2026 Calendar Highlights
March
- 15-21 Show Your Colors
- 15-21 Week of Prayer
- 21 Global Youth Day (By Clusters)
- 22 Red Zone – ZOOM Meeting #1 (8pm)
April
- 1 Club of the Year Deadline #4
- 5 Easter
- 11 State Adventurer Bible Game (FLEC–Orlando)
- 17–19 FL Conference Camp Meeting – English
- 24–26 FL Conference Camp Meeting – Spanish
- 26 Red Zone Zoom Meeting #2 (8 PM)
May
- 10 Red Zone Zoom Meeting #3 (8 PM)
- 16 World Adventurer Day
- 22–24 Red Zone at Camp Kulaqua
June
- 28 New Club Year — Director Orientation #1 (8 PM via Zoom)
Upcoming Events & Highlights
Show Your Colors Challenge
Pathfinders / Adventurers – It's time to … SHOW YOUR COLORS! Get out your Club Scarf and wear it everywhere this week. Praying and asking God to help you have conversations with strangers. Share with them what it means to you to be a part of Club ministries. Post your pics on FB/IG #SYCC26.
Learn More
Red Zone – Zoom Meeting #1
Join us this Sunday, March 22, 8:00 pm in Zoom. We will share important information re: RZ. Here is the link to the email – https://conta.cc/4bMfMcS. If Zoom is full – join us on the PAD YouTube Channel (recording will also be posted there).
Join Zoom
Red Zone 2026
RED ZONE — RED ZONE — RED ZONE — RED ZONE
May 22-24, 2026, at the lovely Camp Kulaqua – thousands of Pathfinder and Adventurer kids and families will meet up for RED ZONE – to officially close the 2025-2026 Club Year! We hope that you are planning to attend with your club.
The website with lots of details is open – Red Zone | Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN in YMMS!
And HOUSING will open on Thursday, March 26, 1:00 pm – through Camp Kulaqua only.
CHANGE: This year housing will be limited to ONE TYPE of housing per Club so that more Clubs have access to housing.
Keep watching the Newsletter for more information.
Adventurer Bible Game 2026
Registration is NOW OPEN in YMMS for the State Level Adventurer Bible Games – only for ELIGIBLE Clubs (placed first at AREA Level).
Visit the Florida Conference website for more information about ABG:
Click Here
GLOBAL YOUTH DAY – March 21 – Sabbath
Join hundreds in FLC and thousands around the world as we serve together on Global Youth Day. This is ONE Sabbath a year where young people are challenged to go BE the sermon (do something to serve in the community).
- Looking for a T-shirt – $15 / each – includes shipping – while supply lasts – Click Here
- Looking for ideas / things to do / places to serve – Click Here
- Looking for details to know how to share what your club is doing? To possibly be featured on the broadcast? Click Here
World Adventurer Day 2026
World Adventurer Day is coming up! Mark your calendars for May 16!
Click Here
Club of the Year
Upcoming Deadline: April 1
- Share Your Faith I & II registration
- Submission of all reports
- Coordinator Visit #2
- Share Your Faith I & II
If your club still has not requested or reactivated an account in YMMS, please follow the guidelines here – Click Here
Quiz in YMMS:
A short quiz on knowledge of YMMS. This is for BONUS points for Club of the Year. It is NOT mandatory. (Not sure how to find the quiz? Click Here)
- First Deadline has passed, October 1, for 20 bonus points.
- Take the quiz by February 1 to receive 10 bonus points.
- The quiz is now CLOSED.
Reports are up in YMMS for:
- Share Your Faith I & II
- Coordinator Visit #2
(Not sure how to find the reports? Click Here).
SHARE YOUR FAITH Event Registrations I & II:
- AT LEAST 60% of the club must be registered – ONLY get points if 60% in your YMMS Club Roster is Registered.
- These points are in addition to the Calendar points and the report submission.
Please refer to the official COY document for any dates and all instructions: Click Here
Worthy is the Lamb
We are excited to share a new creative activity for our children featuring the 2026 Florida Conference theme, "Worthy is the Lamb." This coloring page is designed to be more than just a pastime; it is a fun, spiritually uplifting craft to help our kids understand that Jesus is alive and coming soon! Click Here to download.
Please feel free to distribute this to families in your church and school communities. (See file attached)
Let's share the Gospel together: When your child finishes their artwork, we'd love to see it! Parents can send us a photo of the finished drawing to @florida.adventists on Instagram. We will be featuring their art to encourage our community and share the love of Jesus.
Download Coloring Page
Leadership Development Training
G300 is a Leadership Development training presented by Florida Conference Pathfinder and Adventurer Department. This course is offered only to our Officially Appointed Volunteer staff (OAVs), all Florida Conference Club Directors, Secretaries, and other staff members.
We are pleased to also extend an invitation to members of Florida Conference Medical Cadet Corp (MCC), to join our Pathfinder and Adventurer team for this Leadership Development training.
We are only providing a Level 1 training this year.
Registration is NOW CLOSED.
PAD Announcements
Make Every Day A Bible Adventure with the Adventurer Bible!
Every day is an adventure waiting to happen! With the Holy Bible Pathfinder Club Edition (NAD) (NKJV) – Hardcover, you can explore God's Word, learn how to be honest, kind, and true, and discover ways to live like Jesus.
What makes it awesome:
- Red letters for Jesus' words so you never miss what He says
- Full-color maps to see Bible places come alive
- Adventurer Pledge, Law, and Song to learn and practice
- Step-by-step Investiture levels
- Stars, Chips, and Awards to track your journey
Available in English and Spanish.
From stories to badges, this Bible turns learning about Jesus into a real-life adventure you'll love!
👉 Start your adventure now!
Youth Week of Prayer 2026
When: March 15-21
For more information on guidelines to Week of Prayer:
Click Here
Missions Minute
CLUBS – this is a section to help you intentionally be MORE mission minded.
March Ideas for Share Your Faith Activities 2026: Click Here for more information.
To refer to last year's list of 2025: Click Here
Have ideas for mission activities in Clubs – email Judy, Mission Director – judy3187@aol.com
IN EVERY CHURCH A CLUB
Growing Club Ministries in Every Church in FLC!
We are challenging ALL Churches that have Clubs to consider "sponsoring" a church that doesn't have a Club to start a Club!
PRAY – Pray to God to help your Club choose a church.
PICK – Pick a church close by that doesn't have a Club.
ASK – Ask if they have interest in starting a Club.
SUPPORT – Offer to do an event at their church with your Club kids or Invite the kids to your Club to check it out.
PARTNER – Partner to help the church start a new Club.
Introducing New Adventurer Club Awards
There are new Adventurer Awards! Refer to each icon or link below for more information.
- Evangelism
- Health and Safety
- Leadership
- Caring for God's Creation
- Excellence in Reading
- Community Service
- Spiritual Growth
More New Awards… Click the images below!
FLORIDA ADVENTURER CLUB FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR
UPDATE! Would you believe we are 50% to the fundraising goal for the container??? Click Here to read more behind-the-scenes of this story!
This year Florida Adventurer Clubs are joining nonprofit "From Hearts 2 Hands" to fill a village library with stories in their language—Swahili. Just $5 puts a Swahili book into the hands of a child. From joyful tales to books about Jesus and His love, each one opens the door to imagination, hope, and learning. Will you give the gift of reading?
Click Here for more information
LEAVE A LEGACY AT CAMP KULAQUA
We invite you to build a legacy through – The Crossing – a gathering place of remembrance and promise right here at camp. By buying a legacy brick, you can leave your mark, honoring those who have journeyed with us and paving the way for those who will come.
Click Here for more information
Get ready to Lead Adventurers
To get your Club Started Click Here
The Adventurer Club Starter Kit has everything you need to Lead!
For more details Click Here
Adventurer Basic Staff Training Certification – Now being offered!
For more details: Click Here
ATTENTION – IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT AND EMAIL
Here is an email from FLC Administration.
Immigration concerns some have expressed – Click Here
Here is the NAD article with guidelines – Click Here
We continue to pray for our Clubs / leaders / young people.
Required For All Volunteers
The name of the Official Background Check System is now known as Adventist Screening Verification. This is just a name change NOT a company change.
Please be sure your children are kept safe! Adults must be background checked prior to events.
Verify your volunteers today!
More Info Click HERE
Become an Officially Appointed Volunteer
- Click Here to see the Grid of Churches
- Click Here to learn how to become an OAV
- Click Here for Cluster Coordinator Ministry Description
Cluster Positions:
- North Adventurer Cluster 1
- North Adventurer Cluster 3
- Central Adventurer Cluster 1
- Central Adventurer Cluster 2
- Central Adventurer Cluster 3
- Central Adventurer Cluster 5
- Central Adventurer Cluster 6
- Central Adventurer Cluster 7
- Central Zone B Adventurer Administrator
- South Adventurer Cluster 1
- South Adventurer Cluster 6
Church Accidents
As you probably know, even small trips and falls in our churches can turn into law suits. ARM recently published an article that is brief but informative on how to handle accidents at church functions. See the link below. Please feel free to share this with your Safety Committee and Board Members.
Click Here to Read More
STORE ORDERS
We are here to help you. Please place your order ASAP to avoid delays and frustration. We are excited to serve you at our maximum capacity. Please visit our online store by clicking the button below.
Contact information:
Phone: 407-644-5000 x2424
Email: elizabeth.bence@floridaconference.com
STORE HOURS:
- Monday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Walk-ins are welcome!)
- Wednesday 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Walk-ins are welcome!)
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday CLOSED
Resources
Websites
- Club Director Quick Resources – Click Here
- Need help with YMMS? Click Here
- Resource Page – Click Here
- Florida Conference Adventurer Page – Click Here
Awards Library
These awards are a variety on NAD and non-NAD.
- Click Here to View Awards Library
- Click Here to View iRed Zone 21 Awards Library