Below is some of the feedback from our young people in 2025. We are grateful to everyone who gives us feedback from the summer and spend time each Autumn reading through it and thinking through how to improve each year.
Read more feedback and quotes about Contagious from parents, TEAM and CREW, and church leaders.
“Thank you so much to all the leaders and those behind the scenes who made Contagious what it was/is. It is one of my highlights of the summer.” – Esme, young person, GO ScoNo
“It helped me know that there are other people my age and know God and it taught me in an understandable way about Joseph.” – Millie, young person, GO ScoNo
“It is a great encouragement to stay strong in faith in a confusing world” – Zena, young person, GO ScoNo
“That every thing is a part of gods plan and practically if anything goes wrong it is all a part of gods plan which was really comforting and answered a lot of my questions that I had abt the bible” – Jemima-Rose, young person, GO ScoNo
“It has really helped me to try be more like Joseph and forgive people and keep faith when it is hard” – Ethan, young person, GO ScoNo
“It has strengthened and encouraged me” – Maya, young person, GO ScoNo
“It’s made me think about baptism a lot” – Penny, young person, GO ScoNo
“It’s really encouraging to meet with other Christians and experience teaching targeted towards my age group which I’ve found really applicable and helpful. It’s also so beneficial to receive advice from more mature Christians who are rooted in Jesus!” – Sophie, young person, MAX ScoNo
“The teaching was ALWAYS good. So clear, so applicable and the morning Bible studies were my favourite part of the day.” – Isabelle, young person, MAX ScoNo
“Overall an amazing and spiritually challenging week. Keep up the amazing work!” – Isabelle, young person, MAX ScoNo
“I like how they take the scripture and then not only explain what it means but also give ways to make it applicable into my life” – Emma, young person, MAX ScoNo
“Positive it’s extremely encouraging and the teaching really helps me to understand the bible” – Kirsty, young person, MAX ScoNo
“To keep my eyes on Jesus and not on the world and to know whatever happens is part of Gods plan therefore I do not need to fear but can have trust in Jesus” – Emma, young person, MAX ScoNo
“Contagious helped me meet other Christians and talk to them about God” – Elim, young person, GO Central
“It’s made me think deeper about how God works through broken families and people.” – Sophia, young person, GO Central
“I felt more confident, courageous and prepared for secondary school and what is to come. I have more of an understanding of the confidence that I should have in my faith and that I should bring Jesus up in my life a bit more. I now think a bit more about how to spend the rest of my life and be more confident around my friends. I think the crew were amazing cause they were like really nice to be around and they set up all of our really fun activities and they helped us in our groups and our group challenges and it was absolutely amazing!! Thank you!!” – Olivia, young person, GO Central
“It was my very first time at camp, and it was such an amazing experience for me. It was way better than I expected it to be. I got to meet other Christians, make new friends, do fun activities and most importantly, worship God. Thank you to the Crew and Leaders for organising this!” – Elim, young person, GO Central
“It was such an amazing experience, I made lots of new friends and I’m definitely going again next year! Thank you so much to the leaders and the crew!!” – Sophia, young person, GO Central
“It has inspired me to include God more in my personal life and to think about him more often.” – Sian, young person, MAX Central
“The activities were really well thought out and worked really well to help us get to know each other as a sus group and I thought there was a good range of things for people who were more sporty or who preferred a slower paced game.” – Anna, young person, MAX Central
“Contagious is always so encouraging with the teaching – everything is so clearly explained and always really engaging, I love the different formats of teaching, as I got wisdom from my leaders and people in my SUS group which is so applicable to my life from the morning studies, the seminars were so helpful at looking at big-picture theology and thinking through hard questions about what God can do with suffering in a supportive space with lots of time for questions, and the big teaches are really helpful for getting to grips with the story of Joseph in really practical ways. As always the Q&A was fantastic and really helped me think through big questions about Christian life, and the option to ask them anonymously is so helpful for getting important questions to be discussed.” – Anna, young person, MAX Central
“Reminded me of the Christian community and that I’m not alone. Motivated me to make more time for God.” – young person, MAX Central
“Very encouraging to be surrounded by like minded Christians praising the Lord. Being reminded of some basic truths (e.g God has a plan) was very useful and the application to everyday life was very helpful!” – Ruth, young person, MAX Central
“A massive thank you to everyone who put work into making camp happen, it has been so so encouraging and helpful in my Christian journey over many years and I can’t possibly overstate how much fun I have had over every year of attending.” – Anna, young person, MAX Central
“Helps me connect with other Christians a lot” – Colin, young person, ADVENTURE East
“Even when stuff goes wrong, God is working for our good.” – Caleb, young person, ADVENTURE East
“I really loved the teaching.” – Joshua, young person, GO East
“Meeting new people, learning about the Bible, the activities.” – Joshua, young person, GO East
“My first time at Contagious was so amazing: I made so many new friends, felt closer to God, and Ioved joining the band during our songs and memory verse! I met so many new people and leaders with similar interests and I felt so welcomed at once. As someone who has not explored the teachings of the Bible as much, it was fascinating to learn about the mystery of God’s plan and Joseph and I hope I can further develop my knowledge of the gospels.” – young person, GO East
“I am so grateful to have met everyone and learnt about God’s plan while also having so much fun with the countless activities and meetings and many thanks to the crew, giving and Contagious team – best camp ever! – young person, GO East
“It has been very encouraging and refreshing!! Have loved spending time with other Christians and engaging in so much great Bible teaching.” – Chloe, young person, MAX East
“It has really encouraged me, and the teaching of this year was amazingly exactly what I needed to hear this summer.” – Marianne, young person, MAX East
“Contagious has helped me find Christian friends that have helped encourage me in my walk with Christ” – Josh, young person, MAX East
“I want to fully commit my life to Jesus because I have nothing to lose” – young person, MAX East
“So great to hear about how God is in control of not just big things but also all the tiny and seemingly insignificant details in our lives- and that we are threads part of a great big tapestry that God has made!” – Chloe, young person, MAX East
“I think what we learnt about God testing us and Satan tempting us in the same event was really helpful.” – Nathaniel, young person, MAX East
“Encouraging to have other Christian children around” – Alice, young person, ADVENTURE South West
“It really helped me look at things deeply and look at a book of the Bible more than usual” – Ezra, young person, ADVENTURE South West
“It has given me a chance to be more open about my faith. It’s harder to talk about it at school than at camp.” – Rosie, young person, ADVENTURE South West
“God can even use the things that go wrong in your life, and show you what He can do with them.” – Rosie, young person, ADVENTURE South West
“It has helped me to know that I should stand out differently to other people on my school” – Phoebe, young person, GO South West
“It strengthened my faith and helped me learn that God ALWAYS has a plan” – Jacob, young person, GO South West
“It has helped me to know that God is always with you and always has a plan” – Thomas, young person, GO South West
“I loved it so such as I have for years and this year I felt so close to God and I touch with my Christian life” – Ben, young person, MAX South West
“It has made me less worried about life, grades, and future jobs. We can leave it with him.” – Bethia, young person, MAX South West
“It’s really encouraged and strengthened my faith once again, I a year that it’s been quite difficult to follow God, I think contagious has been a real encouragement” – Theo, young person, MAX South West
“Completely changed how I view God and I want to live my life completely for God” – Grace, young person, MAX South West
“I found the big teaches really powerful. I have been reminded of God’s amazing forgiveness and that he uses bad things for good.” – Anna, young person, MAX South West
“im really happy ive made so many friends and id love to come again” – Nathan, young person, MAX South West
“It has helped me remember that God is always with me, no matter what.” – Georgiana, young person, GO West
“I think my faith has become stronger and I am getting to know god better” – Sophie-Rose, young person, GO West
“It has encouraged me to want to tell others about the amazing news of Jesus” – Rosie, young person, GO West
“It has encouraged me to see so many other eager Christians praising God together.” – Martha, young person, GO West
“Helped me to be more confident in praising Jesus out loud, and not being afraid to be his follower” – young person, MAX West
“It has refreshed me and challenged me to live all out for Jesus in the area and church he has placed me, especially as I go into the second year of A levels at college.” – Jemimah
“I think contagious has given me the courage to tell my friends about Jesus. I have been so encouraged by the other people around me who have been so excited about Jesus!” – Rosie, young person, MAX West
“This past year has been one where I have found myself asking God why a lot, and so Contagious was brilliant for just reassuring me that God’s plans are GREATER. I also have found myself really convicted of how I can live my life as a blessing to those around me – just like Joseph did! I was struck by the question of what will matter at the end of my life – and the answer is only whether or not I have invested in the kingdom of God, not my grades, or my friends, or how good I look to those around me, only whether I have lived my life to serve and glorify God!!” – Abbie, young person, MAX West
“a big thank you to all the talented leaders and crew who help make contagious possible! Easily the highlight of the year, God bless you all!” – young person, MAX West
“Was the best Contagious yet, can’t believe how quickly it went, and that it’s over already… Until next year!!!” – Abbie, young person, MAX West
“I love how good the teaching at Contagious is but also how it equips us to return home. While it would be easy to just see the week as a ‘bubble’, there is a real emphasis on carrying the teaching forward and putting it into practice in our home situations, which I really appreciate.” – Jemimah, young person, MAX West
“The Big Teaches were definitely my highlight. Reuben and Vikki did an awesome job leading them, and then I loved worshipping with my brothers and sisters in Christ, and then sitting under his word! I also loved sitting with my SUS group outside after each one, chatting and praying together about what we heard. I genuinely got so much from the teaching this year!” – young person, MAX West
