Elevate 2009 at Pittsburgh Station Square
Review and download images from Elevate - the Northeastern Jurisdiction young adult ministry event help at the Pittsburgh Station Square Sheraton, July 10-12, 2009.
Western Pennsylvania Conference young adult ministry leaders helped organize and lead this new NEJ event designed to improve ministry to the 18-36-year-old demographic.

The Ingomar UMC praise band led the July 12, 2009, Elevate Sunday worship. WPAUUMC image/Mark Rehn.

Music was part of a Saturday session of Elevate at Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community. The first-year event was sponsored by the Northeastern Jurisdiction (UMC) Young Adult team. Image by Jera Lammy.
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Staff from Grace UMC in Indiana, PA, led several sessions of the July 10-12, 2009, Elevate young adult ministry event. Image by Jera Lammy.
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Several of the participants in Elevate gather in a Southside Pittsburgh cafe for one of the sessions on young adult ministry. Image by Jera Lammy.
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The Rev. Jim Walker of Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community in Pittsburgh led several sessions of Elevate, the Northeastern Jurisdiction (UMC). Image by Jera Lammy.
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On the dessert cruise, karaoke and walking the deck were part of the fun of Elevate, a Northeastern Jurisdiction young adult ministry event. July 10-12, 2009. Image by Jera Lammy.

The Ingomar UMC praise band led the July 12, 2009, Elevate Sunday worship. WPAUUMC image/Mark Rehn.

Pittsburgh was the backdrop for Elevate on July 10-12, 2009. The young adult ministry event, sponsored by the Northeastern Jurisdiction had an urban ministry feel due to the location and content. WPAUMC image/Mark Rehn.

Shane Hinderliter, youth/young adult director for Peninsula-Delaware Conference, addressed those in attendance for Elevate - a new Northeastern Jurisdiction young adults ministry event held in Pittsburgh, July 10-12. WPAUMC images/Mark Rehn.

Theon Johnson, a recent grad of Wesley Theological Seminary, delivered the Sunday message for the Elevate event on young adult ministry. Elevate was sponsored by the Northeastern Jurisdiction (UMC). WPAUMC image/Mark Rehn.