UCCF: The Christian Unions

We're delighted that last week, Matt Lillicrap started in his role as CEO. Please pray as he settles into this role: that his eyes would stay fixed on Christ. Pray that his leadership and direction of the fellowship would lead to more students hearing and responding to Jesus.

This week we had a wonderful time with our first-year CU Staff Workers: reflecting on the term so far and enjoying fellowship, teaching on the doctrine of Scripture and training on working with CU leaders.

For the first time in three years, a student from Wolverhampton CU joined UCCF Staff and Relays for first contact evangelism during freshers' week. Praise God for Chloe's boldness in inviting peers to CU – will you pray that seeking students would come and meet Jesus?

We're hiring for a Communications Manager to join our Development and Communications team. Find out more and apply here: uccf.at/comms-manager

Here's how you can pray for CUs boldly sharing Jesus and welcoming freshers during welcome weeks this week 🙏

As CUs welcome new students this week, will you pray for their outreach, as they proclaim Christ? uccf.org.uk/supporting-new…

As CUs across the country welcome new students this week, here's how you can pray for their mission 👇️ uccf.org.uk/supporting-new…

What a week we had at Forum 2024! What rich reminders of God’s salvation, our identity in Him and the purposes He has for our lives. It was clear to see God stirring students' hearts for His mission — on campuses and all across the world. uccf.at/3TK1Ff1

@UCCF #Forum2024 has been so good! We've loved helping students see their lectures, sports matches, pub trips, and parties with God's eyes, recognising that each of these places is full of opportunities to show and share Jesus.

In the evening Matthew Skirton @om_uk helped us think about living out the identity God has given us, to serve His purposes — giving our lives to something that will last forever. Then we got chatting with our exhibitors about getting involved in God’s global mission!

Our take away? God’s mission is multicultural and calls for integration

At Forum Day 3, we were thinking about embracing cross cultural mission as Daniel did in Babylon. We heard stories of students crossing boundaries for Jesus and we were challenged to embrace difference with the international students God has brought to our context 🌏

'What’s your passion for the Word of God? What’s your commitment to the reading of Scripture? The Word is not just for our information but for our transformation.’

Forum 2024 has kicked off with some rich teaching as Femi Adeleye delved into Ezra 7 yesterday: 'The fruit of Ezra’s devotion impacted the whole nation — his devotion, his discipline wasn’t an end in and of itself but a preparation for greater purposes.'

Excited for the first full day of @UCCF Forum! Come and meet us in the Hub - editor Josh and our colleague Karen would love to chat to you about our internship, publishing, books to resource your CU, and more! And check out the @10ofthose bookstall…

Forum begins today! 900 students gathering to be inspired for and trained in evangelism 🔥 Pray for Forum as students arrive this afternoon and gather to sing God’s praises and hear from His Word this evening 🙏 Find out how you can pray each day: uccf.org.uk/pray

With Forum just around the corner, what better way to prepare your hearts than to start listening to the Forum playlist?!? 🎧️ open.spotify.com/playlist/0KFFb…

This week we welcome 35 new Relay Workers to the fellowship! Relay is our 10-month mission and discipleship programme, providing graduates with a unique opportunity to work on the frontline of student mission alongside the Christian Unions. Find out more: uccf.org.uk/relay

Know someone getting ready to start university, why not bless them with a Student Welcome Box put together by our friends at @UCCF For just £15 (including postage!!) uk.10ofthose.com/product/STDNTW…

We're thrilled to welcome this new cohort of CU Staff Workers to the fellowship this week! As they begin their new roles, join us in praying for that each would be rooted in Christ and strengthened in the faith as they start in this ministry. uccf.org.uk/support-staff