Jun 2nd 2015 -
A group of students from Cheltenham saw a need and did something about it. Check out the story of ‘Glitter Mission’… I was part of a friendship group where the highlight of the week was going out clubbing and getting drunk. I loved going out, but I was stirred inside as I knew I had found something deeper in God. This started...
May 28th 2015 -
“Heya girls, come and find a seat… no don’t stay at the back, look this front row has your name on it, come and join me down here!” As the student girls snuck in during the start of my talk, I felt it was an informal enough scenario get them joining the rest of the group rather than staying anonymous on the...
May 26th 2015 -
Polly is our guest blogger today. She loves the youth of Colchester and works for Hand in Hand. On a Tuesday evening our church looks different, perhaps a little controversial to say but I think it looks better! That’s because it becomes a base for 13-18 year olds in Colchester. It’s their space to explore faith and relationship. The opportunity to ask the difficult...
May 22nd 2015 -
"We are too young to realise that certain things are impossible. So we will do them anyway.” William Wilberforce, a great hero of faith, church, politics and social change who took Paul’s words to Timothy very seriously. ‘Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in...
May 21st 2015 -
Torn between spending time with housemates or course mates or church mates? Do you prioritise your sports team, or small group, or the library? As a Christian student, the demands on your time are potentially even more varied and pressurised than your average UK student. But we don’t just want to hypothesise about this. We want the cold hard stats that...
May 19th 2015 -
Ben's student linkup success story Before I left for uni I was filled with the combination of great excitement and a lot of nerves. When I went to uni, I knew I wanted to find a church but I just felt really concerned that I would find the right kind of church. One that I could serve and get involved at. I...
May 16th 2015 -
‘I know this couple who I think may have a problem… should I say something?’ There I was chatting to a friend, then she asked me this. I’ve always welcomed questions about dating, singleness and faith. It’s what I’m passionate about after all. Yet the problem the couple had isn’t the focus of this blog. Neither is whether I answered ‘yes’ or...
