Young Adults
Welcome!
The Diocese of Grand Rapids supports and strengthens those who evangelize and accompany young adults as they encounter and follow Jesus Christ as missionary disciples.
The Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministries does this by:
- -Forming, equipping, and supporting parish and organizational leaders in their ministry with young adults;
- -Modeling and fostering a ministry of accompaniment among young adults of all cultures, languages, socioeconomic and geographic realities;
- -Forming and supporting young adult Catholics as they witness to Jesus Christ in their daily lives.
Young Adult Ministries in the Diocese of Grand Rapids
Looking to get connected with a Catholic young adult ministry near you? Check out this frequently updated document containing many of the young adult ministries spread across the Diocese of Grand Rapids!
If your church has a young adult group to add to this list, please send details to Emma Tomlinson at [email protected] or 616-246-0588.
Young Adult MinistriesCampus Ministry
Newman Ministry
Don't see your college listed above? The Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids has partnered with Newman Ministry! Newman Ministry connects graduating high school students to the Catholic campus ministry of their chosen college (whether it is a Catholic college or not).
Find your Campus!World Youth Day
World Youth Day - A Pilgrimage of Faith
World Youth Day is a global gathering where young people deepen their faith, experience the universality of the Catholic Church, and commit their lives to Christ alongside hundreds of thousands of like-minded peers.
(picture of 2023 World Youth Day)
Jubilee of Young People 2025: Pilgrims of Hope - Rome
"The Holy Father Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a jubilee year, a time of rejoicing in which different aspects of the Church's life and different people within the Church are celebrated. Included in this is a celebration of youth and young adults, their role in the Church, and what the Church can learn from them.
The Jubilee of Young People will take place July 28 - August 3, 2025, forming an intermediary celebration between WYD Lisbon in 2023, and WYD Seoul in 2027. Building upon the two-year cycle of Scriptural themes for the Global Celebration of Youth, the theme for the coming Jubilee is "Pilgrims of Hope", focusing on the distinct hope of young people and the unique effect their hope can have on the lives of others." Read more: USCCB: World Youth Day
World Youth Day 2027 - Seoul
World Youth Day Seoul is the next upcoming international gathering of World Youth Day. Taking place in 2027, it will be the first WYD to take place on mainland Asia.
If you would like information regarding the prior World Youth Day Lisbon, please go to the International Celebration page and its News and Updates page. Being made at the time of WYD Lisbon, they have information detailing some of the activities in Portugal, primarily highlighting some important events and the activities of the Holy Father, though they do not form a comprehensive list. (2024 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
For more information regarding World Youth Day 2027, please contact Christine McCarty at [email protected] or 616-475-1243.