Main Campus 3 - Steubenville Conferences

Where it all began.

Experience a life-changing encounter with Christ at the location where it all began: the beautiful campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Speakers

Sarah Swafford

Sarah Swafford is the founder of Emotional Virtue Ministries. She speaks on faith, relationships, and interior confidence. Sarah shares her message at school assemblies, retreats, rallies, parishes, and conferences around the world. She is co-author of Gift and Grit: How Heroic Virtue Can Change Your Life and Relationships and author of Emotional Virtue: A Guide to Drama-Free Relationships. Sarah is co-host of Ascension’s What We Believe: The Beauty of the Catholic Faith and a contributor to Ascension’s Chosen. She resides in Kansas with her husband, Dr. Andrew Swafford, and their six children. You can connect with Sarah at theswaffords.com

Nicholas Frank

Nic Frank has been ministering to youth and adults all around the country for over a decade. He has worked in large and small parish communities, sharing the Gospel and walking with people as they enter into a personal relationship with Jesus. He lives in the Chicagoland area with his wife and five childen. In his free time, you can find Nic trying to figure out the definitive pronunciation of the word "gif".

John Paul Von Arx

John Paul Von Arx seeks to share his faith and love for country music in venues all across America and has been performing professionally for the last nine years.

Mari Pablo

Mari Pablo is a proud Hispanic from Miami. She has degrees in theology and psychology from Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Augustine Institute.

Father Leo Patalinghug

Father Leo Patalinghug is a priest member of a community of consecrated life called Voluntas Dei.

2025 Pricing

On-campus Registration

$265 / person

Includes FREE T-shirt • All priests FREE admission

Off-campus Registration

$240 / person

Includes FREE T-shirt • All priests FREE admission

Group Leaders

Are you a youth leader who wants to bring your parish’s youth group to a Steubenville Conference? Or a parent interested in bringing your teen (or a group of teens)? We have all the resources you need to make this not just a transformative experience for your teens, but a smooth process for you.

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FAQs

When can I register?

For conferences at Main Campus, registration opens October 16, 2024.
For all other locations, please refer to site-specific pages for registration opening dates.

Who can attend a Steubenville Youth Conference?

Steubenville Youth Conferences are for high school youth: 9–12th graders. This includes youth entering 9th grade through those who have just graduated 12th grade at the time of the conference.
Chaperones must be 21 years of age and have completed the Environmental Safety Training at the time of the conference.
There is no minimum number of youths you can bring, but each group must have at least 1 male chaperone for every 10 male youth AND 1 female chaperone for every 10 female youth.
Each group may have up to 2 chaperones for every 10 youth of that same gender.

Are meals included?

Meals will only be provided if, at the time of registration, you choose to opt in to the meal plan.

How much does it cost to attend?

Steubenville Youth Conferences are for high school youth: 9–12th graders. This includes youth entering 9th grade through those who have just graduated 12th grade at the time of the conference.
Chaperones must be 21 years of age and have completed the Environmental Safety Training at the time of the conference.
There is no minimum number of youths you can bring, but each group must have at least 1 male chaperone for every 10 male youth AND 1 female chaperone for every 10 female youth.
Each group may have up to 2 chaperones for every 10 youth of that same gender.