In an attempt to measure the participation and engagement levels with the teenage population, the North American Division conduct a 10 year Youth and Retention Study. This article discusses the results from the fifth year of this study. At the inception of the study 1,523 usable surveys were obtained, however by the fifth year only 887 of the original participants continued with the study. Participants were asked questions on overall church connectedness and congregational climate. It was revealed that Adventist youth are moderate in faith maturity, and are even lower than teenagers. The authors caution that the future of the North American church depends upon a careful, intentional response to meet the challenges surrounding youth retention.