Flame Congress 2025

On Saturday 15 March, we were amongst 10,800 young people for the biannual CYMFED Flame Congress. Filled with excitement for a day of Prayer and Worship, as our group of 35 travelled to the Ovo Arena in Wembley for the day event.
The theme was Unstoppable, and we joined in prayer with all present, cheered on every speaker and performer, and sang and danced along with artists such as Adeniké and The One Hope Project.
We heard from some fantastic speakers, including Bear Grylls who talked about his faith journey, and his new book ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told' We were all gifted with a copy, ahead of its release in May.
We also listened to stories from Charity workers from CAFOD, and the Society of Vincent de Paul, and about the work they do.
As the event drew to a close, we all joined in quiet prayer for moments of Eucharistic adoration led by Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
I absolutely loved Flame. The prayer and worship was so beautiful, and the atmosphere in the arena was amazing! My favourite part of the day was Adeniké’s new song, 'My Crown'; it was such a lovely song and my friends, and I enjoyed singing along to it.
I can't wait for FLAME 2027!
Beverly – Yr 10