Youth With A Mission is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Also known as YWAM (pronounced “WHY-wham”), our purpose is simply to know God and to make Him known.
When YWAM began in 1960, our main focus was giving young people opportunities to demonstrate the love of Jesus to the whole world, according to His command in Mark 16:15. Today, we still focus on youth, but we have members (known as “YWAMers”) of almost every age and many of our short-term efforts have grown into long-term endeavors that have impacted lives and nations.
YWAM has a decentralized structure that encourages new vision and the exploration of new ways to change lives through training, convey the message of the gospel and care for those in need. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 150 countries, with a staff of nearly 16,000.
Convey - Evangelism
Change - Training
Care - Mercy Ministry
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The British Isles have a renowned history of sending missionaries to reach out to those who do not know Jesus, David Livingstone, Gladys Aylward, William Carey, Hudson Taylor, Eric Liddell, Amy Carmichael and countless others, but we don’t want this just to apply to history. We want it to build on that tradition - today!
YWAM England wants to play the part in seeing a new wave of British missionaries going out across the world with the love of Jesus as well as seeing community and societal transformation in our own nation. YWAM England seeks to follow the command of Christ in Matthew 28 to go and make Followers of Jesus amongst all nations and peoples - to know God and make Him known.
YWAM England has bases throughout the country.