The Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Chicago will be hosting the Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy (HYLA) on its grounds this summer and welcomes new and returning students.
HYLA is a United Methodist leadership initiative that provides an intensive summer leadership academy and a long-term mentoring experience around the topics of calling, education and Latino@ identity to consider issues such as Christian discipleship, vocational discernment, leadership in the church, theology and polity of The United Methodist Church, processes for admission to college/university or seminary, Hispanic/Latino history and culture.
New track update: This year, HYLA will be hosting a track on leadership for the Public Square at Garrett. This track is designed to orient young Latinx leaders who are interested in the public and political fields. Through this track participants will explore the field of public and political engagement, education, and action.
2ND OR 3RD YEAR COLLEGE HYLA PARTICIPANTS ONLY
August 4th-8th
COLLEGE HYLA WILL BE HELD AT WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY THIS YEAR
July 21st-25th
APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW
To fill out an application click here
For an application Contact:
Nora De Arco, hyla.umc@gmail.com
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