Participation as a Youth in YM
Youth are allowed on perimeters of a youth ministry event if they meet the following conditions:
- Youth must have submitted a correctly filled out General Waiver and Registration form (GWR) beforehand that is filled out by a parent or legal guardian.
- Youth must always sign in when arriving on the perimeters of an event and on departure, be signed out by a parent, legal guardian or parent approved licensed driver who is taking the youth participant home.
- When youth is leaving youth event perimeters, youth must be picked up by a parent, legal guardian or parent approved licensed driver who is indicated on the General Waiver and Registration form.
- Parents, legal guardians and parent approved licensed drivers must be present between 9:30-10:30pm to pick up their child from a Youth Ministry event.
- Youth participants, once signed in, are bound by the guidelines of a Youth Ministry.
- If youth cannot comply with these rules, they will be withdrawn from the gathering and parents will be called for immediate pick up.
Parents should know that Youth Ministry Adult Leaders are obligated to the followin rules during Youth Ministry events:
- Youth Ministry Adult Leaders are not allowed to leave the perimeters of a Youth Ministry event if youth participants are still on church property. Please be present to pick up your child no later than 10:00pm.
- Youth Ministry Adult Leaders should release youth participants whose parents arrive earlier if parents, legal guardians or parent approved licensed drivers wish to pick up youth ahead of time.
- Youth participants are not permitted to show up late without permission of the Youth Coordinator beforehand.
- Youth Ministry Adult Leaders cannot allow youth participants to ride home with no one other than those that are indicated on the General Waiver and Registration form.
- Please make sure to sign out your youth before leaving or leaders will have cause to believe that the participant is still at the Youth Ministry event.
- If you are a parent approved licensed driver, please remember to sign out other youth that you are taking home. Youth Leaders are required to be able to give an account whether departing youth participants under their charge get home safely with those that are approved to take them home.