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Athena’s story, Citizen Church Pontypridd - Moving to Pontypridd from Greece to study, in the midst of the pandemic, led Athena to question if there was more to life than this. Her journey to discover a spiritual connection ended with her trying Alpha at Citizen. Here she describes how she discovered answers to all her questions.  "I grew up in Greece,...

Libby is a student in Lincoln. This is her story of inviting friends to church this year… "I grew up going to church with my mum, and although I got confirmed, I was never that interested in it so stopped going in Year 10. Even though my school held traditional chapel services everyday I’m not sure I thought about God or...

Over the course of the last week, Southampton University Christian Union has been hosting their annual events week. I spent some time on the campus chatting to students about the events and faith and found that most students very quickly warmed up to a chat about faith and purpose. I asked Lucy, a missionary to students in Southampton, for her...

Wild Hope is a missional experience which equips young adults to confidently share Jesus. Last summer, Ana was a part of Wild Hope and she was able to share a testimony with her non-christian friends.  “It was such a blessing to be a part of Wild Hope last year. When I got back home I was able to share my experiences with...

Last year we ran a conference called Wide Awake. Our vision was to gather people from across the nation who are wide awake to the call of student mission. We had an amazing two days in Loughborough and this year, in June, we’ve decided to do it again.  But we know there is more to seeing local churches respond to the...

As part of our service last Sunday, we had two short talks from students. These two young women shared some of their testimonies. Both had grown up in Christian homes to love the Lord Jesus, but both had lost their faith and refound it.  One of the students was physically bullied by a boy at secondary school and she went from...

Josh started as Student Pastor at St George’s in Leeds last September with a bunch of hopes and dreams for what might come to pass. Some of the greatest joys so far, though, have been wholly unexpected.  The first has been a real influx of international students! Through current and new students inviting friends, they’re seeing international students from a whole...