WYFC in North Wirral
As the profile of WYFC grew in the late 90s so did the demand from Wirral’s schools. On any given day the team could deliver an assembly in the North of Wirral, a lesson in the South, a cu in the West and end up at an after school club in the East. Whilst these opportunities were very gratefully received on some days it could feel like time was spent dashing around the Wirral rather than making relationships and producing great work. It quickly became apparent that a more strategic approach to our work was required. In 2003 WYFC split into 4, and later 5, distinct projects: North Wirral, West Wirral, East Wirral, Church Resources and E:merge.
The North Wirral Project was pioneered by Beth Duncan, Mim Baker and Jon Pettman (not to be confused with John Putman) and up until recently was being run with massive success by Lee Jennings. Now, Zoe Povall has taken over and is working in North Wirral delivering lessons and assemblies in secondary schools in this area. There are PULSE groups being ran in Wallasey and Weatherhead which are having significant impact on the young people who attend as they explore the meaning of life, faith and spirituality.
A drop in centre is ran in St Chad's Church Leasowe for the young people of Wallasey school, 2 lunchtimes a week. A grant of £10,000 has enabled us to provide a youth friendly place (with a Wii, X Box, Playstation, Pool tabes etc) and an opportunity to share the good news of Jesus to those who come along.