WELCOME TO THE SOUTH AREA
Area Co-ordinator: Tim Moyler
Lives in: Woodbury, Nr Exeter
Email: tim@swym.org.uk
Mobile: 07899 866102
About the South Area
The South Area of SWYM covers a large area of South Devon from Exmouth in the East through the Teign Valley and Dawlish to Torbay to the South. It is a beautiful coastal part of the region with Torbay known as the English Riviera. The beaches are famous with stretches of golden sands. There is a great variety in the communities in the area with some places being very rural and others being tourist hot spots.
The rural youth struggle to gather large enough groups to have youth groups whereas in the more heavily populated areas the youth have similar problems to urban youth without the facilities and provision. This means there are great opportunites for Christians and churches to work with the young people in the community.
The churches in the area are good at working together to form youth work projects that function to cover larger areas. There are also several other organisations at work in the area such as the LINX schools work in Torbay, the Teenbridge Project and YFC, and we enjoy a good working relationship. The schools are open and receptive and most of our workers help with and run lessons, do assemblies and run lunch clubs.
Sometimes it feels like being on holiday all the time living in this area, but the youth here have as many needs as in the cities.
Current Ministry Partners
Bovey Valley Mission CommunityBovey TraceyView more details
Brixham Baptist ChurchBrixhamView more details
Brixington Community ChurchExmouthView more details
Christ Church, ExmouthExmouthView more details
Christ Church, WoodburyWoodburyView more details
Emmanuel Baptist ChurchSidmouthView more details
Exmouth ICE ProjectExmouthView more details
Ichthus Community ChurchExmouthView more details
Kilmington Baptist ChurchAxminsterView more details
Teign Valley Youth ProjectTeign ValleyView more details
Teignmouth Baptist ChurchTeignmouthView more details
Withycombe Youth WorkExmouthView more details
Current Vacancies
Trainee Youth Worker working for Emmanuel Baptist Church in SidmouthView
Trainee Youth Worker working for Teignmouth Baptist Church in TeignmouthView
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