Our history and aims...

Following the initial vision of the minister's fellowship, Greater Ballyclare Youth for Christ has been working in partnership with local Christians and Churches since 2003. The aim of our work is to connect young people with the truth of the Good News of Jesus Christ.

The work of Greater Ballyclare Youth for Christ is supported by the minister's fellowship and the majority of the local churches.

Greater Ballyclare Youth for Christ works within three key areas:

Outreach through schools

Currently we regularly work within local schools leading assemblies and facilitating RE, PSE lessons, Scripture Unions and our P7 Transition Programme 'Movin on Up'.

Youth outreach work

We offer a variety of programmes and activities for the young people of the local area:

A breakfast club on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings in partnership with the local churches.A Tuesday night drop-in programme in our Drop-in CentreA Monday afternoon Guy's GroupA joint youth fellowship event, Illuminate, providing another opportunity for young people to spread and hear the Gospel.

Resourcing local churches

We aim to support the work of local churches, providing practical opportunities for sharing the Gospel within the local community. We also hope to support local churches through our youth worker, resource library and providing training opportunities and experience.