Appalachian Youth Ministries was founded in 1982 and is grounded on four very important principles:

1. We are committed to Jesus Christ.

2. We are committed to Christ’s message; therefore we are committed to evangelism—reaching across the barriers of church and denomination.

3. We are committed to Wesleyanism—the doctrine of heart purity.

4. We are committed to today’s youth. We desire to see them reached for Christ as well as growing in Christ.

Our mission is “Reaching and Teaching Youth to Live God Loud!” In other words, we will instill within young people the desire to be radical Christians—living cross-grained with the culture of a sinful world.

For over twenty-five years, we have seen countless lives changed through our various ministries. Many of those young people are serving God all across the country and around the world in various capacities. Some are in full-time Christian ministry while others are serving God in local church ministries. They are carrying on the great work that our founder, M.R. McCrary (Bro. Mac) envisioned back in 1982.