Rev. Da Vita “Day” McCallister is a partner, mother, ordained minister, entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer and advocate for youth and young adults. She currently serves as the Associate Conference Minister for Youth and Young Adults in the CT Conference of the United Church of Christ. She leads the Youth and Young Adult Ministry Team within the Conference. The mission of the YYA Ministry Team is to grow a Faith Forming, Multi/Racial Multi/Cultural, Open and Affirming, Accessible to All, Just Peace, Globally Minded Movement of youth and young adults.
She has shared her love, passion and wisdom in youth and young adult ministries, for over 25 years, in a number of settings including, the Fund for Theological Education, the National Setting of the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church.
Rev. McCallister’s current projects include growing “Thinking About Working for God,” a judicatory initiative that is creating an environment where youth and young adults can freely explore a call to authorized ministry, completing work on a new resource for youth leaders called: Growing Sustainable Youth Ministries; and funding the first named scholarship from her foundation.
She takes great pride in her Christian heritage as the great-grand daughter of the late Rev. Jesse B. Baldwin a Baptist minister and pastor of over 65 years in rural Florida.
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