Faith and Young People is part of the Youth Encounter project lead by Dr. Andrew Smith of Scripture Union. It brings together Christian and Muslim teenagers and aims to give those young people a chance to get to know people of a different faith and to provide an informal environment where they can look at issues relevant to both faith communities.

The project also helps young people learn to express their beliefs in constructive and peaceful ways and gives them a chance to have their voice heard. The ethos of Faith and Young People is to explore similarities and differences in the way that Christians and Muslims respond to different issues. In doing this the young people are equipped to talk about their faith to peers of different faiths and to discover ways to express difference peacefully.

The project has run a series of day events and weekend residentials since 2000 mainly in the West Midlands, and also equips others who want to develop similar work in other parts of the country.

Project type

• Youth groups
• Interfaith

Region

• Birmingham