Here is a look at the different activities on offer for the youth:
Hot chocolate outreach
This has gone from strength to strength over the last year. We are giving out almost 200 hot drinks a week now. Great conversations are being had and there is such a feeling of community and trust from the young people.
Youth group
We are averaging between 25 -35 weekly. We have an amazing solid wonderful group of young people many of whom became Christians in the last year. They are keen to meet together, explore new activities, learn new things and pray & worship together. The group is flourishing.
We started a support group which happens organically before the youth club starts. The youth are opening up and sharing issues that we can pray about. Also, this group of young people are supporting and praying for each other.
Planning will soon be underway for the Limitless Festival in August. Last year 11 youth and 8 adults attended this amazing event. Many lives were transformed and we all had a wonderful time.
On April 18th we have Mark Saunders, an evangelist, joining us for all our activities on that Thursday. I am very excited about this, to have fresh input as many of the Thursday youth are expressing interest in Christianity.
It was a pleasure for Becci and myself to join the Message Trust at Aspire Academy on the recent No More Knives Tour. There were eight church members who volunteered for the end of the week concert in the Blackpool Tower, where 488 young people attended and 130 responded to the Gospel appeal. Thank you to all that volunteered.
Sunday youth
We decided to start a Breakfast club as some of the youngsters travel some distance and some were attending church hungry. This is going very well and creating a lovely feeling of family and belonging.
As more youth have started attending on a Sunday morning, we felt the need for nurture and discipleship, so we started a youth Bible study. We are finding our feet and getting into a good routine. The young people are growing in their faith and even do homework set for them which they are enjoying (and of course loving the fact they can win prizes lol). Some of the topics we are studying at both Thursday and Sunday youth are Christianity and what is a Christian, growing in our faith, baptism, prayer and worship, relationships, sharing our faith, the character of God and being a Christian in today's society.
Youth training
Blackpool Church invited us to take part in youth worker training with an organisation called Youthscape Essentials for 8 weeks. Peter and Becci have been attending this.
A big thank you to my youth team. You are all so encouraging, supportive and hardworking and your passion for working with young people shines through.
(Mandie Wallis - Team Leader)
Vision Report
17/03/2024