YOUTH

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come

Ecclesiastes 12:1

At DDYC we want to ensure that young people are discipled in the faith well. This means that we want to equip young people with the skills to handle the bible and apply that to their everyday lives. There is a number of ways that we do this:

Diocesan Summer Camps

During the summer we run Diocesan Summer Camps in the excellent surroundings of the Kilbroney Centre. We have different camps targeted at different ages and are delivered over 5 days. During the camp we have some outdoor activities, evening challenges and times of praise and worship as we open the bible to explore what it is saying to us in our time.

Junior Camp (For those going into Year 8, 9 & 10) 31 July - 4 August 2025

Middle Camp (For those going into Year 10, 11 & 12) 6 August - 10 August 2025

Senior Camp (For those going into Year 12, 13 & 14) 25 July - 29 July 2025

Diocesan Weekends

Throughout the year, we want to connect with young people and their leaders. We aim to provide central events for leaders to bring their young people to weekends where they can be discipled and built up in the faith. Here they will encounter praise that is led by young people, bible teaching that is specifically for them and activities. We want to form relationships with young people that help them as they grow in their faith with other leaders and young people.

Castlewellan Weekend 4-6 April 2025

Kilbroney Weekend (October 2025)

Diocesan Youth Nights

Throughout the year, we want to connect with young people and their leaders. We provide central youth night events for leaders to bring their young people to where they can be discipled and built up in the faith.

We will have information out for the Autumn period prior to the summer!

SERVE

SERVE is our Young Leaders Programme. It is targeted at those who are 15+. It is a 7/8 week long programme that encourages young people to explore their own leadership styles, consider biblical leadership and eventually write their own talk. It concludes with a graduation ceremony. This is an excellent way to begin a pathway into leadership at Diocesan events, or your own local church.

We will be running SERVE once again from September - November 2025. We will share information when booking opens for that!