GMV Young Life
5850 Boymel Dr. Ste 6
Fairfield oh, 45014
greatmiamiyounglife@gmail.com
Office Phone: ​ (513)-874-5750

Young Life

at a Glance

1941

Young Life begins in the USA

In a town in Texas, at the request of his pastor, a young associate pastor named Jim Raybrun began showing young people how much God cares about them by showing up in their world and sharing the message of God's love through Jesus in ways and words they could understand and relate to.

100+

Countries with Young Life staff and leaders

Today, Young Life is a global organization with local focus. You'll find Young Life leaders from diverse cultures, nationalities and backgrounds in over 100 countries around the world. ​

Two million

young people reached by Young Life staff and leaders

Whether it's in cities or villages, towns or tower blocks, in countries on every continent, Young Life leaders are working with over two million young people, right in their own neighborhoods.

348,000

KIDS INVOLVED WEEKLY

Since 1941, Young Life leaders have walked with kids and earned the right to be heard in an exhausting and exciting world. In 2018, 348,000 kids were involved every week all around the world.

Sheila Chambers-
Area Director

Sheila has been on staff since 1988. She has volunteered with Young Life at Fairfield high school for 26 years. She went to The University of Cincinnati, is married to Jon, and has two adult children.

Mack Pennington-
Staff Associate

 

Chris Light-
Area Director

 

Peter Atkinson-
Staff Associate

Peter started on Young Life staff in 2022. He is married to Sarah. He leads at Hamilton high school. He graduated from The Ohio State University.

 

 

Maddie Thompson-
Area Administrator

Maddie has been involved with Young Life since 2005, she graduated from Miami University. She lives in West Chester with her husband, Jeff, and their five young kids.

Kamie Dixon-
YoungLives Coordinator

 

Katie Powers-
YoungLives Race Coordinator

 

Edgewood

Fairfield

Hamilton

Harrison

Lakota

Middletown

Ross

Talawanda

Miami University

 

 


Ways to help!

Give to Great Miami Young Life through Kroger Community Rewards

-you will need a Kroger Plus Card and a login/password for Kroger.com

-simply look up Great Miami Young Life ​

Give to Young Life throughAmazon Smile.

 

You Were Made for this

Your story matters, and it can make a difference beyond what you imagine.

Volunteer your time to work directly with young people.

Support the staff and leaders as part of the local adult committee.

Give resources to start or sustain the financial foundation at the local or national level.

The involvement of people like you is vital to healthy, sustainable, quality youth work in your area and across our nations.
Contact us via the buttons below to find out about getting involved.