Northern Youth Programs is a conservative Mennonite para-church organization. Each staff person is a full-time missionary with a primary interest in achieving NYP’s mission and vision and a member of their sending church. We minister cross-culturally and interdenominationally across Canada for mutual benefit. In these ministry relationships, we are committed to our doctrinal statement while respecting the convictions of others.
Northern Youth Programs is governed by a Board of Directors, each of whom has experience working in ministry in Northern Ontario.
Phil Herschberger, Board Chairman
Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Ken Martin, Board Vice Chairman
Waterloo, Ontario
Howard Lichty, Board Secretary
Brunner, Ontario
Ken Burkholder, Board Treasurer
Gordonville, Pennsylvania
Alan Steiner, Board Member at Large
Seneca, South Carolina
Darren Seibel, Board Member at Large
Danville, Pennsylvania
Elmer Bartsch, Board Member at Large
Arborg, Manitoba
Arlyn Burkholder, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania
Conroy Loewen, Stone Lake, Wisconsin
Dwight Martin, Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
Justen Loewen, Arborg, Manitoba
Karl Miller, Grove City, Minnesota
Merle Burkholder, New Hamburg, Ontario
Thomas Youngman, Leesport, Pennsylvania
Travis Knepp, Canon City, Colorado
Wilbert Loewen, Neepawa, Manitoba
Northern Youth Programs was founded in 1967. The objectives were to minister to the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of Aboriginal youth. The programs included schools, camps, retreats, and teaching programs. Various programs have been initiated and others have ceased to operate over the years.
