Using activities like kickball and white water rafting, we offer a way to find God that draws students out of their day-to-day experiences. Many of those we serve could easily fall into a life of drugs, jail, and brokenness. Instead, we help them to learn ministry skills they can use.
Marc Saenz's Story
photo-marcGrowing up, it was just me and my mom. I didn't have a father figure in my life, and I was definitely going in the wrong direction. Most days, I would skip class and find ways to get into trouble. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd, and doing a lot of things I shouldn't have been.
Things changed for me when I met Jerry with Urban Youth Ministries. He was really the first person besides my mom who showed an interest in my life. He started spending time with me and we created a real bond. I loved the fact that he didn't have to be with me, he wanted to. He actually cared.
Over the next few years, he became a father figure to me. One day on a van ride home I felt my life was over. I shared this with Jerry and after I told him how I felt he shared the gospel with me and I received Christ as my Lord and Savior, At that moment my life changed. I started going to class, and stopped hanging out with kids who were just trying to get me into trouble. I started to get involved in UYM, and became a disciple of Christ. Meeting Jesus was a life-changer.
I don't know what would have happened to me without the support of Jerry and Urban Youth Ministries. Even though it's been 14 years, jerry and UYM is still a part of my life and I'm overjoyed that I can be involved myself. These days, I get to do for other kids what Jerry did for me, serving as a mentor and father figure for young people who don't have that. I know that we touch and change lives because I see it every day.
September 15th, 2016
One Mission…
Thousands of Victories
At Urban Youth Ministries, our goal is to develop urban student leaders. We win urban youth to Christ, build them in their faith and equip them to become spiritual leaders in their families, at their schools, in their communities and the world.
For over 25 years Urban Youth Ministries has been growing in size, reputation, and our ability to reach the students who need us most. We were founded in the early '90s when a few committed believers saw a need for an organization with a holistic approach that could reach kids for Christ and walk with them through life. We do this by partnering with other similarly aligned organizations and ministries and offer a ray of hope to "at-risk" students in the Denver Metro area.
Today, we carry out our vision of growing a new generation of leaders who will expand the kingdom of God by touching one life at a time. Using camps, retreats, outreach events, and volunteer training, we spread the gospel to so many who could easily fall through the cracks, and show them what can happen when they find the spark of faith.
Organization name
Urban Youth Ministries
other names
UYM
1999
Tax id (EIN)
84-1289488
Category
Religion-Related
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
400 W. 48th Avenue #250Mailing
P.O. Box 460429Arapahoe County, CO, US
Denver County, CO, US