Timoteo officially began in the spring of 2005.  Our Mission is to support communities by empowering men and mentoring youth through athletics found in the love of Christ and the unity of the church. The idea for Timoteo Football was inspired by II Timothy 2:1 which states “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”  Timoteo Football was created to reach out in love with the Gospel to the youth of the Kensington community and surrounding neighborhood.  Timoteo works by placing Christian men who are actively involved in a local church on teams as coaches to be examples and father figures to the youth.  The coaches spend quality time investing in the youth, talking and building relationships with them and leading them in informal, interactive Bible studies in order to share Jesus with them in a relevant and non-coercive way.  The hope is that the youth would connect with Christ and the local church.  Timoteo Football was not created to drag kids into a church building but rather to serve them, spend time with them, hangout, and provides the gospel in their context, while doing something that they love to do – play football.

We recently completed our sixth season which was a great success as we had are largest number of youth participants at 166 who completed the season.  Through our partnerships with nine local churches we were able to create a well organized league that provided a positive enviroment for these young men to grow and learn. We also had an awards banquet for players and families to recognize on the field accomplishments as well as players that exemplified Christian character.

During the offseason in September we will begin our men’s flag football league named Paulo Kohl.  Also in October we will have a weekend retreat for players and coaches to attend in order to continue to build relationships with the youth and coaches.  We also plan to have some one day events such as a basketball tournament to continue to stay in contact with our youth and let others know about the league.  Continue to check out www.timoteofootball.com for updates.