Recognising that too many young people have been killed in recent stabbings and shootings in the UK, members of UCKG’s Victory Youth Group’s (VYG) ran a month-long campaign throughout July to encourage young people to say no to peer pressure when it comes to violence and gun crime.

Entitled ‘Where U Going?’ the initiative kicked-off on Tuesday 1 July, tackling issues of drug taking, alcohol abuse, prostitution, gang violence and theft through music and a series of events.  The aim was to get young people asking themselves, ‘Where am I actually going with my life?’ and ‘Is the life I have the one I really want?’

Pastor Luke Castro, who heads the formerly UCKG’s youth ministry, said: "We meet a lot of young people who are wasting their youth on potentially harmful pursuits that may well affect them for the rest of their lives. The campaign put out the message that it’s possible to turn your life around and escape deprived, crime-ridden and destructive lifestyles.

“Inspired by the success of our national ‘Where U Going?’ tour last year, we set out to encourage more young people to change their lives for the better.”

The campaign culminated in a musical performance on Sunday 27 July. VYG members from across the UK congregated to watch dance and drama performances and hear from youths who have overcome their past involvement with drug dealing, gangs and various degrees of anti-social behaviour. At some branches, the testimonies were followed by a short talk from the Police on the dangers of knives, guns, gangs and violence.




For more information call 020 7686 6000 and ask to speak to the Youth Leader. Alternatively you can fill in this form.