Ministries

IN THE BEGINNING...The AKRON WORSHIP GATHERING/House of Prayer style worship started over 15 years ago as we were preparing to launch YWAM Akron. This was a community event where people gathered with us from area ministries and churches to worship together and agree in prayer for our city, neighborhoods, and the nations. It was "Open House" style worship; people would come and go as need be. We have seen many breakthroughs in both YWAM Akron and areas of the city since starting in this way. Prayer & worship effect EVERYTHING... There have been healings, freedom, and open doors into the high schools and university campuses, as well as many people receiving a fresh heart of prayer for our city and most importantly, greater intimacy with God.

PRAYER & WORSHIP GATHERINGS at YWAM & Around The City

Part of our call as YWAM Akron is encouraging and training up people in intercessory worship & prayer. God is calling His church to minister to Him and through Him in many ways. 

One of those ways is through day and night prayer and intercession. Therefore along with evangelism, teaching and training, we are committed to a hot, on fire, solid core of intercession and worship in our YWAM Center and community. 

We believe that out of this we will see other ministries released, refreshed and established.

Currently:

- We run a Monday night Prayer for the Nations time- 6:00-8:00pm.

Please see our Google Calendar, and our Social Media below, for more details.

We need to be ready to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone, everywhere, all the time! In both Spiritual and practical ways!

This area is all about meeting the tangible needs of people while showing the love of Jesus and sharing the Gospel.

• Partnering with other ministries in the Akron area that are already doing this in great ways!

• Seeking God for fresh ways to show His mercy in both practical and spiritual ways.

• *Working internationally as God allows!

Come join us as we go out or invite us to join your church or ministry in your neighborhoods.

Discipleship Training School:

It is all about Jesus & Finding Joy in the Journey of getting to God & learning how to make Him known...

NEXT ONE: 

Dates Coming Soon

OTHER UofN SCHOOLS:

https://uofn.edu/YWAM'S UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS...the opportunities are amazing!

We are in prayer for the timing of having some secondary schools including; BLS ( Basic Leadership School), and WISE (Worship-Intercession-Spiritual Warfare-Evangelism). More information to come closer to formation.

STAFF INTERNSHIPS:

Staff Internships are available if you have completed a DTS and can spend at least 1 month here serving in areas discussed and decided with our leadership. We welcome longer commitments as well.

Please contact with any questions. 330 328 5971 or

ywamakron@gmail.com

Under construction– COMING SOON 

Check out www.ywam.org for other summer programs at many YWAM centers around the globe!

Internationals and Refugees:

When the Lord first gave the vision for YWAM Akron, He said this was a city of refuge. He led us to scriptures about these cities in the Bible. GOD IS OUR REFUGE! Not only do many people need to find refuge in JESUS that are from Akron, but many are being placed here from OTHER nations that need to know the love and acceptance of Jesus! At that time we had no idea that we would have over 1,000 Nepali and Bhutanese refugees in Akron in 2012-2013.

Matthew 25:35 "I was a stranger and you welcomed me."

We have done & plan on doing a few things with Akron Bhutanese Assembly. We have been very involved with leadership training and building relationships with the Bhutanese and Nepali Christians and pastors, encouraging them as they planted this new church & have settled into Akron over the past years. Such a joy to have in the city.

We are also looking to help with practical needs as we can. 

The International Institute is Akron’s placement agency for the refugees. Building Hope in the City is also working to help the refugees in our region.

(if you would like more info, please click the International Institute and Building Hope in the City links to their websites. http://www.iiakron.org/ and http://www.buildinghopeinthecity.org/)

Over the past few years, God had been laying on our hearts to focus on praying for high schools. We have since prayer walked/driven around all of Akron's high schools, both public and private. We have felt God's heart for the students, faculty and administration of each school, engaging in conversation and prayer with principals and others as we have been led by God. We believe that God wants to develop YWAM's high school outreach, therefore, we launched a ministry within YWAM Akron called YIELD.

Yield- means 2 things: 1) to give forth or produce by natural process or as a result of cultivation. 2) to give up or surrender (oneself).

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

Luke 10:2

YIELD’s aim is to find students from each high school in Summit County to form a county wide prayer group for their schools and community. To start out, our goal is to have at least two students from each high school in Akron, who are in love with Jesus and have a desire to see him glorified in their high school and in Akron. The students would come together once a month to talk about what is going on at their schools and seek the Lord's heart and pray. As they join together to pray for their fellow classmates and teachers, we want them to be encouraged and empowered to begin fulfilling the Great Commission to go and make disciples of all nations and preach the gospel right here in Akron and Summit County.

~We are looking for students from Buchtel, Firestone, North, East, Ellet, Kenmore, Garfield, Our Lady of the Elms, St. Vincent - St. Mary & Hoban High Schools. (these are the Akron Schools, we welcome students from the other 24 high schools in Summit County too.)

~This is where we need the help of local churches and youth groups. If you know any students who may be interested in joining YIELD, please have them contact Jennifer Patterson ( ywamakron@gmail.com)