31 October 2007
Croeso i Gymru! The Methodist Youth Conference is coming to Cardiff
For three days in November, Cardiff will become the focal
point for Methodist young people all over Great Britain to meet.
The reason? Cardiff will be hosting the annual Methodist Youth
Conference from 16-18 November 2007 in the new Urdd Centre in
Cardiff Bay.
The Methodist Youth Conference is an annual conference that gives
an opportunity for young people aged 13-25 from all over Britain to
meet and discuss important issues they are interested in and how
they relate to the Church. It is aimed at young people who are
connected or wish to be connected with the Methodist Church.
Many young Methodists across Great Britain benefit from this annual
meeting as not all are fortunate enough to have the chance to mix
with many people their own age in their local church. 'This is a
great opportunity for the young people,' says Reverend Susan McIvor
from the Cardiff Circuit, who is one of the organisers of the
conference. 'They have chance to meet lots of other Methodist young
people, talk about their concerns and draw the whole church's
attention to these issues.'
Each year the conference has a specific theme, and this year the
young people have chosen to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the
abolition of slavery in the UK and the freedom Christians find in
their faith today.
The conference is held in a different location in Britain every
year and this time it is being held in the Urdd sleepover centre in
Cardiff Bay. Katie Demery, 16 from Cardiff said, 'We think that the
young people will love Cardiff Bay with its Doctor Who and Welsh
Assembly connections. We also have lots of great activities planned
for them. In fact, we're a bit concerned that it will be so good
they might not want to leave at the end of the weekend!'
The event has been organised through a planning committee involving
young people from around the Cardiff Circuit area aged 13-25,
offering the opportunity for all the young people involved not only
to work as part of a team, but also to develop planning and social
skills.