European Methodist Youth & Children EMYC

The members of EMYC are:

>>> Representatives of the youth and children's work in the Central Conferences of the United Methodist Church in Europe.

>>> Representatives of the Department of Youth and Children's Work of the Methodist Church in Ireland.

>>> Representatives of MAYC and the Children’s Section of the Methodist Church in Great Britain.

>>> Representatives of other autonomous Methodist Conferences in Europe.

>>> Such co-options or invitations to attend as full or observer members as deemed necessary by the Council.


The EMYC has its origin in the coming together in 1970 of the Youth Committee of the Council of the United Methodist Central Conferences of Europe and representatives of the Methodist Youth Departments of Great Britain and Ireland to form the Methodist Joint Commission for European Youth Work. On 1st January 1975, this name was changed to the "European Methodist Youth Council". Subsequently, the work of the Council was widened by the inclusion of work with children.

On 1st October 2008 the name was changed to “European Methodist Youth and Children”. The German name of EMYC is “Methodistischer Rat für die Arbeit mit Kindern und Jugendlichen in Europa”.