The Young and Saved Youth Empowerment Initiative
The Young and Saved Youth Empowerment Initiative 2025 is a Christ-centered program by RCCG IGA designed to spiritually, emotionally, and socially empower youth. The initiative includes weekly worship services, a summer Youth Week and Camp, youth-led worship, mentorship, and volunteer outreach.
Focusing on challenges such as low self-esteem, spiritual disconnect, peer pressure, and digital distractions, the program provides a supportive environment for growth in Christ. It emphasizes leadership development, community service, and spiritual formation, preparing youth to become bold, faith-driven leaders in their communities.
Lara Kotun is a youth minister and nonprofit founder serving teens and young adults in faith-based and community settings. She is the founder of Rooted in Christ, a newly launched nonprofit dedicated to supporting youth and young adults as they navigate identity, purpose, and the challenges of traditional and modern culture through biblically grounded discipleship and guidance. Lara is passionate about creating safe, welcoming spaces where young people feel seen, heard, and supported as they grow spiritually and personally. Through Rooted in Christ, she is focused on developing sustainable models that equip youth and young adults to navigate life transitions with clarity, confidence, and a strong foundation rooted in Christ.
These grants aim to help participating churches and organizations to explore innovative practices that form youth for lives of faith, service, and leadership; deepen theological engagement in youth ministry, particularly within diverse, urban realities; and strengthen their organizational capacity to sustain and expand youth-focused ministries that make a lasting difference.
