Aylesbury Vale Youth for Christ was established in 1970 and serves local young people aged 9 – 25.
We respond to needs in the community by partnering with others to develop a comprehensive range of activities and opportunities.

We currently run 9 weekly drop-in groups and support 3 youth groups www.youthcafe.info attracting hundreds of young people. At the Youth Cafes, young people are able to participate in workshops, get homework help and make new friends while chilling out in a safe environment.

We also facilitate a monthly worship event for young people run by young people called Impact and are opening a music studio www.southcourtstudios.com. We currently have 3 full time members of staff and 1 part time member along with around 100 registered volunteers helping us to achieve our aims. If you would like to get involved, please visit our supporters section of the website.

MEET THE TEAM:

Dave Rollins

Dave Rollins
Dave has been the Director for Aylesbury Vale Youth for Christ since 2005 and previously volunteered for the organisation for 5 years. Dave works closely with the Trustees (Executive Committee), to ensure the smooth running of the Charity and building vision and capacity to Take the Good News relevantly to every young person in Aylesbury Vale.

 
 
Faith Rollins

Faith Rollins
Faith has been working part time for AVYFC since 2006 as PA to the Director of AVYFC and serves the Charity through administrative support. Faith also volunteers at a number of youth events including New Dawn, Family Festivals and Youth Groups.

 
Rev'd Jonathan Hawkins

Rev'd Jonathan Hawkins
Jonathan, who has lived and worshipped in Aylesbury since 1984, has been a Trustee for AVYFC since 2008, becoming Chair of the Executive in 2010. Jonathan is a Chartered Surveyor working locally as well as being an Associate Minister in the Church of England Benefice of Haddenham.

   
Marco

Marco Loxley - Marco grew up in Aylesbury Vale and is a youth and community worker for AVYFC. Marco joined the team in June 2010 after a period of volunteering with the charity. He is heavily involved with our Youth Cafés and manages our junior volunteers programme, which helps the young to reach their full potential. He attends Aston Clinton Baptist Church and has been involved with the youth activities there since 2009.  

   
Louise

Mathew Copcutt
Mathew is 17 lives in Aylesbury. He's often helping out at the studio and enjoys playing drums and guitar. You can often see him get involved playing drums with the AVYFC worship band at churches and other events. He's very involved with the Youth Cafe projects as "they are a great way of serving young people in the community". Matt has also completed a sports training award, so often travels around with our mobile sports cage running football and hockey games across Bucks!

   
Louise

Ben Barnes
Ben has just joined the team as a part time youth and community worker running cafes in Pitstone and Winslow. As well as working with AVYFC Ben is currently in his second year studying Theology at London School of Theology. Ben has been working with us since his gap year in 2009 and attends Aston Clinton Baptist church.

   
Louise

Jake McMenamin
Jake started a gap year with AVYFC in September of 2011 after being a junior volunteer for a year. Jakes gap year involves attending a lot of the youth cafes each week and developing his skills in becoming a leader at these cafes. Jake has a passion to see young people transformed across the whole of the Aylesbury Vale and wants to go on to become a full time youth worker. Jake attends Barley Hill church In Thame and has been a member since 2009.

   
Kevin

Kevin Vincent
Kevin is currently doing a gap year with AVYFC after being a junior volunteer for just over a year. He is currently working on various projects within the youth café, including the development of junior volunteers. Kev is passionate about seeing the lives of young people change and in doing so restoring a real sense of community in the local areas.

   
Joel

Joel Gregory
Joel is from Newbury in Berkshire, and has recently started his gap year with AVYFC. He enjoys getting stuck in with the cafes and building relationships with the young people. He does a lot of work in the community of Southcourt - he's the café manager for Southcourt youth café, and also helps out with the youth work at the Church of the Good Shepherd. He's excited to be a part of AVYFC and hopes to see God do amazing things with the young people of Aylesbury.

   
gary Gary Mullins
Gary has just joined the AVYFC team to manage the Southcourt Studios project.  Since completing a degree in Popular Music Performance at London’s Guitar Institute, he has become a professional musician and guitar tutor, playing in a wide variety of bands in and around Buckinghamshire.  He also teaches for the Aylesbury Music Service, and has presented a number of guitar workshops for AVYFC.

   

 

 

 

 

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