Registration For 2025 Annual Youth Seminar Now Open

Lott Carey is excited to announce that registration is now open for its 2025 Annual Youth Seminar. The five-day transformative event will be held June 21-25, on the campus of Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

This year’s theme, “DISRUPT,” is inspired by Acts 17:6, “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here.” The theme challenges participants to transform the status quo of Christianity, creating a stronger, more inclusive faith that invites all people to see themselves as part of God’s plan for humanity.

“The ultimate goal of this year’s seminar is to DISRUPT ways of living and thinking that prevent people from seeing the true kingdom of God just as Christ DISRUPTED systems and traditions that hindered people from accessing a better life,” says Rev. Brittany D. Mingo, International Youth Department Team Leader for Lott Carey.

The seminar will feature daily plenary sessions, Family Group gatherings, mission outreach opportunities in the local community, worship sessions, and evening devotions. Participants will also have the chance to engage in extracurricular activities such as choir, dance, mime, and recreation. The comprehensive five-day experience combines spiritual growth with practical mission work designed to equip young people to return to their communities as agents of positive change.

Registration fee is $495 per person, which includes all meals from Saturday dinner through Thursday breakfast, with accommodations in the university residence halls. Online registration closes May 31 or when full capacity is reached, whichever comes first.

Adult participants aged 18 and older must complete the mandatory Clery Act training provided by Winston-Salem State University. Additionally, adult chaperones are required to submit a letter from their pastor acknowledging their capacity to serve and must have completed a background check within the last five years.

With limited capacity, early registration is encouraged. As Rev. Brittany notes in her welcome letter, “Whether the decision was yours, or someone ‘voluntold’ you to come, I promise this will be an unforgettable, life-changing experience.”

For more information about the 2025 Lott Carey Annual Youth Seminar, please contact events@lottcarey.org, visit www.lottcarey.org, or call (301) 429-3300.