WHO WE ARE
Since 1982, our chapter has been serving local youth in Kitsap and North Mason counties.
MISSION STATEMENT
“To bring HOPE to every young person in our community.”
YFC reaches young people everywhere working together with like-minded partners to serve hundreds of youth who are often overlooked and struggling and in need of hope for a brighter future.
Many of the students we work with are struggling with life challenges such as poverty, bullying, addictions, self-harm, depression, abuse, crimes, dropping-out, and even homelessness. Some of these young people end up in juvenile detention multiple times each year.
For many of these young people, hope seems hard to find; but their stories don’t have to stay this way. They just need help.
The problems are BIG, but we believe Jesus can change their story.
Most of them aren’t coming to the church, so we go to them!
West Sound Youth For Christ seeks to make a positive difference in beliefs through holistic and relational outreach.
Each month, throughout our area, West Sound YFC engages with kids in schools, juvenile institutions, coffee shops, and local hangouts. Whether at the skate park, the detention center, or coaching a teen mom through the struggles of parenting, Youth For Christ staff and volunteers show the love of Christ in practical ways
Vision
The vision of Youth For Christ is, as a part of the body of Christ, to see every young person in every people group in every nation have the opportunity to make an informed decision to become a follower of Jesus Christ and to become a part of a local church.
West Sound YFC’s History
West Sound YFC began its ministry to the kids in Kitsap County in 1982 when our first Executive Director, Mark Holland and five community members, Glen Anunson, Conrad Green, Pete Hill, Paula Michelsen, and Jean Sherrard obtained a local chapter charter from YFC USA. Our first ministry was to students attending North Kitsap High School.
Currently WSYFC serves teenagers on school campuses through Campus Life, in juvenile detention through Juvenile Justice, and military families through Military Life.
In Kitsap and North Mason Counties there are approximately 30,000 youth ages 11-19; many of which have no connection to a church. As a result, we have 3 core ministries targeted at building relationships with these youth, wherever they are found.
It is our foundational belief that there is no young person too lost, no environment too broken, no community too disconnected from the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
