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Aberdeen YMCA
began on the 6th July 1858 and will soon celebrate
its 150th birthday!!
We are an
evangelical Christian organisation, based in the city-centre of
Aberdeen and are managed by a Board of Directors who represent a
variety of different denominations. The diversity of our
Directors' backgrounds establishes us as a uniquely ecumenical
movement for serving our city population of 212,125.
YMCA, despite
its name, is a unique organisation:
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you don't have to be young to be
a member; our oldest member is 93
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• you don't have to be
male; 50% of our membership is female
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• you don't have to be
a Christian; our programme is open to all
Aberdeen YMCA, as an autonomous organisation is affiliated to
the umbrella organisations of YMCA Scotland, the European
Alliance of YMCA and the World Alliance of YMCAs. This
makes us part of the largest youth organisation in the world.
Aberdeen YMCA is developing as
a vibrant Christian centre for facilitating the
development of young people, families, and the local community
in body, mind and spirit.
Committed to
serving others, the YMCA in Aberdeen aims to create a safe,
caring and secure environment for our members where they can
flourish and find a sense of achievement by providing them with
facilities and opportunities often denied to them because of
poverty, unemployment or social depravation.
We seek to
facilitate the needs of our members by empowering them to tackle
their own needs through developing programme activities and
acquiring the resources that they identify. To achieve this we
are committed to working in partnership with other agencies to
provide a quality support environment for all our members, and
ensuring that inclusion is central to our strategic plans for
high quality support to young people.
Accordingly,
Aberdeen YMCA stands for a worldwide fellowship based on the
equal value of all persons, respect and freedom for all,
tolerance and understanding between people of different opinions
and active concern for the needs of the community.
At present we work predominantly
with young people between the ages of 8-16. The demographic
profile of the community that we are located in (residential
area of Aberdeen city-centre) has two large secondary
comprehensive schools, 2 primary schools and 2 further-education
colleges.
Our local community includes areas identified by
the Scottish Executive as requiring social regeneration.
If our outreach
is to be successful, we require others to join with us an
support us in prayer, financially or by volunteering some time
to support our programme activities or serving as a Director.
If you feel called to support the work of Aberdeen YMCA then
please contact us immediately.
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