United Methodist Kansas West Teens Travel to England with YouTheology

Program

(Photo with John Wesley Statue outside New Room in Bristol, England.

Left to Right: Chelsea Whitaker of Sublette, Claire Hunter of Winfield,

Jocie Colaw of McPherson, and Rebecca Nolte of Salina )

June 20, 2007

Four United Methodist Kansas West teens traveled to England for a

ten-day summer pilgrimage June 8-17 to explore and experience historic

locations from the lives of John and Charles Wesley, the founders of

Methodism. The group of twenty-five teens from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas,

and Missouri called "youTheologians" visited London, Epworth, Oxford,

Bristol, Hanham Mount, and Salisbury, England.

The trip was the culmination of their participation in the year-long

youTheology program at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City,

thanks to a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment. The youTheologians

committed to gathering for an orientation retreat plus three additional

weekend sessions during the school year at the seminary for intensive

learning, service, and theological reflection after being selected as

exceptional teen leaders from their churches.