Lake Day & Leadership
Learning on a lake? Sign us up! Earlier this summer Campus Life site leaders invited students to join in a day of leadership training lakeside. Ericka Wallace from Spanaway Lake Campus Life, Greg Thompson from Narrows View Intermediate Campus Life, Heide Maschhoff from Orting Campus Life, and SaraBeth Wadsworth from Thomas Middle School Campus Life Military […]
Meet Tim!
If you’ve been hanging around YFC for any length of time, you may already know Tim Smyth! He has shifted within our organization and is now the Church Engagement Coordinator. He describes his new role as his “dream job.” Tim LOVES to pray, believes that God can do amazing work through prayer, and is always […]
Meet Timothy!
Meet our Community Directory, Timothy Chavira! Timothy joins our YFC staff with several years of volunteer experience in Remann Hall through the Juvenile Justice Ministry. He has a pastoral and shepherding heart, strong experience leading teams, and asks the best questions, his curious mind always at work. Tim has a vision for new opportunities through […]
We’re Moving In Prayer
If we learned anything during the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is that the challenges that this current generation of young people are facing are far greater than any one organization, church, or program can meet. There are mountains that need to be moved in the lives of our young people, and it is our conviction that […]
Meet TG!
With over 20 years of experience working with young people through the YMCA, Tom (TG) Gorospe brings contagious energy, care for others, and a desire to make an impact for the Kingdom to his role as City Life Director. TG let us in on a bit about his life and why he’s excited to be […]
Meet Frank!
This spring we welcomed Frank Jackson BACK to Tacoma YFC staff as our Ministry and Leadership Development Director. Frank is a Tacoma native returning to the PNW following a short stint in Tennessee. As a previous YFC staff member, he understands the ministry models, has great respect from our team, and a passion for leadership […]
Becca Found Jesus
Ericka Wallace, Campus Life Site Leader, walked into the Spanaway Lake High School lunchroom for the first time in over a year. What used to be a regular occurrence and one of the easiest ways to connect with kids had taken a long pause over the last year. Ministry never stopped through the challenges of […]
Prayer Changes Everything
Looking at the world around us, it is easy to see all the negativity, chaos, and disruption in our society over the last year. Translate that into the ministry of a youth worker or pastor and it is magnified because of the personal relationships that we have with youth and families. We see the individual […]
Meanwhile, God Was Working
I have been a youth worker for over a decade and on staff with Youth For Christ for almost six years. One situation that commonly plays itself out is that families will seek out guidance or help when they are in tough situations. Enter: Desiree and her family. A single mother, with two pre-teen middle […]
Black History Month
We’re celebrating Black History Month by highlighting a few people critical in making our local community what it is today. Check back here often as we highlight new local heroes each week.The woman on the far right in the photo above is Helen B. Stafford…more on her coming soon! If you are interested in digging […]
