Upper Miami Valley

325 West Ash Street

Piqua, OH 45356

Megan Rodgers 937-216-4623

Who We Are

at a Glance

1982

Young Life begins in Piqua, OH

In the fall of 1982, a group of caring Christian adults From a diverse background began to pursue a Christian organization that could come in and share the gospel with the local high schools. These adults had never heard of Young Life. One of the adults, a school administrator was in Columbus at a prayer meeting and was introduced to the regional director of Young Life at that time. This was the beginning of the pursuit of Young Life in the Miami County area. In the fall of 1983 the area hired its first Young Life staff person. Young Life has been active in the area for 36 years and has touched the lives of many teens and their families.

3

Schools in Miami County with YL

Today, Young Life is active at Miami East High School, Piqua High School, and Troy High School.

98

students to Camp in 2024

There were 98 students and leaders from the Upper Miami Valley that attended camp in summer of 2024. Many of these students had life changing weeks.

150 KIDS INVOLVED WEEKLY

There are over 150 kids that are involved on a weekly basis in Young Life in the Upper Miami Valley Area.

Staff

Megan Rodgers

Area Director

Megan has been on Young Life staff for 3 years. It is her first year on staff in the Upper Miami Valley Area. Megan attended Troy Christian High School. Her husband Gabe leads with her at Troy High School.

Margo Godwin

Part Time Student Staff

Margo has been on student staff for 4 months. She is finishing up her senior year online at GCU. Margo graduated from Troy Christian in 2022. She and her husband Jack lead at Miami East High School.

Katie Loehr

Area Staff

Katie Loehr has been on staff with Young Life for 5 years. She graduated from Ohio University and is now leading at Piqua High School. Her husband Mikey also leads Young Life at Piqua High School.

Dave Mason

Area Staff

Dave Mason has been on staff with Young Life for 10 years. He currently is leading Young Life at Miami East High School. His wife Katie is a 3rd grade teacher at Miami East and also leads Young Life.

You Were Made for this

Your story matters, and it can make a difference beyond what you imagine.

Volunteer your time to work directly with young people.

Support the staff and leaders as part of the local adult committee.

Give resources to start or sustain the financial foundation at the local or national level.

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