Office hours: 9am - noon, Monday through Friday

828.635.6144

Tammy Jones West
366 Chesterfield Dr.
Taylorsville NC 28681

Tammy@lutheranyouth.org

Meet your NC Synod Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator

In August of 2008, I begin my 15th year on the synod staff. My commitment to passing on faith includes helping congregations equip families to be places where faith is talked about, shared and deepened.

I spend time with some of the most awesome young people around. I am privileged to work with with our YARPs (Young Adult Resource Persons) where my goal is to train them to serve our congregations. They teach me more than I feel I teach them.

The LYO Board (Lutheran Youth Organization) consists of 14 high school youth who love to serve, laugh, and pray together. My responsibility with that group is to sit back and watch them struggle with what texts works best. They're amazing. My goal, along with everyone else, is to be a part of raising faithful adults and planting that small seed about their future in ministry.

We hold youth ministry events throughout the year and I return home dead tired but knowing that the Holy Spirit moves in wonderful ways and the future looks so bright.

I grew up at Ascension Lutheran, Shelby and graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1991. I married Eric 15 years ago and we have one son, Robert 11 yrs. and a 200 pound English Mastiff named Simba. In my rare leisure time I enjoy cooking and scrap-booking, anything but cleaning. I am a member at Mt. Olive, Hickory where Eric and I share Stephen Ministry Leader responsibilities and the college-age Sunday School class.

I started my masters degree in Children, Youth & Family Ministry in the summer of 2006 at Luther Seminary through their distributive learning program. 1/2 online and 1/2 in 1-2 week intensives on campus. I have twelve courses completed (of 18). I have Paul this summer. I was commissioned as an Associate in Ministry in June and I'll graduate from Luther Seminary in May 2009 - yeah!

Current favorite scripture passage: Psalm 46:10.


Phone: 828-635-6144
Email: Tammy@lutheranyouth.org