About Chris:

Rev. Chris Dela Cruz is the Director of Youth Initiatives with Together Lab. Chris oversees the Youth Solidarity Movement (YSM) initiative, which cultivates community for teens and the adults who care for them so that young people can experience belonging in Oregon. YSM accompanies and activates ecumenical youth collectives of play and purpose, as well as support for parents and congregations around youth wellbeing and belonging. Bend Youth Collective is a partner with YSM. An ordained Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastor, Chris has served as pastor for intergenerational ministries with Presbyterian congregations in New Jersey, New York, and Oregon.