Young people active in congregational youth ministries also benefit from the broader pic­ture and variety of opportunities available through youth ministries efforts on other levels of the Episcopal Church. Part of the richness of the Episcopal Church is our diversity, and our national and international relationships through our membership in the Anglican Com­munion. Diocesan youth ministries programs vary in their extent, as do other diocesan ­level ministries, yet all dioceses in the Episcopal Church express a formal concern for youth ministries, whether through a diocesan com­mittee or commission, a paid staff person and diocesan program, or through a diocesan camp program. Most dioceses sponsor their own diocesan youth events and many will offer adult training programs, as do some Epis­copal seminaries. Many dioceses continue to affirm the importance of youth ministries by appointing young people to diocesan commit­tees, including search committees, and diocesan councils. Added to these efforts are the con­tributions of Episcopal camps and conferences centers, and Episcopal schools, many of whom sponsor programs for young people and adults who work with them.

Each province within the Episcopal Church also supports youth ministries programming, planned and developed through representa­tive young people and adults from dioceses. Most dioceses participate in their provincial youth ministries network, and all provincial youth ministries sponsor at least one network meeting and/or youth event annually. Provin­cial youth ministries programs are funded through the partnership between the Youth Ministries Office and the provinces. In ad­dition, the Youth Ministries Office sponsors the (inter)national Episcopal Youth Event every three years, and the General Convention Youth Presence.