Jude’s Village January 2026 Newsletter: Youth Camp Recap
In the first week of January, 20 young people and 15 team members set off on our annual summer youth camp.
There are so many things worth sharing and celebrating from this camp. But what we really want to highlight is how much fun was had.
Jude’s Village November 2025 Newsletter: Avery’s Story: Hope, heartbreak, and an AFL Draft Pick.
Last week Launceston celebrated one of its own.
Avery was selected at Pick 28 in the AFL Draft by the Gold Coast Suns – a dream he has carried since he first laced up a pair of boots.
Jude’s Village September 2025 Newsletter: Meet the faces behind Judes Village
With two of our youth leaders helping another church get their youth group off the ground and a few extra unavailability’s, I realised I was facing a Friday night with 4 adult leaders to approximately 35 rambunctious youth.
The panic was strong, but so is the village.
Jude’s Village August 2025 Newsletter: From Panic to Multiplication
With two of our youth leaders helping another church get their youth group off the ground and a few extra unavailability’s, I realised I was facing a Friday night with 4 adult leaders to approximately 35 rambunctious youth.
The panic was strong, but so is the village.
Youth Camp 2025
In the first week of January we took 24 young people away for 2 nights and 3 days. Camp was filled with games, activities, deep conversations, incredible camp food, beach fun and so much more. Here’s a quick snapshot of camp.
Encourage a Young Person
“Encouragement is oxygen for the soul”.
(John Maxwell) We’d love to invite you to encourage a young person today. By taking hold of moments like these you really can have a profound impact on a young person.
5 Tote-ally Awesome Stories From Youth Camp
Upon arrival at the campsite, the youth were shown to their cabins where a surprise awaited them inside. Inside, each camper found a tote bag with their name on it. The tote bags held a “youth camp starter kit” including; a tribal t-shirt, a water bottle, notebook, a carefully chosen bible and a welcome message with a QR code taking them to a personalised video. Throughout the entirety of camp we were amazed at the impact these items had on the youth and we would love to share some of these stories with you.
Billy’s Story – Stories From Youth Group
“It’s Like Real Family…” Last week we did our annual youth group survey which sought both quantitive and qualitative data. The above phrase was made by one of our youth and it has completely captured our attention since. His name is Billy.
