Youth Exchange Program
The Youth Exchange Program (YEP) is an initiative within Brunstad Christian Church where young people from affiliated churches around the world volunteer a year to work in church-related activities and projects. According to the church's website, the program mainly consists of missionary work, Norwegian language lessons, volunteer work, culture exchange and network building. The purpose of the program is to "obtain better knowledge of the church's basis of faith and its history" and to "teach and spread knowledge of international languages and culture". The program was founded in connection with the expansion of Oslofjord Convention Center and has since been expanded, so that participants are involved in missionary work and church activities in many different parts of the world. including the construction projects at local church properties. Each year, approximately 250 young people aged 18 to 25 years are invited to in the program.
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