Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Barbados Dr John Holder (right) chatting with African Bishop Dr. James Tengatenga.
Part of the large congregation at Kensington Oval yesterday.
One of the performances during the service.
The Anglican Church in Barbados continues to attract young people.
Speaking to the media following the Anglican Diocesan Service, held at Kensington Oval yesterday, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Barbados Dr John Holder said there is often talk of a reduction in the number of young people attending the Church.
However, he said the scores of children that went to the altar for their blessing, and the teenagers that contributed to the overall service, showed that there was still a youthful presence in the Diocese.
“We have a significant number of young people in the Diocese. We always had and we still have. And we have the Youth Ministry, we have a youth director.
“At this moment, we are looking at our youth programme to see our weak points and our strong points, to strengthen what we already have going,” Bishop Holder said.
The Bishop noted that while the Church is in the second year of its implemented strategic plan, it has been following the theme “Intentional Discipleship”, which encourages Christians not to sit back, condemn and point fingers, but to rather do something to make the world a better place.
“We are trying this year, in this church, to follow our plan and to do as many important things as we can for our youth especially. We are trying to look at our Youth Ministry and see how we can strengthen [it],” he said. (AH)