The sun shone as the Leeman Road Community gathered together at Jubilee Terrace to celebrate 60 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. YWAM York, St. Barnabas Church and The Jubilee Pub joined forces with a desire to see the community coming together in this area of York. At 12pm Jennifer Locke, the YWAM York leader, welcomed the Leeman Road residents and …

The week before Easter we were involved in a massive evangelistic event in York called Hope Invasion. Youth leaders from churches across the city came together to host two amazing weeks of mission.  The aim was to give every 11 to 14 year old in York the chance to hear the good news of Jesus and respond to it. Along with …

In February, the northern England team hosted a commissioning service for their newly-purchased community centre, The Barnabas Centre, that will serve the local neighborhood and give the YWAM team much-needed office space. “It’s really exciting. This building has huge potential for how we can serve the community,” said base director Jennifer Locke. Barnabas means “Son of Encouragement,” Jennifer said, and …