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Kana, a student from Sussex university shares her story of coming to faith. “Since I was a child, I believed in God, although I didn’t know then that it was Jesus I was praying to. My childhood was quite difficult—both my family and school life were chaotic” “When I was six, my parents divorced….Yet, even in such a painful situation, my mum...

At the weekend, I was fortunate enough to celebrate welcoming 20 new brothers and sisters into our Church family, coming from a range of backgrounds. I’d love to share the story of one of these individuals, Carol, a final year student at Leeds University. Carol grew up in a Christian family, hearing about God from a young age, and as she...

Have you ever heard a story of God miraculously seizing control of someone’s social media?  It all began in the early hours of Friday morning, when Blaise woke up at 3am. This wasn’t something he was used to (he’s a pretty heavy sleeper!), so picking up his phone to see the time, he ended up scrolling on instagram to send himself...

Four years ago, in the centre of the student community in Leeds, a student worker and a group of students planted into a Church, to reach a generation of unchurched students. Seeking to serve the 30,000 students on their doorstep, the Church became known as Church @ Hyde Park Corner. The vision was to create a student Church for unchurched...