About Us

There are around 30 young people who take part in the activities at Barn Hill. The ages range from 12-18yrs

These include:

· Youth Club

· Youth Fellowship

· Spring Harvest

· MAYC Weekends

· Fundraising events

· Annual Quiz

· Lincolnshire’s churches Bike Ride

· 24hr Prayer

The main idea of these groups is to let the youth enjoy themselves and have a good time. We also want to spread God’s message across to the youth. Each member of the group has a different personality and a different view of things; this is what makes it so interesting and fun.

This website has been set up to attract more young people to Barn Hill and to show other people around the world what we get up to! So please read on and be amazed by what fun we have!

If you would like to know more about the youth group please contact Sarah A,K, - 01780 721647 / pad4535@aol.com

Youth Fellowship

Many of the youth club members are also members of the church. We meet one Sunday evening every month. Here we discuss a wide range of Christian, moral and ethical issues, that surround our world today. It sounds pretty boring but we always seem to find an interesting side to it all. We also prepare ourselves and plan for forthcoming youth services and events. It’s all great fun here; we have a great laugh and get to see friends that don’t go to youth club and that we haven’t seen for ages. It seems every month has at least one of our birthdays, so we have birthday cake and share presents. There are around 10 of us there every month, and we would love to see more!

For more details about our Youth Fellowship call or email Sarah A.K- 01780 721647

Youth Club

Every Saturday evening there is a youth club. Here we have the chance to make new friends and have a good laugh. We play basketball, football, pool, table tennis and much more. We all bring our own selection on music for everyone to listen and sing to. There is a tuck shop full of sweets and fizzy drinks. At the end of each school term we have an outing, these are chosen by us the members, last time we went to laser quest and the time before we went bowling. We often have fundraising events to raise money for the youth club.

If you are interested in joining our lively group then call Sarah A.K – 01780 721647

MAYC Weekends

Every year different churches in our district take it in turns to host the MAYC weekend. Recently we hosted it at Barn Hill. We had the Title “Who Dares Wins” (sounds bit like something del boy says!) The theme was “ Facing the Challenges of today”. Through the weekend we had group activities, games and educational talks, all reflecting the theme. Overall it was as great weekend, where we made new friends and learnt many new things. It was the first time that Branson met Barn Hill, and us, so it must have been good, because he came back! This year the District weekend was held in Rothwell. We missed Saturday morning but enjoyed what was left of the weekend. We stayed in a church hall in a village outside Rothwell; this was great fun and a good laugh. We left Rothwell on Sunday having had a fab time.

Spring Harvest

Every Easter us youth go on a Christian holiday called Spring Harvest. It is held at different Butlins’ across England. We go to the Butlins in Skegness. It lasts for 6 days. We are split into age groups that we never stick to! In each group we have an amazing time, having fun hanging around with mates, making loads of new friends, and generally having a laugh. But the week is also a chance to meet with God, spend time with him, and to worship Him. A time of learning more about him, about His mission for this world, and about your own part in that mission. The adults (leaders) also have their own groups to help their faith grow too. There is a morning session and an evening session that we ‘have’ to go to, but the rest of the time you are free to join clubs or whatever pleases you (BREAKDANCING ON TABLES?! LOL!). Usually we stay in the chalets, but this year we ventured into staying in caravans! An experience that we probably won’t have again if Sarah has anything to do with it! We all enjoy it thoroughly, as we all build a much stronger and closer relationship with each other (because we have to live with each other! YUKK!). And with God. It is somewhere to get away from home life and into the outside world, and trust me you’ll never get bored! We learn new modern songs to bring back and ‘try’ to teach our congregation back home!

24 Hour Prayer

Every year at Spring Harvest, there is a room allocated to prayer. Groups sign up for an hour of prayer so that there is praying all day for the 6 days. Recently we used this idea at Barn Hill, but only for 24hrs. The upstairs lounge was transformed into a peaceful prayer room. The atmosphere in there was incredible. There were fairy lights, lava lamps and candles; there were fabrics draping from the ceiling. In one corner you could peg your prayers on a washing line, and in the other there was an arts and craft section to make your prayers. Members of the church and people who visited signed up for an hour or more in the 24hrs that it was open. We took shifts for who was in the room each hour, because a youth had to be there at all times. We prayed through the night and had little sleep, but it was great fun, and a memorable experience. We attracted many visitors throughout the 24hrs and it was very successful. We are planning on doing this again this year; we would love your support.

If you would like to know more about the youth group please contact Sarah A,K, - 01780 721647 / pad4535@aol.com