{"id":3,"date":"2020-10-19T17:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthforchrist.flywheelsites.com\/winnipeg\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:23:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/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\/winnipeg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/04\/jordan-mcqueen-88XM5Al3AXg-unsplash-scaled-e1661971734213.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\"><h3>About Us<\/h3>\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>Motivated by our faith, we believe that transformed youth have the opportunity to transform communities, our country, and the world. We engage and equip youth to know and follow Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>There are more than 60,000 young people in Winnipeg and surrounding area. Whatever their background, beliefs, or situation, we believe each young person has hope, potential, and purpose. We believe in them, so they can believe in themselves!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our mission is to see every young person living fully in Christ and we work to accomplish this by engaging and equipping youth to know and follow Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-banner--links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-banner--links--title\">Helpful Links<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"y-banner--links--list\">\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\t\t\t<li><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/faq\/\" target=\"_self\">FAQ<\/a><\/h5><\/li>\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\t\t\t<li><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/our-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Our Team<\/a><\/h5><\/li>\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\t\t\t<li><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/our-board\/\" target=\"_self\">Our Board<\/a><\/h5><\/li>\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\t\t\t<li><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/indigenous-settler-relations\/\" target=\"_self\">Indigenous Settler Relations<\/a><\/h5><\/li>\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\t\t\t<li><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/about\/accountability\/\" target=\"_self\">Financial Accountability<\/a><\/h5><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\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\r\n<section class=\"y-logo-banner guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--content\"><h3>We exist to see&#8230; every young person living fully in Christ<\/h3>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--bg-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"y-logo-banner--svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 76 113\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"0.5\" points=\"26 0, 76 0, 76 75, 38 113, 38 75, 0 75, 0 25\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"0.5\" points=\"31 12, 64 12, 64 46, 57 53, 57 19, 24 19\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/08\/aaron-burden-ia0Zxx_sDr8-unsplash-e1661970519598.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\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 \">\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\/winnipeg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/IMG_5534-scaled.jpg);\"><\/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-narrow color-default bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h3>We Believe That Every Young Person Needs:<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Ongoing relationships with caring adults<br \/>\n\u2022 Safe places with structured activities during non-school hours<br \/>\n\u2022 To be equipped with marketable skills<br \/>\n\u2022 Opportunities to give back through community service<br \/>\n\u2022 Encouragement to nurture a healthy, vibrant, grace-based spirituality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/our-programs\/\" target=\"_self\">Our Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-narrow color-white bg-transparent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h4>Youth for Christ International Statement of Faith<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.<\/li>\n<li>We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible and authoritative Word of God.<\/li>\n<li>We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return to power and glory.<\/li>\n<li>We believe that the salvation of lost and sinful people is by the grace of God through faith and the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.<\/li>\n<li>We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.<\/li>\n<li>We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.<\/li>\n<li>We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in Christ.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\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 fifths white single-col-align-left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--fifths right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--fifths--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/IMG_8176-1-scaled-e1770754629577.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--fifths--bg dark-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-narrow color-default bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h3>Get Involved!<\/h3>\n<p>Would you like to make a difference in your community by volunteering with us?\u00a0 Or maybe you feel called to start a career in youth ministry?\u00a0 We are a growing team with many amazing opportunities!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/careers\/\" target=\"_self\">Join Our Team<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_self\">Volunteer Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/winnipeg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}