Ms Thomas commented: “I want to help the Methodist Church use one its
greatest resources, which is the youth. I don’t want any Methodist
young person to feel that their age silences them.”
From September 2014, Ms Thomas will work part time for one year
serving the young people of the Methodist Church in Britain. Her job
will involve enabling and encouraging young people to be heard and to be
involved in every aspect of Church life. The Youth President is a paid
post within the Children and Youth Team.
She added: “No young person should ever feel unimportant or
insignificant, because we have a part to play in the future of the
Church. We can be an example and, if supported and equipped correctly,
we will be the future leaders of the Church, so the youth of today can
bring about a better tomorrow.”
The current Youth President, Tamara Wray, said: "I am delighted that
Megan has been elected as the new Youth President. 3Generate offered an
opportunity for young people to gather together to voice their faith,
needs and opinions and I believe that the Youth President has a duty to
make sure that such issues are heard. I believe that after my term is
completed, Megan will do great a job of continuing to work for the needs
of the Methodist youth of today.”
This year's Methodist Youth Assembly took place at the Pioneer
Centre, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
Around two hundred and fifty
young Methodists gathered over the weekend of 15-17 November to make
important decisions which will affect the life of the Church.
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Child World Cup, mental health and forgiveness were key issues on the
agenda.
The Methodist Church is one of the largest Christian denominations in
Britain, with nearly 230,000 members and regular contact with over
512,000 people.
It has 5,023 churches across the country, and also
maintains links with other Methodist churches with a worldwide total
membership of over 80 million.