The best of
Pilgrimage 2021
A roundup
Pilgrimage has been creating a space to gather for thousands of United Methodist youth (6-12th grades) and their mentors for over 25 years. This year, we explored the theme "God In Unexpected Places: In the Stranger."
FRIDAY EVENING
Rev. Ben Adams
Pastor of First on Chatham and former Conference Youth President.
"If you wanna follow Jesus, you gotta start by following Jesus. Jesus went to Samaria, and we do too. Jesus had to go to Samaria, and we must go to ours."
Rev. Ben Adams
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Rev. Dr. Donna Coletrane Battle
Spiritual practitioner, soul coach, and educator.
“We can't learn what we already think we know. We must be open to the fact that what we think we know we might not.”
Rev. Donna Coletrane Battle
Rise Against Hunger
40,170 Meals
27 local churches bringing 549 volunteers helped pack meals Saturday afternoon.
Youth-led Worship
Sharing Gifts
Youth leading through song, spoken word, and dance is central to Pilgrimage.
Dance
Youth-led Worship
Scripture
Youth-led Worship
Stories
Spoken Word
Youth-led Worship
Music
Music