{"id":3180,"date":"2026-07-31T21:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T02:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/westman\/?post_type=event&#038;p=3180"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:34:45","slug":"youthfest","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/westman\/event\/youthfest\/","title":{"rendered":"YouthFest"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"y-chapter-banner  guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--bg\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--bg--overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--bg--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/westman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/07\/178e77_a5f449fa6d2f4a7e971919f3168fddc9mv2.avif);\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-chapter-banner--title\">YouthFest 2026<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--content\"><p>YouthFest is a retreat-style weekend designed to revitalize youth in Grades 8-12 and bring them back to camp after the school year has begun. The facilities at Manhattan Beach Retreat Centre offer the perfect place for youth to unwind!<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block thirds white single-col-align-left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/westman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/07\/Sid-Koop-pic-CURRENT.avif);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--bg primary\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-wide color-default bg-transparent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h1>Meet the Speaker!<\/h1>\n<p>From Camp Speaker to Local Youth Pastor to Youth Ministry Professor, Sid Koop draws from over 25 years of youth ministry experience. Sid is the Executive Director of the Youth Worker Community where he and his team are dedicated to equipping, empowering, and relationally supporting Youth Workers to help the next generation follow Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block thirds white single-col-align-right\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/westman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/07\/401148145_354875333587061_4862825260001489871_n-2.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--bg light-grey\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-wide color-default bg-transparent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h1>Worship by Exalt<\/h1>\n<p>Exalt is a group of Youth and Young Adults who have come together to lead others in praising God through music, prayer and community. Their aim is to promote a lifestyle of glorifying God and not the self, so that He may become the greatest thing in the day of day lives of young people everywhere. Based in Brandon, MB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/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\">Camper Info<\/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>Come and join us for a weekend away.<br \/>\nGrades 8-12<\/p>\n<p>Early Bird Fee $140 (August 1-September 15)<br \/>\nRegular Fee $150 (September 15-25)<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/westman\/youthfest-student-registration\/\" target=\"_self\">Student Registration<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\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\/westman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/11\/Community-Outreach.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\/westman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/11\/Community-Outreach.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\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-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\"> Want to Volunteer?<\/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>In order to have this event happen. We need volunteers to help!<\/p>\n<p>Must be 18 years old or older<\/p>\n<p>Due to policies with Manhattan Beach Retreat Centre, volunteers must pay a small fee. $60 for the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/westman\/youthfest-volunteer-registration\/\" target=\"_self\">Volunteer Registration<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\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\/westman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/07\/YXNzZXRzL3ZvbHVudGVlcnMvQ291bnNlbGxvcnMtMjAyNS5qcGc-2-scaled.jpeg);\">\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\/westman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/07\/YXNzZXRzL3ZvbHVudGVlcnMvQ291bnNlbGxvcnMtMjAyNS5qcGc-2-scaled.jpeg\" 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\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<section class=\"y-columned-content black one center  guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"y-columned-content--title y-color-responsive-text\">Questions? 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