Youth Conference to Mark Hebrides Revival

                                                                                                                          Monday January 28 2019

A conference for young people will take place on the island of Lewis this summer to mark the 70^th anniversary of Hebrides Revival.

The ‘Awakening’ conference from May 31 to June 1 is being run by Martin’s Memorial Church with their youth group, The Shed, in Stornoway.

“We live in a rural and island part of Scotland we are very used to having travel to our different cities to attend such events,” says minister, the Rev Thomas MacNeil.

“We're happy to do that and the whole experience is always enjoyable. A crucial part of our work in recent years has been our work among young people. This is true both of church youth work, and community/schools youth work. Towards the end of 2018 the youth team at The Shed spoke to me about us hosting a youth conference with a nationwide reach, so as to encourage young people from across Scotland to come to Stornoway and Lewis for a weekend of great worship, encouraging teaching, and to make new friendships. 

“When our youth go on a mainland trip they benefit from every part of it, even the experience of travelling together.  Why not afford youth from across Scotland the same opportunity in coming to Lewis for a weekend?”

This year, 2019 is the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the start of The Hebrides Revival (1949-53).

“The tie in with the Hebrides Revival is two fold,” says Tommy.

“We believe in our hearts that God wants to move in the hearts and lives of young people so they come to know Him and His love for them. They face so many challenges in their lives and in wider society. The vision behind the Awakening Youth Conference is to gather young people together in worship and around God's word so they might have a greater and better understanding of whose they are.

“The main impact of the revival in terms of lives transformed was among the youth of their day.”

He added: “We believe that such are the needs around us today, and in particular the challenges that face young people, that we don't just want to see them coming to church, we want them to be the church. God coming and meeting with them in worship and in His word will lead to that happening.”

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