Berwickshire Christian Youth Trust  is essentially an independent local charity concerned to "share Christian hope with a new generation".  Having arisen naturally out of local inter-church work, it has the support of many churches in the area and enjoys working with them to reach our young people.

The charity is run by 5 trustees and a group of 11 folks from local churches, including church leaders, who form the management committee.  This group and its subcommittees make decisions about the priorities and day-to-day running of the Trust.  

The Trust employs 2 people - a full time local area worker who works in schools, churches and the community, and a second worker whose job is a mixture of administration and primary schools work.

Our workers are based in an office on the industrial estate in Duns (Platform One). Feel free to pop in: they might even make you a cup of coffee!   And here they are...

Mark Bruce has recently moved here from a town called Wantage; just south of Oxford, where he was working part time for a local church as an outreach worker focusing on work with children and young people and part time in a primary school as a teaching assistant. With an interest in music, Mark is a drummer and plays trumpet and guitar. He also enjoys a healthy dose of adrenaline mountain boarding and kiting.

Stuart Otley lives in North Northumberland with his wife, Anne, and their four children.  He also shares his home with a number of animals, including sheep and donkeys, two hairy dogs, chinchillas, snakes, frogs, and an iguana and several turtles and tortoises (his particular passion).  As well as working for BCYT, Stuart is also a  part-time teacher in First and Middle Schools in Northumberland. He's very involved in his local church, where he helps with children's services.

The Trust is affiliated with Scripture Union Scotland  and our workers and young folks benefit from taking part in many of the events organised by SU, including SU holidays, training for staff, school SU groups and much more.