Category - young people

Age of apathy is over, say Methodist youth

staff writers — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:24:35 +0000

British Methodists have declared that “the age of apathy seems to be over” after a Youth Assembly with almost twice as many participants as last year. The Assembly elected Pete Brady as Youth President, a full-time, salaried position.

Methodist Church takes radical steps to increase young people's influence

staff writers — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:24:36 +0000

The Methodist Church is on the brink of becoming the first British denomination to employ an elected full-time Youth President. The plan is part of a wide-ranging scheme to put young people’s voices at the heart of the Methodist Church.

Desmond Tutu to help launch new York youth initiative

staff writers — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:05:40 +0100

The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, will join the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, to launch a York Youth Trust this coming Saturday.

Teens contribute £300 million a year to society

agency reporter — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:48:14 +0100

Teenagers in England are contributing £300 million each year to the economy, through voluntary work and donations to charity, a report by the Evangelical Alliance has found.

Church of England advocates public health programes for teenagers

agency reporter — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:32:12 +0100

The Church of England has called for greater investment in public health programmes aimed at teenagers, in a submission to UK advertising regulating bodies.

Glasgow youngsters celebrate global citizens achievements

agency reporter — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:00:51 +0100

Over one hundred young people have scored with the “Give A Kid A Goal” initiative, as a charity graduation ceremony rewards their achievements in Scotland this week.

Baptists swat 'mosquito' alarms

agency reporter — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:29:10 +0100

The Baptist Assembly, held this weekend in Bournemouth (1-4 May), passed a resolution condemning the use of ‘Mosquito’ alarms to deter anti-social behaviour amongst young people after a passionate speech from an 18-year old Baptist.

Kenya Youth Peace Summit encourages envoys of social change

staff writers — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:50:08 +0100

More than 200 young people from many faith backgrounds, travelling from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania and the United States, gathered this month at the Kenya Youth Peace Summit in Nairobi.

UK performances for youth empowerment play from South Africa

staff writers — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:06:46 +0100

Youngsters from South Africa and from and the ASHA Centre in Britain will bring a theatre production about the struggle against apartheid and its aftermath to the UK after local performances.

Archbishop calls on the church to be welcoming to the young

staff writers — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:28:37 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams gave his personal support to a youth pilgrimage and Easter event on Monday, calling on the church to be truly welcoming to young people.