Young Named Assistant General Secretary for Campus Ministry

General Secretary Jerome King Del Pino is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Bridgette Young as assistant general secretary for campus ministry in the Division of Higher Education, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

Upon the Search Committee recommendation and approval of the appointment by Bishop Michael B. Watson, Young joins the Board on July 6.

“We are delighted that the Rev. Young will join with us in addressing the challenges and pursuing the opportunities of developing principled leaders for church and society who are ‘. . . characterized by intellectual excellence, moral integrity, spiritual courage, and holiness of heart and life,’” Del Pino said.

Young has 12 years’ experience in campus ministry or chaplaincy. She has served as senior associate dean of the Chapel and Religious Life at Emory University since 2000 and was the director and campus minister at the Wesley Foundation at Georgia Tech prior to joining Emory University.

An ordained elder in the North Georgia Annual Conference, Young received her M.Div. at Gammon Theological Seminary, a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources management from the University of North Carolina, and a Bachelor of Science in business management and marketing from Illinois Institute of Technology. She brings additional leadership and experience through her previous work in pastoring local churches, serving twice as a delegate to General Conference, and holding leadership roles in the North Georgia Annual Conference.

In her role as assistant general secretary for campus ministry, Young will oversee the promotion, interpretation, and resourcing of campus ministries and college chaplaincies for The United Methodist Church. She will provide staff support to associations of United Methodist campus ministers and chaplains, technical assistance and consultative services to annual conference and campus ministry boards, and leadership in the ecumenical arena related to campus ministry.

“She will provide leadership to The United Methodist Church in articulating the theological and practical role of campus ministry including interaction with bishops and annual conference leaders as well as others that can assist in promoting the role of campus ministry in The United Methodist Church,” Del Pino said. Young will also handle tasks associated with implementation of GBHEM’s strategic plan.

Young will be relocating to Nashville, Tenn., from her home in Atlanta.