NYI Certificate of Election | Virginia District NYI Convention

NYI Charter District Ministry Plan IV, Section 3 - District NYI Convention:

• All local NYI delegates to the District NYI Convention must be members of the Church of the Nazarene that they represent.
• The number of local NYI delegates for each church is determined by the membership figures on the most recent local Pastor’s Report prior to the District Assembly.
• The local NYI delegation to the District NYI Convention for churches consists of:
  • The pastor and youth pastor or any full-time paid pastoral staff who participate in NYI ministry;
  • The newly-elected local NYI President;
  • Up to four elected delegates, with at least half being within the district-established NYI ministry focus; 
  • Local churches may add an additional delegate for each successive 30 local NYI members and/or final major part of those 30 members (i.e., 16-29 members).  At least half of any additional delegates must be also within the district-established NYI ministry focus. 
• The pastor of any local church not having an organized NYI may appoint one delegate.

Number of NYI:
Members                 Delegates*
5-45                                   4
46-75                                 5
76-105                               6
106-135                            7
136-165                            8
166-195                            9
196-225                            10
226-255                            11

* Number of delegates from a local NYI does not include ex officio delegates (Local NYI President, pastor, youth pastor, District NYI Council members from a local church).