2023 ABY Brochure
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Lauren serves as Minister to Future Leaders and Discipleship with American Baptist Churches in the Rocky Mountains. Her heart for community has driven her ministry after a church community supported her through the grief and anger after the loss of her mother.  She believes having a community of faith who love and support one another is crucial to developing our relationship with Christ and the wider church family. Lauren is a retired professional soccer referee who now gives back to officials coming up the ranks through mentoring, instructing and coaching. She is an avid hiker finding a trails to explore daily with her dog, Freckles. When traveling, she is always up for an exciting adventure and the best coffee place. 
Undefeated is made up of 3 Upstate NY Siblings. While their background is rock music, they will be leading ABY in worship throughout our weekend. Meredith, Christian and Lis decided from the beginning that if God was in this, God would build and direct the way. With their metal influence and the influence of lyrists like Flyleaf, these three are sure to bring the convention into a place of energy and worship. 

You can learn more about Undefeated here: HOME | Undefeatedofficial
The Center in Utica, NY is a community program working to resettle and house refugees in Upstate, NY. They work in 40+ languages, helping 800+ new citizens each year fill in the gaps. The Center at its core helps refugees find employment and learn English. Other programs have been developed including interpretation, traffic safety, health access, community eduction, etc. We are working to help The Center provide crucial items that are not covered when resettling: school supplies, winter supplies, etc. Our goal is to raise $9,000. 

You can learn more about The Center here: Resource Center for Refugees in the Mohawk Valley | The Center (thecenterutica.org)
ABY Program Director:  Stephanie Schneider
Email: aby@abc-nys.org
Phone: 518.832.9792