Our Mission
Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.
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Our Goal
To increase the number of kids we reach to more than two million a year by mobilizing more than 80,000 leaders (committee and volunteers) and establishing ministries in 8,000 locations.
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Our Progress
As of June 2009, we have ministry in 4,490 schools and other outreach locations, as well as 31,881 leaders in the United States and around the world.
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All data is for the 2008-2009 school year unless noted otherwise. Contact (877) 438-9572 with questions.
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| U.S. Mission Statistics |
| High Schools |
Junior High Schools |
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2,381 |
Schools and Other Outreach Ministries |
1,087 |
Schools and Other Outreach Ministries |
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78,719 |
Kids in High School Ministries/Week |
28,559 |
Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week |
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33.06 |
Average Ministry Size |
26.27 |
Average Ministry Size |
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32,550 |
Campaigners |
7,387 |
Campaigners |
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615,534 |
Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year¹ |
186,003 |
Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year¹ |
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| Capernaum |
YoungLives |
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125 |
Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
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89 |
Schools and Other Outreach Ministries |
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1,848 |
Kids in Capernaum Ministries/Week
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1,146 |
Kids in YoungLives Ministries/Week |
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14.78 |
Average Ministry Size
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12.88 |
Average Ministry Size |
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527 |
Campaigners |
403 |
Campaigners |
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| College |
Young Life Military |
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30 |
Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
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7 |
Schools and Other Outreach Ministries |
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1,742 |
Kids in College Ministries/Week
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121 |
Kids in Military Ministries/Week |
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58.07 |
Average Ministry Size
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17.29 |
Average Ministry Size |
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991 |
Campaigners |
138 |
Campaigners |
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| "Other" |
Overall U.S. Ministry |
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52 |
Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
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990 |
Areas with Ministry |
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1,205 |
Kids in "Other" Ministries/Week
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17,348 |
Volunteer Leaders |
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23.17 |
Average Ministry Size
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11,003 |
Committee Members |
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429 |
Campaigners |
46 |
Regions with Active Ministries |
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| U.S. Summer Camping |
U.S. School Season Camping |
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36,819 |
High School Outreach Campers |
24,877 |
High School Campers |
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11,970 |
Junior High Outreach Campers |
5,386 |
Junior High Campers |
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707 |
Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties |
2,103 |
Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties |
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1,373 |
Leadership Campers |
4,891 |
Leadership Campers |
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2,025 |
Work Crew |
12,832 |
Work Crew |
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1,939 |
Summer Staff |
244 |
Wilderness and Creative Camping |
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1,399 |
Wilderness and Creative Camping |
82,513 |
Guests at Camps Run by Non-Young Life Groups |
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15,354 |
Guests at Camps Run by Non-Young Life Groups |
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| International Mission Statistics |
| High School |
Junior High |
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550 |
Outreach Ministries |
101 |
Outreach Ministries |
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29,668 |
Kids in High School Ministries/Week |
3,667 |
Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week |
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53.94 |
Average Ministry Size |
36.31 |
Average Ministry Size |
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7,680 |
Campaigners |
670 |
Campaigners |
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| "Other" |
Young Life Military |
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70 |
Outreach Ministries |
48 |
Outreach Ministries |
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2,261 |
Kids in "Other" Ministries/Week |
1,215 |
Kids in YLMM Ministries/Week |
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32.30 |
Average Ministry Size |
25.31 |
Average Ministry Size |
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628 |
Campaigners |
420 |
Campaigners |
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| Overall International Ministry |
International Camping |
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66 |
Countries |
22,765 |
Young Life Campers |
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1 |
U.S. Territory |
2,574 |
WyldLife Campers |
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721 |
Total Ministries |
6,907 |
Leaders Accompanying Campers |
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131,089 |
Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year |
1,308 |
Young Life Expeditions |
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33,554 |
Total |
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| Training School Attendance |
Personnel |
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241 |
New Staff Training |
3,228 |
Total Young Life Staff
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206 |
Winter Training |
1,214 |
Full-Time Field Ministry/U.S.
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62 |
Apologetics |
114 |
Field Ministry/International (U.S.-based Staff Only)
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Area Director School |
356 |
Field Administrative
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12 |
Advanced Regional Director Training |
662 |
Part-Time Field Ministry/U.S. |
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4 |
Regional Director School |
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46 |
Centurion Project |
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| Financial Highlights (08-09) |
Camps in North and Central America |
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$180,229,476 |
Total Contributions
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Beyond Malibu |
Carolina Point² |
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$236,709,902 |
Total Revenues
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Breakaway Lodge |
Rockbridge |
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170,748 |
Active Donors
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Castaway Club |
Saranac Village |
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Clearwater Cove² |
SharpTop Cove |
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Crooked Creek Ranch |
Southwind |
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Frontier Ranch |
Timber Wolf Lake |
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Lake Champion |
Trail West |
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Lost Canyon |
Wilderness Ranch |
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Malibu Club |
Windy Gap |
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Oakbridge |
Woodleaf |
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Pico Escondido |
Washington Family Ranch |
Young Life History
Young Life was incorporated in 1941 by Jim Rayburn, a seminary student and part-time youth minister in Gainesville, Texas. He wanted to reach out to kids who were disinterested in church. Rayburn took the challenge to go where the kids were, meet them on their turf and find a creative way to share the love of God with them. Rayburn’s method of reaching out to adolescents worked in 1941, and it continues to be effective today.
Denny Rydberg is Young Life's fifth president and has served since 1993. Annually, Young Life leaders impact the lives of more than one million kids.
¹ Based on total number of club cards times three to factor for kids we know who have not filled out a club card.
² Developing camps.
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