Fifteen young men and women from around the UK have been honoured for their achievements on the Essential2 programme and the Essential1 gap year training for 18-24 year olds developed by ALOVE UK, The Salvation Army for a new generation.

To the cheers of friends and family who had gathered at Sunbury Court, each young person was interviewed about the highlights of their year and received a certificate from The Salvation Army's UK and Ireland territorial leaders Commissioners John and Betty Matear.

In the past four years there have been 81 Essentials who have given nearly 90,000 hours of youth work to The Salvation Army. The Essential1 gap year is a chance for young people to take a year to complete local mission and focus on getting to know God in deeper ways. Essential2 is an opportunity to take the training from Essential1 further and for them to focus on a chosen vocational sphere.

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Click here to find out more about the Essential Programme and all the other work of The Salvation Army's ALOVE on the ALOVE website.
Meet Grace, one of our Essential1 graduates in this week's blog: My essential experience - a life-changing year

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