youth leaders and her e-mail address is: F96Gleason@AOL.com
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