The International Christian Youth Conference on Evangelism (ICYC) is held every three or four years, and is for young people ages 17 to 30 from all over the world. This youth event is sponsored by World Evangelism of the World Methodist Council. In July of 2002 ICYC VII was held in Northern Ireland with the theme "Christ Jesus, God's Way.” Participating in the conference were young people from 37 different countries

Group picture taken from the World Evangelism website

Rev. Grace Imathiu, a Kenyan-born pastor and international speaker, began the week-long conference by challenging participants to "cross the seas" that divide people from one another. During the week, participants attended sessions with titles such as "Faith Sharing" and "Jesus, Young People and Evangelism." They shared in worship and bible studies led by people from different regions of the world. Members of the conference participated in mission projects, went to church and had lunch with local families. One day included a trip to the famous Giants Causeway, an amazing natural stone formation along Ireland's northern coast. An evening was spent celebrating Irish culture, courtesy of the Irish Methodist Church. The week was full of activities and each night ended with an ICYC Coffee House where youth shared music and conversation until late in the evening.