Young group of the United Methodist Church
The Young Group of the Methodist Church ( JEMK for short ) is a youth association of the Methodist Church in German-speaking Switzerland . The association offers leisure activities for children and young people , which are run by young people on a voluntary basis.
history
The association was formed in 1969 from the union of the young groups of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical Community. In 1973 the JEMK offered the first youth and sport training courses. At first, girls and boys were separated. In the course of the 1980s, many of these came together. At the 1999 youth group meeting, the new guidelines were adopted. These include a way of working on the three main focuses of training, supervision of the young charter teams and working with an annual focus. In 2000 the first Swiss meeting took place over 10 days in Affoltern in the Emmental . A second Swiss meeting was held in 2005 and a third one was held in 2011. The last Swiss meeting took place in 2016 in Walliswil near Wangen under the title "The Secret of the Hourglass" . The next Swiss meeting is expected to take place in 2021.
Structure and organization
Switzerland-wide
The main responsible persons and the highest level is the youth group, which includes the board of the association as well as delegates of the regions and the local youth groups. The board takes on organizational work and consists of 6 people elected by the convention and the youth council. The Swiss Convention is the annual general assembly at which each local youth group is represented by a leader.
| region | Number of young flocks (as of 2001) |
|---|---|
| Aargau | 10 |
| alpha | 14th |
| Basel | 6th |
| Bern | 26th |
| east | 13 |
| total | 69 |
The Jungschar Secretariat in Olten is responsible for the administrative work throughout Switzerland .
Regions
The young flocks are divided into 5 regions, each of which is looked after by a regional team. These organize training opportunities and regional meetings.
The regions are Basel, Aargau, Bern, Alpha and East. The Alpha region comprises the area of the cantons of Zurich , Glarus and Graubünden , the East region comprises the canton of Thurgau and St. Gallen .
Young flocks
More than 2000 children meet in the 69 local youngsters. In the Jungschar there is a so-called Jungscharname for each participant and leader, which usually describes a special characteristic of a person. In addition, each group of youngsters has a main leader and a JS coach. This registers the youth and sports camps and is responsible for the young crowd.
education
In the young group of the United Methodist Church there are several options for further training:
- Typing courses (12-16 years)
The nine different topics are: cooking, conveying, emergency aid, rope science, camp construction, natural history, astronomy, orientation and music.
- Basic training (from 15 years)
A foundation stone is laid for further training in the youth group. One week in the tent is mainly used for training in the technical area of youth work.
- Training as group leader with youth and sport recognition (from 16 years)
In an intensive week, the teachers learn how to organize a devotional afternoon for young people.
- Training as a leader with youth and sport recognition (from 18 years)
The focus of this course is on camp design, devotional planning in the camp, dealing with children and young people, leading a local youth group, team leadership, parents, as well as public relations and personal training
- Management training (from 20 years)
- further courses with youth and sport recognition.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e structures of the young flock. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 6, 2007 ; Retrieved March 7, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Location of the regions. Retrieved March 7, 2010 .
- ↑ whistle; pure jungschartechnik, rex verlag luzern, pages 24–25
