In 2025 we hosted a pilot Youth Forum in Dublin with a small group of young people and what we heard was that young people want to be listened to in a way that leads to action and change in the church.
Young people expressed a desire for a Youth Forum to happen again and commented that they would rather engage regionally than at a one-off gathering.
This year (2026), wherever you are in Ireland, let’s come together for an online Youth Forum, taking place wherever your youth group meets, on Sunday 19th April at 7:30pm, hosted centrally and streamed locally. This Forum is a space for young people to speak honestly and be heard. At IMYC, we want to listen directly to your experiences, ideas, and hopes for the future and share this with the appropriate decision-making body within the Methodist Church in Ireland.
This is an opportunity to share what matters to you, what is working, what is challenging, and how as a church family we can better support you in your journey of faith.
Sign up now!
Option 1: With your Youth Group
To be part of this Youth Forum:
1. Get your youth leader to sign your group up or gather your friends, sign up yourself and let your minister know.
2. Find a space to meet and gather the equipment you need (see list below)
3. Get your snacks organised!
What you need to host a Youth Forum Night at your Youth Group:
Laptop
Laptop charger
Projector/ TV
Speaker
Wifi
Youth Forum Pack (IMYC will send this out closer to the time)
Option 2: Edgehill
Want to have your voice heard but don’t have a group to do it with?
We have a limited number of spaces for young people who can get to Belfast to join us at Edgehill House
If you have any questions, reach out via email!
Come back soon for more details of the content of the forum! You will receive a forum pack in the post to help you run your session!
