Youth for Christ

Youth for Christ ( YFC ) is based in Mill Valley German Member of Youth for Christ International ( YFCI ), an international evangelical organization for youth evangelism and Bible -based Christ- Being.

Youth for Christ International ( YFC )

The umbrella organization Youth for Christ International is active in over 100 countries with approximately 4,000 full-time and 30,000 volunteers working.

In the early 1940s during the Second World War, many young men, especially deacons and preachers, evangelistic major events in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States held off. In order to bundle these events was founded in 1944 for Christ youth. Founders were Rev. Billy Graham and the former evangelical preacher Charles Templeton. Graham was YFCS first full-time employee. First president of YFC was Torrey Maynard Johnson from Chicago.

From and using the YFC also other organizations emerged as World Vision Inc., Gospel Films, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

YFC follows the motto " Interlocked with the times, anchored in the rock ", to help young people to serve each other. Through the years, YFC has many different methods used, such as youth rallies, Bible clubs, Bible quiz competitions, teenager -to- teenager - mission and university and city projects.

Since 1978 YFC operates the Flevo Festival, an annual Christian music festival, which currently attracts 10,000 visitors.

Youth for Christ Germany ( JFC )

The total production in Germany is coordinated in its own headquarters, media relations and fundraising are part of the work.

Working in Germany focuses on training ( mission and practical seminar, youth leader training), school work especially in collaboration with team iThemba of South Africa Youth for Christ, the work of The Buzz, a native of New Zealand Rock Solid Club movement, Martin Homann as the main Evangelist and the Youth for Christ publishing.

JFC offers in Germany at the Youth Alpha course.

1958 founded a music producer and choirmaster John Haas, together with the Mission Youth for Christ and the Christian music label Good News in song the Youth for Christ Choir, which until the 1980s, the German Christian music scene and prevail in the subsequent leadership of Klaus Heizmann the youth choir movement thereof coined.

British Youth For Christ ( BYFC )

YFC began in the UK in 1946 following a youth rally with Billy Graham in the Midlands. In the sixty years after it grew to today's organization. Today's BYFC 's goal: "taking good news relevantly to every young person in Britain" ( bringing the good news relevant to every young person in the UK). For this purpose, it adheres to the four "D".

  • Demonstrate ( Demonstrate ) God's Love
  • Declare ( expounding ) Put relevant the good news of Jesus dar.
  • Decision (Decision ) Boys empower people to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior
  • Disciple ( discipleship ) Serve the local parishes in collection and shipment

BYFC works with over 70,000 young people every week. These come from every conceivable background of each culture in the UK. These BYFC has 150 full-time employees and a number of honorable amtlichern helpers.

The work focuses on 64 youth centers with club character, school lessons, social projects and Streetworking. yfcone is an analogue to the voluntary social year / year for God in Germany. Young people are trained in social skills and share their faith with their peers. BYFC used in youth work interdenominational various churches, for example by offering the Youth Alpha course. Last YFC operates under the "Reflex" brand in the Crossroads with juvenile criminals to help them when you reboot.

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