Youth Festival aims to bring Christian youth together

(September 28, 2012) A Christian youth festival in the Indian capital New Delhi hopes to unite the community’s young people and bring them together on one platform. Some 500 Christian youth from various denominations are expected to take part in the one-day UVA (United V Are in Christ) fest on Saturday. “It is sad that Christian youth these days are not aware about their religion and the different denominations in it,” said Anuj Mathew, convener of UVA 2012. He said that the festival at St Michael’s School, aims to bring them together and make them aware about different churches. The festival would include interactive sessions, theatre, symbol interpretation, counseling sessions and performances by leading Christian bands of the city. Mathew said that they first organized the fest last year and after getting a positive response, they planned to go ahead this year too. “In future, we are also planning to hold this festival after 3 or 6 months depending on the response we get from the youth,” he added. The festival, under the theme Mission Possible, is organized by a group of youth nominated by different churches of Delhi. The festival is supported by Bible Society of India (BSI) and Indian Catholic Youth Movement, the youth wing of the Delhi archdiocese.