{"id":3,"date":"2020-10-19T17:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthforchrist.flywheelsites.com\/chapter-starter\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:54:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/london\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"y-banner  guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-banner--container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-banner--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-banner--inner--bg left\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2020\/11\/TCE-Special-Events-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-banner--inner--content\"><h2>Who We Are<\/h2>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-banner--lower\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-banner--lower--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-banner--lower--content\"><p>Inspired by Christ, our \u201clove your neighbour\u201d philosophy extends to all youth in London. We see the potential in every young person and desire to see that potential grow into fully-realized, exceptional young citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Transformed youth can transform communities, our country, and the world. Our desire is for every young person that connects with YFC to <em>personally <\/em>know Jesus Christ and understand they are God\u2019s unique design.<\/p>\n<p>YFC provides community programs that meet our youth where they are at and encourages them to connect with peers, mentors and God. Your partnership can help us provide these opportunities the youth of London need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-intro guten-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-intro--title\">YFC Mission<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--content\"><p>Following Jesus\u2019 mission, we engage with youth in London by building relationships, developing potential, and exploring faith in partnership with the community and local churches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img extend\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--extend medium\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2022\/05\/pexels-vanessa-loring-7869041-scaled.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--contain\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2022\/05\/pexels-vanessa-loring-7869041-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower--left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower-content\"><h3><strong>Our Values:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want to be fully engaged in and with our neighbourhoods and to nurture healthy community interaction with staff, volunteers, families, local partners and most of all, young people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>God-Centred<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We believe that personal faith is important and that spiritual questions can and should be explored with great freedom, respect and integrity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safe Spaces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We strive to provide a safe, welcoming place where youth can come, connect, feel appreciated and have great fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relationships Matter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We desire to journey alongside and build strength into young lives during these important adolescent years: encouraging them to discover, grow and learn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-icons-callout white  guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icons-callout--list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"y-icon-callout--img\" 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