Applications are now open for the Simkin House Fund!

This fund exists to support 'grass roots' youth ministry projects in the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. It is distributed once a year late in October. The trust will fund up to 50% of any project and will give priority to events (i.e. camps, retreats, and training) directly targeting teenagers.

The total funds for distribution are normally between $2500 – 3000 (they are dependent on the interest earned by the Fund).... >> read more

Winter Camp is our discipleship camp for those in year 10-13 at school. It's for those who are keen to go deeper in their faith. It will include great teaching, worship, small group time, prayer as well as making the most of the great activities available at Peter Snell Youth Village.

We're pleased to announce that our main speaker for this year is Kirstin Cant. She works for CMS as the Youth Mobilizer and has been hugely involved in the BOLD programme and The... >> read more

Join us for our second combined Youth Service for the year! We will be celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The St Georges Youth Band will be leading us in worship followed by Thomas Banks, our speaker for the evening. We will be looking at the story of Pentecost and answering questions like: who is the Holy Spirit? and what does it mean for us to have the Holy Spirit in our lives? Stick around for supper afterwards!

Note: We recommend... >> read more

What a week it has been for New Zealand! Firstly, from our team at AYM, we want to express our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the attack in Christchurch last Friday. We have been so encouraged to see and hear of the many ways your Churches and Youth Groups have been remembering, praying for and standing with our Muslim neighbours during this time. We are also grateful to our National Youth Leaders for putting together this great guide to Helping Young People Process the... >> read more

Rhett Smith has an excellent article on the Fuller Institute website about Anxiety and Youth. Relating through his experiences of anxiety in his own life as well as his professional life as a therapist, he lists several practical strategies that we can use as adults to help and support youth with anxiety. An insightful read, and a good reminder that anxiety is an increasingly relevant problem for youth.

You can read the article here. There is also a pdf of the strategies that... >> read more

The Simkin House Fund exists to support youth ministry throughout the Diocese of Auckland.  It is distributed once a year.  The trustees will fund up to 50% of any project and will give priority to events (i.e. camps, retreats, and training) directly targeting teenagers.  The total funds for distribution are normally between $2500 -3000 (they are dependent on the interest earned by the Fund).

The funding round closes Monday 30 August 2020.  You can find further information and... >> read more

Prayer is one of the foundational practices of the Christian faith. Praying with a group of other believers is one type of prayer that can bring great blessing and encouragement to everyone involved.

Some main barriers to ‘group prayer’ are:
Shyness: many people are very shy when it comes to praying out loud in front of others, regardless of whether they have an outgoing personality. They feel they are not ‘good at praying’, they are afraid they will say the wrong... >> read more

AYM aims to promote and facilitate safe conduct amongst youth workers when working with the young people of Auckland. Below are some diocesan resources:

ABC Safety Guidelines 2004

Child Safe Motion >> read more

The Simkin House Fund is here to support Youth Ministry throughout the Diocese of Auckland. The Fund gives priority to the funding of camps, retreats, holiday programmes and youth events over the purchase of equipment.

The Fund was established in 1993 with the proceeds of the sale of Simkin House on Waiheke Island. The interest generated is split equitably between Anglican Youth Ministries (Diocese of Auckland) and Tai Tokerau Youth Council (Te Hui Amorangi ki te Tai Tokerau) and is... >> read more