At Bournemouth YMCA our heart is to help and support people of
all ages, origins and faiths, especially those who are young and
who are needy or vulnerable in some way. Our desire is to see lives
changed and improved and our vision and mission statements can be
summed up in our strap line:
"Working in partnership with
young people today for a better tomorrow."
It is a purpose that works its way out across all areas of our
work that takes in housing, youth work, children's work, health
& fitness and media.
The formal statement of our aims and purposes is:
"The YMCA is a Christian Movement.
At its centre are Christians who, regarding Jesus Christ as Lord
and Saviour, desire to share their faith with others and make Him
known, believed, trusted, loved, served and exemplified in all
human relationships.
It welcomes into its fellowship persons of other religious
faiths and of none.
The objects of the Association arise from its acceptance of the
Basis of Union of the Young Men's Christian Associations of
England, Ireland and Wales adopted by the British Young Men's
Christian Association Assembly held in Birmingham in 1973:
"The Young Men's Christian Associations seek to unite those who,
regarding Jesus Christ as their God and Saviour according to the
Holy Scriptures, desire to be His disciples in their faith and in
their life, and to associate their efforts for the extension of His
Kingdom.
Any difference of opinion on other subjects, however important
in themselves, shall not interfere with the harmonious relations of
the Associations of the Young Men's Christian Association Movement
in England, Ireland and Wales".
Accordingly the objects of Bournemouth YMCA are: -
- To lead people (particularly young people) to the Lord Jesus
Christ and to fullness of life in Him.
- To provide improve and manage (whether directly or in
association with others) houses or hostels providing residential
accommodation for and to relieve or assist in the relief of persons
of all ages who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by
reason of their social, physical or economic circumstances and upon
terms appropriate to their means.
- To provide or assist in the provision of the interests of
social welfare of facilities for recreation and other leisure time
occupation for men, women, young people and children with the
object of improving their conditions of life.
- To provide or assist in the provision of education for
persons of all ages with the object of developing their physical,
mental or spiritual capacities."
MISSION STATEMENT
"Bournemouth YMCA, whilst respecting individual choice and
needs, exists to provide opportunities for lives to change in an
atmosphere of Christian love and care."