“Goleuni Y Bywyd” – The Light of Life

The quote that is used as the title for this Blog post is taken from the logo of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, which itself refers back to the start of the Apostle John’s gospel.

Each year they hold their ‘General Assembly’, the largest gathering of members of the Presbyterian Church of Wales.  It meets over three days in July, normally at Aberystwyth, however this year they are holding their meetings at Eglwys Unedig Seilo in Llandudno.  The General Assembly includes daily worship, lectures and business sessions, during which the representatives discuss and vote on key matters affecting the church.

On the first evening of the ‘General Assembly’, Llandudno Youth for Christ has been given the privilege and responsibility for organising and arranging the worship and Bible readings for the night, with many of the young people that attend our different events taking part in this.

We have a fantastic speaker for the night; Andy Hughes the national director of Urban Saints Wales will be bringing us some great wisdom from the Bible.

It is so great for us to be able to give back to a church that has given so much support to the work we do. A church that has faithfully supported us with great volunteers, in prayer and with much needed finance.

Thank you to everyone in the Presbyterian Church of Wales.

It is so great to see a church that is faithfully continuing to follow the mandate that God has put on it. On their website the PCW state that “The purpose of the Presbyterian Church of Wales is to worship God and spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.“

The church was formed out of the Welsh Methodist Revival that revitalised Christianity in Wales during the 18th century. The men that God used in this awakening were people such as Daniel Rowland, Howell Harris and the great hymn writer William Williams Pantycelyn.

Looking over the history of the church, it is great to see how they have always sought to share the good news of Jesus Christ in a relevant way. Reaching out to Wales and beyond with God’s love.

In 1837 they opened up a school in Bala, which in 1839 became a ministerial college.

Today Coleg y Bala is now the ‘Children and Youth Centre of the Presbyterian Church of Wales’

In 1840 the Foreign Missionary Society was established in Liverpool to send missionaries to India, and in 1978 the PCW joined the CWM (Council for World Missions). Also in 1978 Pamela Turner became the first woman to be ordained as a minister within the PCW.

So 152 years after their first General Assembly in 1864, which met in Swansea; we are delighted to be able to share such an important evening in Llandudno.

We will be meeting at Gloddaeth United Church, Chapel Street, Llandudno, LL30 2SY, at 6pm. There will be worship, Bible readings, and an inspirational message from Andy Hughes, in English and in Welsh. We hope you will be able to come and show your support for LLYFC and all of the young people that will be involved in the event and also for the work of the Presbyterian Church of Wales as it continues to share the Good News of Jesus in an engaging and relevant manner.

As the Apostle Paul says “Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.“1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Let’s keep sharing the good news to those around us, and we hope to see you at Gloddaeth United Church  on Sunday 10th July at 6pm.