Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour
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The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour was a nondenominational evangelical society founded in Portland, Maine, in 1881 by Francis Edward Clark. Its professed object was "to promote an earnest Christian life among its members, to increase their mutual acquaintanceship, and to make them more useful in the service of God."
Clark virtually created the concept of "youth ministry" by asking young people in his Williston Congregational Church to sign a two-page commitment. Previously youth had been classified with children and not considered capable of active Christian involvement.
By 1906, 67,000 youth-led Christian Endeavor societies had been organized worldwide, with four million members.
The organization is now based in Mount Vernon, Ohio, with nine state offices, and national unions in Canada and Mexico. It promotes its TeamCE, created by Executive Director Carl Blunt [1] in 1999, program as "all you need for youth ministry."
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