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Can you guess how much of what we do is run by Volunteers?

Today begins National Volunteer Week 2020. This is a perfect time to call out our awesome volunteers! For the 2019 Annual General Meeting, we worked out that we work with around 5000 young people a year. Between 40 and 50 young people were spending at least an hour a week with us, some young people […]

A schools-driven ministry without schools

Earlier this week I was cleaning up my old computer files and I found the plan for my first ever Recess lunchtime club. It was the 5th of May 2011, just three days after starting work for Youth for Christ. The plan included some hang out time with doughnuts, a game, and a set of […]

Prayer crosses social distancing like nothing else can.

Usually at this time on a Monday morning the trustee board of Llandudno Youth for Christ meet at the office to pray. For thirty minutes, we begin each week by handing it over to God. That’s amazing right? Do you know when else we pray? Every Wednesday as an office team, every Thursday before and […]

Merry Christmas! Wait… That’s not right.

All youth workers have a quirk, something that they’re known for everywhere they go. For me it’s ‘Summer Christmas Karaoke’. Throughout most of my years as a youth worker, I have run a Christmas party at the end of the summer holidays. This party includes all of the trimmings; tree, tinsel, mince pies, fairy lights, […]

Almost a decade later!

Hi folks – Tim here. 9 years and 18 days ago, my wife Katie and I left South London and moved here to Llandudno. 9 years and 12 days ago I started working for Youth for Christ. What. A. Journey. 9 years. That’s 27 Christmas Parties, 360 Redefines, 360 Recesses, 540 Reverbs, 600+ one-to-ones, over […]

Just one more is always worth it

Hi folks – Tim here again. So yesterday I ended up in hospital for what turned out to be a badly sprained ankle. How did I do this? By trying to catch myself on camera ‘kickflipping’ a skateboard for our new YouTube channel. It didn’t work. (You can watch the video here). This made me […]

A day in the life of a lockdown youth worker

It’s an odd time for us all right now isn’t it? As a youth worker my time is usually spent going places, whether that’s going to schools to give assemblies, or coffeeshops for Bible studies, or just out to run our weekly projects. There’s not so much ‘going’ at the moment though. So, what does […]

Youth for Christ have gone online!

What are we doing? If there’s one thing Youth for Christ are known for all over the world, it’s innovation. With the lockdown in full effect over the past month, Youth for Christ in Llandudno didn’t put on the breaks, instead we just changed lanes. We moved all of our physical projects into a digital […]

What is the true meeting of Easter… again?

It feels strange to have gone through Easter this year without singing and celebrating together the way we usually would. Human presence and community are such essential parts of our experience as Christians. Lockdown aside, we really wanted our young people to hear about the true meaning of Easter from real people who know and […]

Pressing on towards the goal!

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 3:13-14 Here at Llandudno Youth for Christ, we […]