Nominations for the 2011-2013 biennium are now closed.**

Application/Nomination Form
(See attached PDF)

2011-2013 Nominees

2011-2013 Ballot/General Synod 28
(See attached PDF)

Most CYYAM members are elected at General Synod by youth and young adults from across all conferences of the UCC. Each Conference in the UCC is given an opportunity to nominate one youth and one young adult to the Council.

Nominations are submitted to conference caucuses at General Synod and each conference gets to vote for one youth and one young adult for the region in which their conference is located.

There are six regions in the UCC so there are twelve members elected by this process. Other members of the Council are continuing members because they represent CYYAM on Boards of Directors for one of the Covenanted Ministries of the UCC.

There are also four members representing each of the racial/ethnic caucuses of the Council for Racial Ethnic Ministry (COREM). Other members are selected from the nomination pool to uphold the Council’s commitment for inclusivity and diversity. View the Conference Directory to find out how to contact your Conference for more information.

CYYAM members serve a two-year term (one biennium). CYYAM, in turn, appoints members to the Boards of Directors for each Covenanted Ministry of the UCC.

The council will announce a call for nominees in the early beginning of the biennium or General Synod year.

The biography of each candidate will be posted to the CYYAM webpage in advance of General Synod to provide youth and young adult voters opportunities to review profiles prior to casting votes during Synod in the summer.

When possible, candidates elected to CYYAM will be announced during General Synod. In addition, candidates will be notified of their election to the council via email and provided an opportunity to accept or decline their placement on the council. The final roster of CYYAM members will be posted to the CYYAM web page.