Province IV Reflection

By Ellie Minette, Christ Church Macon

We as the Diocese of Atlanta are part of Province IV. In my opinion, PIV is the best province, especially for young people. My opinion was confirmed this past weekend at the PIV Networking meeting.

At this meeting, youth leaders from most dioceses in PIV came together to discuss the future of our province and our church. It was amazing to listen to everyone’s ideas and see how passionate everyone is about their faith and their beliefs. I learned so much from everyone there. We shared ideas for retreats that I can’t wait to share back home at Camp Mikell. We played new games that were super fun. We talked about social injustice and how we wanted to see a change in the world around us. We want to be the start of that change. We also want our voice to be heard in the Episcopal church, and people recognized that and listened to us.

​As a youth, this was an incredible opportunity and experience. If you have the chance to attend a Province wide gathering (hint hint you do at PYE18), I pray that you will take your chance, experience the love and the faith, and be inspired by the youth of Province IV.