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Packed streets due to students moving in, social media posts buying (and selling) freshers wrist bands, and time spent desperately trying to think of a better ice breaker than “So where are you from?”- it’s obvious that freshers season is back on. For Fusion, part of freshers season includes joining in with local churches at Freshers Fayres to invite the 99% of...

Part of our work at Fusion is to call the church to be wide awake to the opportunity the student mission field presents and catalyse confidence within the church for student evangelism. One of the ways this is outworked is through encouraging church leaders, student workers and students to prayer walk their campuses. The following is a good news story...

I am filled with hope for this academic year. Last Sunday two young people visited our church. One is a student in Loughborough who became a Christian last year and is about to go into his second year at uni. The other is about begin her degree in York. These two friends were visiting churches to help her to decide...

Hey! We’re Christa and Barnaby and we are currently the Fusion Scotland team! Fusion Scotland has just turned 5 and so we thought we’d take the opportunity to share a bit about students in Scotland and how we are seeking to serve them.    What’s the reality? Most students in Scotland are very aware of the fact that they are not okay and...

Preparing to Welcome Freshers   Preparing for university is so important, whether you are sending off young people and helping them to get ready for a new adventure, or you’re making preparations to welcome new students. We believe if a young person connects to a church before they go to university, it could make all the difference. It could help them thrive...

Candace is a student at St Aldates in Oxford. This is the story of them reaching their community during the early hours of May Morning... Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields” (Matthew...

Adam is a student in Newcastle and this is his story of finding a church through Student Linkup... Growing up, my church was always a place where I felt comfortable and known. It had been a constant in my life since I was born. In 2021, I moved to Newcastle for Uni. While I was excited about living independently, making new...