Project Transformation National’s Role & Relationship with Chapters
PT National and PT North Texas opens new headquarters in March 2016.
After witnessing the lasting impact of Project Transformation (PT) in changing the lives of young adults, children and churches for over 15 years, Project Transformation formed a separate, national nonprofit organization through an investment from the Young Clergy Initiative of the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. The purpose of PT National is to scale Project Transformation’s proven model of ministry to develop new Project Transformation chapters and support all local chapter ongoing growth and development. Since PT National was established in 2015, the number of PT chapters has tripled, and we have supported the expansion of Project Transformation in additional United Methodist Conferences.
Project Transformation Chapters are affiliated with the national organization but operate as independent organizations governed by their own board of directors. Each chapter partners with its local United Methodist Conference and is responsible for building relationships with partnering churches and recruiting volunteers and young adults to lead the program.
Every year, hundreds of young adults commit a summer or year of their lives to serve and build relationships with children and youth, live in intentional community, and explore a call to ministry and service. Through the power of relationships and by leveraging a unique collaboration with local churches and community partners, Project Transformation equips young adults for leadership in the church and the world, helps amplifies God’s call with children and youth, and supports churches in being in ministry with their neighbors.
Project Transformation provides two key services:
1) Leadership development and ministry exploration opportunities for college-age young adults through summer and one-year service internships.
2) Community-oriented after-school and summer day camp programming for children and youth.
The young adults lead programming, giving them authentic, hands-on experiences leading high-quality programs for children and youth and equally important, learning from the children and youth. PT’s programs focus on enriching the body, mind, and spirit, but we place a unique emphasis on literacy and social-emotional learning. During the summer, each child is paired daily with a volunteer to read one-to-one. Programs are strategically housed in churches in the heart of communities that are under-resourced. This partnership between host churches and Project Transformation is designed so that churches can leverage the program to make new connections and form meaningful relationships with families in their immediate neighborhood.
