Tyler Greene, has accepted the position of United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries Representative to the Youth/Young Adult Ministry.

A high school senior in Waterloo, Iowa, Tyler is a member of the First Congregational UCC in Waterloo. As the UCC DM representative, he will be a communication and project link between the UCC DM and the Youth/Young Adult Ministry. With other youth representatives, he will participate in the meetings, projects and workshops of the Youth/Young Adult Ministry.

He recently attended the General Synod of the United Church of Christ held in Hartford, CT, summer, 2007. While at national gathering of the United Church of Christ, he was the recipient of the UCC Disabilities Ministries Award for making an outstanding contribution in abilities ministries to his church and to society. His DVD, “I’M TYLER: DON’T BE SURPRISED,” was featured at General Synod.

Tyler, who has earned a yellow belt with a blue stripe in karate, plays softball and played “the kid” in “Boxcar Children.” Straight out, he asks in “I’M Tyler” the question that strikes at the belly when persons with different abilities meet someone for the first time: “Will you be able to see past my wheelchair and my speech challenges to appreciate my abilities?”

About Tyler’s future plans? “I want to work on equal rights. I’m not sure where that will take me.”

Tyler Greene can be reached at tyty2790@aol.com.

Read more about Tyler at http://www.ucc.org/ucnews/octnov2006/im-tyler.html