NYC Whitehaven - Network Youth Church Cumbria (NYC)

Whitehaven, Calder and West Coast

Our main event is called Ignite Friday Night and it’s held at St Andrew’s Church in Mirehouse, Whitehaven. This is when we meet and ‘do church’ in ways that make sense to us. We often have dinner together and enjoy some social time. We take turns to prepare the meal and clear up. For those who want to stay, we have ‘Chill Church’ later in the evening which is a way of taking some time with God and enjoying His presence with us.

On Friday Nights we meet and ‘do church’ in ways that make sense to us. You don’t have to know anything about Church or be religious to join us – everyone is welcome. Some young people just come for the social time, some want to explore faith more – it’s up to you.

As well as meeting on Friday nights, we go out and about on trips, making use of the huge adventure playground called the Lake District and any indoor activities we can hire a bus to visit.

We do our own fundraising which is a lot of fun – we host events for the local community like Chocolate Bingo and Cream Teas.