Q. R. Ridenoure
H. A. Thomas
F. R. Luckey 1942-
Jim Rutledge 1945-
M. E. Wicker 1950-
Bob Hatton 1954-
Luke Hollingsworth 1959-
David Busick 1961-
Bob Hooley 1965-
Don Shipley 1969-
Wayne Morrison 1973-
Ted Edmonson 1980-
Terry Schlinker 1989-
Charles Scott 1995-
Terry Ring 2000-
David Craig 2003-
Brad Redding 2005-
Paul DeHaan 2007-
Established in 1928, the Department of Youth Ministries was born from a burden to reach out to America’s young people with a Pentecostal message. Thus, the name Pentecostal Young People’s Association (PYPA) was adopted to be the official name of the Youth Department. For seventy one years, the PYPA’s impacted thousands of lives, seeing many saved, filled with the Holy Ghost, and called into the ministry as a direct result of youth camps and youth rallies. In 1999, the name PYPA was changed to Pentecostal Church of God Youth Ministries.
Over the years, the Arkansas District Youth Department has been blessed with great leaders, many of which have become National Youth Directors and even General Bishops.
After its first eighty years, the youth department continues to see change and expansion of ministries, such as Bible Quiz, Teen Talent Expo, Married Couples Retreat, Refuel, Summer & Winter Youth Camp, Youth Rallies, Missions Trips, and District Choir Tours. Although our name has changed, our mission still remains the same: to reach youth with the message of Pentecost.