Laurence Kohli, 22, the youngest delegate to the Synod of the Vaud Reformed Church, is working to make young people more listened to: “We are the future!”
Whether in the role of scout camp leader or catechism camp companion, Laurence Kohli likes to pass on her experience to children, to be a “resource person” while remaining attentive to their needs.
Jean-Paul Guinnard
Posted today at 08:58
It is 38 degrees in the great room of Bavois. Despite the boring dampness, Laurence Kohli draws her right arm high. She asks to speak, we give it to her. The introductory debate on a single nuptial blessing for all married couples has just been accepted by the delegates to the Synod (deliberative body) of the Reformed Evangelical Church of Vaud (EERV). “In addition to my investment in the Synod, I am a member of Agora, the Synod of young people in the canton, a place of debate. We discussed the unique blessing: the youth of the Church is for!” she lets go before sitting down once more immediately.
