Peter Cooper Youth Worker 

We are blessed with a thriving youth group, led by our part time youth worker, Peter Cooper, and some enthusiastic volunteers. We value the teenagers in our church and aim to nurture them in their relationships with Jesus.

Every Wednesday in term time we have Focus – a youth house group which attracts 10-20 teenagers for Bible study, prayer, and a time to hang out together.

We have a regular youth club night at the Beacon Centre (a community centre on Canford Heath)

We attend youth events organised by The Farside, indeed some of our young people are involved in leading worship at, as well as running, Farside events.

 

Always popular is our annual week at Soul Survivor festival and our young people have also participated in various projects on Canford Heath helping others, particularly those less fortunate. Last autumn we built a simulation slum and lived in it to learn about life in the world’s poorest countries as part of Slum Survivor.

Many of our young people either run or attend Christian Unions in their schools and they attend the popular Impact weekend away and Impact training days. Impact is an initiative run by PACE to provide support and training for Christian Union leaders.

We enthusiastically support PACE, which is a local charity doing evangelistic and pastoral work in schools.

Socials in the past 12 months have included: paintball, quasar, bowling, cinema, meals out, and a beach BBQ. Every summer we put on a special trip for those who have completed exams. Previous trips include going to a West End show, and going to Alton Towers.

We operate within the Baptist Union’s ‘Safe to Grow’ policy to ensure a safe and responsible environment for our young people. We seek to nurture and encourage our young people in their faith.

Contact youth@canfordheathbaptistchurch.org.uk

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