THIS year the National Youth Assembly (NYA) ran for the final time from August 16 to 19 at Gartmore House in Stirlingshire.
NYA gives those aged 17-25 who have an association with the Church of Scotland the opportunity to have their voice heard on various topics that concern Young People and the Church. This year the topics discussed were hate speech, missional buildings and testimony and confirmation.
As always, this year’s NYA had a packed schedule comprising of worship, workshops, discussion and plenty of time for cake and hot chocolate in the COSY Café. Delegates began arriving on Friday afternoon and had a chance to meet those they would be spending the weekend with in their small groups. After dinner on the Friday night everyone joined together for the first worship and the opening session, this year all the worship had a theme of Building One Another Up.