Nestled up against west side the Rocky Mountains, the city of Spokane straddles the Spokane River. From there, ships carried lumber, ore, beef, and agriculture from this “Inland Empire” down to the Columbia River, to the Pacific Ocean, and around the world.
All this makes Spoke a fitting backdrop for this year’s LYA as we gather under the theme: Sanctified—Now this is Living! The past two years we have gathered to hear how we are created by God, not just male and female, but His young men and His young women. Last year we built on that foundation under the theme hearing how we are justified, remade His by the blood of Jesus Christ.
In 2025 we will hear how, just as the God’s gifts of creation came down river and went across oceans to serve the world, that our Christian lives are God’s gifts flowing from Him, through us, to serve one another.
Early Registration
$300.00 Until June 1
- Subsidized cost by the ELS Board for Youth Outreach
- Includes Lodging, Food, Activities, Sectionals, Keynotes, Conference Materials, T-Shirt, etc.
(Activities and Sectionals will have limited capacity: register early to ensure your top picks.) - Cost is for youth participants* & adult chaperones**
* Open to confirmed youth (exceptions can be made for groups bringing those in confirmation).
* Every church needs to send at least one youth leader/chaperone of the same gender as the students (consider paying their way as a church). If your church is unable to send a youth leader/chaperone, consider partnering with another congregation.
Late Registration
$350.00 After June 1 until July 1
- Includes Lodging, Food, Activities, Sectionals, Keynotes, Conference Materials, T-Shirt, etc.
(Activities and Sectionals will have limited capacity: register early to ensure your top picks.) - Cost is for youth participants* & adult chaperones**
* Open to confirmed youth (exceptions can be made for groups bringing those in confirmation).
* Every church needs to send at least one youth leader/chaperone of the same gender as the students (consider paying their way as a church). If your church is unable to send a youth leader/chaperone, consider partnering with another congregation.
Highlights of the 2025 LYA Youth Convention include…
Morning & Evening Chapel Services and Sunday Divine Service
Daily chapel services as well as Sunday Divine Service (holy communion celebrated).
Keynote
Rev. Nate Abrahamson will be our Keynote Speaker on the theme of “Sanctified”
Excursions
Two excursions will be offered again at LYA:
Silverwood Amusement Park and tubing on the Spokane River.
Sectionals & Panel Discussion
Sectionals taught by ELS clergy and Board for Youth Outreach members.
Vendor and advertising opportunities for LYA.
We are currently seeking conference vendors, advertisers, and sponsors. We’ll have a space reserved for tables so you can display your resources, ministry or other information to hundreds of youth and youth leaders. Additional print advertising opportunities are available in the LYA Conference Lanyard booklet. Cost for a table is $10, and cost for a table + ad space is $75. Friday of LYA will be the best day for tables, but they can be left set up all weekend. (Vendors who attend are responsible for paying the cost of registration, prorated for their length of stay to cover meals and lodging and any speakers). Email Rev. Jeff Hendrix to learn more.
We look forward to seeing you at the ELS Youth Convention from Thursday, July 254- Sunday, July 27, 2025!