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Considering the Needs of Families with Children and Youth in a Church Community
As our congregation accepts the task of building and strengthening programs for children and youth, we ask, “what does this really mean?” Who are the children and families we hope to serve? To approach an answer to this big question, we must work together. The Children and Youth Religious Exploration Committee has asked for the…
In-Person Services, Columbia, SC Sundays 11AM
Speaker: Jonathan White
Jonathan and his wife, Meg, have been coming to the UUCC since they moved to Columbia in 2014. As a third-generation public school teacher who, at the time, was staying home with baby Cal and two-year-old Louisa, Jonathan was quickly swept into volunteering with the CYRE program where he has since worked with children and youth of all ages and come to deeply value the ways this community serves his family. Jonathan is currently the Multilingual Learner Program Consultant for Richland District One where he collaborates with teachers and administration to ensure that children and families who speak a language other than English at home receive equitable services in our schools. 10 years with the UUCC, Cal and Louisa are in middle and high school, and Jonathan still actively volunteers with CYRE as well as his children’s other various activities including Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts).