1943 - First Evangelical Church brought Young Life founder Jim Rayburn to speak in Memphis at a retreat in Shelby Forrest. Later that fall Young Life Clubs started at Central High School and then at Tech High School
1943 - First staff person came to Memphis. Ad Sewall?
1952 - CFAPTHI was started in conjunction with Second Presbyterian Church by Rollin Wilson. CFAPTHI means (Can't Find A Place To Have It.) Today it is Young Life for MUS, Hutchison and St. Mary's
1964 - Carl Nelson became the Memphis Area Director.
1968 - Rollin Wilson began the CFAPTHI Private School Spring Break Colorado Ski Trip
1976 - Young Life Memphis Urban started at Melrose High School
1978 - East Shelby County became it's own Area - First Area Director A.B. Scott. The Area was for Germantown and Collierville High Schools.
1978 - A.B. Scott began the Christmas Ski Trip
1980 - Brad Baker moved back to Memphis to become the Memphis Area Diirector.
1982 - East Shelby County merged back into Memphis Young Life.
1996 - The Rollin Wilson Young Life House at 658 Colonial was purchased and dedicated in honor of Rollin Wilson.
1997 - David & Karen Greene contacted Brad Baker, Memphis Metro Director, about having Young Life in Collierville and we recruited a Committee.
1998 - Young Life began to use the Log Cabin at 9286 Poplar in Germantown owned by the Forest Hill Civic Club for the Germantown and Houston Club
1998 - Collierville became an Area. Phil Zweerink was the first Area Director. David and Karen Greene were the first Committee.
2004 - The Jay Holcomb Urban Center of Hope at 1177 Poplar Avenue opened.
2005 - Last Spring Break Ski Trip - combined with Christmas Ski Trip to take everyone together.
2006 - First Club started at SBEC. First Area Director Ray Pettigrew. John & Kristi Arnold, Marcie Draper, Dave Fox, Riki Jackson, David Manley, Dan & Elaine Mueller, Harry Phillips and Richard Williams were the first Committee. Brad Baker was the Memphis Metro Director that helped start the Area.
2007 - First Young Life Club started at Millington High School. First Area Director Jeremy Crabtree. Dick and Nancy Barnhart were the first Committee couple. Rick Hornsby. Memphis Metro Director Brad Baker helped start the Area. Memphis East provided training for Jeremy his first two years.
2008 - Joel Scoggins became the Area Director for Memphis East.
2009 - First club in West Memphis Area started at Marion High School. First Volunteer Area Director John Beaumont (and Jill) First Committee person Mary Ellen "Randy" Caldwell. First Committee Chair David Peeples.
2009 - Last Memphis Christmas Ski Trip
2010 - All Memphis Weekend Camp to Windy Gap - All Memphis Metro Clubs involved - we took 250 kids!