Once a year, young Adventists from across Africa meet in one place.
Five days of worship, Scripture, prayer and outreach. Then everyone goes home to serve.
A gathering built around the Bible and the mission
An annual gathering for Adventist students, young professionals and youth leaders. It moves to a new country each year, and mission teams serve before and after it.
Young Adventists want to be in mission. Many have nowhere to go together.
Many young people serve alone, far from others who share the same burden. The conference brings them into one room to learn, pray and go out together, then sends them home with training, friends and a plan.
What to expect
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Plenary sessions
Bible preaching built around one theme for the whole conference.
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Seminars
Smaller classes on Bible study, evangelism, health ministry, campus ministry and Christian living.
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Devotionals and prayer meetings
Each day begins and ends with God.
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Music and testimonies
Hymns, choirs and stories of what God is doing across the continent.
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Outreach
Delegates leave the hall and take the gospel into the host city.
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Exhibitions
Ministries, health initiatives and youth movements share their work and meet delegates.
You do not need experience. You need to be willing.
Open to any young Adventist who wants to grow in Christ and serve, whether you have led Bible studies for years or never led one. Church groups, campus fellowships and families are welcome.
We serve alongside the church, never apart from it.
A supporting ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a GYC affiliate ministry and an ASI member. Each conference is planned with its host division.
- ECDEast-Central Africa DivisionHost 2024
- WADWest-Central Africa DivisionHost 2025
- SIDSouthern Africa-Indian Ocean DivisionHost 2026
A new country every year
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2024
ONE
Adventist University of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
The first GYC Africa Conference. 17 countries represented and 1,292 baptisms reported from mission sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
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2025
MUCH MORE
Babcock University, Nigeria
About 1,400 young people attended. Outreach went to markets, prisons, hospitals and orphanages, and 23 surgeries were performed.
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2026
ARISE
Lusaka, Zambia
About 1,300 delegates from 18 countries. Mission work before and after the conference reported 357 baptisms.
View 2026
GYC Africa 2027
Uganda, 22 to 26 June 2027
The fourth GYC Africa Conference is coming to East Africa. Join the waiting list and we will tell you when registration opens.
Questions people ask
I have never done evangelism. Is this for me?
Yes. You come to get ready. The seminars start with the basics and take you further.
Will this pull me away from my local church?
No. The conference is designed to send you back ready to serve there. Your pastors and youth leaders are our partners.
Can I attend the conference and also join a mission?
Yes. Mission sites run before and after the conference dates. You apply for a mission site separately.
How much does it cost?
Prices are set each year and kept low for students, families and groups. Details are published when registration opens.
When does registration for 2027 open?
We will announce it by email. Join the waiting list to hear first.