British Methodists have declared that “the age of apathy seems to be over” after a Youth Assembly with almost twice as many participants as last year. The Assembly elected Pete Brady as Youth President, a full-time, salaried position.

The Methodist Church is on the brink of becoming the first British denomination to employ an elected full-time Youth President. The plan is part of a wide-ranging scheme to put young people’s voices at the heart of the Methodist Church.

The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, will join the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, to launch a York Youth Trust this coming Saturday.

Teenagers in England are contributing £300 million each year to the economy, through voluntary work and donations to charity, a report by the Evangelical Alliance has found.

The Church of England has called for greater investment in public health programmes aimed at teenagers, in a submission to UK advertising regulating bodies.

Over one hundred young people have scored with the “Give A Kid A Goal” initiative, as a charity graduation ceremony rewards their achievements in Scotland this week.

The Baptist Assembly, held this weekend in Bournemouth (1-4 May), passed a resolution condemning the use of ‘Mosquito’ alarms to deter anti-social behaviour amongst young people after a passionate speech from an 18-year old Baptist.

More than 200 young people from many faith backgrounds, travelling from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania and the United States, gathered this month at the Kenya Youth Peace Summit in Nairobi.

Youngsters from South Africa and from and the ASHA Centre in Britain will bring a theatre production about the struggle against apartheid and its aftermath to the UK after local performances.

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams gave his personal support to a youth pilgrimage and Easter event on Monday, calling on the church to be truly welcoming to young people.