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Light in the Night: Students Turn Halloween into a Holy Win Students in Lincoln chose to see Halloween as a mission opportunity to declare and share the light of Jesus in their University and city.  DELCARING  As a teenager, Niamh was deeply involved in witchcraft—performing rituals and spells, using tarot cards, and seeking to communicate with spirits. Halloween was one of the most...

Last week, a student in Lincoln was walking home from University when he decided to approach the man walking in front of him and strike up a conversation. Nathan, a keen student evangelist, began chatting with this student as they walked in the same direction together. Before long, despite the student having no faith background or connection to Church, both...

Last month, over 200 students and student workers came together for our annual Fusion Gathering! In the evening on the first day, we spent time in worship, leaving space for what the Holy Spirit wanted to do in the room. As time went on, students felt led to pray for healing.  One student said this: "As I was praying and worshipping, I...

Jess is a 3rd year student at The University of Lincoln- she has no faith background, and yet during the gap between Christmas and New Year, she felt drawn to start reading the Bible. According to The Times, there has been an 87% increase in Bible sales in the last 5 years!  This generation is curious, they are searching, and they are...

This time last year, Niamh gave her life to Jesus at a worship night in her University city. Before coming to University, Niamh in searching for a source of hope, began to explore spirituality. No one ever told her about the hope of Jesus, and so Niamh began exploring paganism. This is her story:    Before University  "Growing up, from the age of 10,...

We have seen the drive for mission and evangelism amongst students increase rapidly since February 2024…and it all began at Wide Awake.  Last year Wide Awake nights were held at Churches across the country with a vision ‘to see students catalysed for mission on their campuses’. Amazing stories began to arise from these worship and prayer nights as students' hearts were...

Katie, a 3rd-year student in Lincoln encountered Jesus in her bedroom and has given her life to Him! Here is Katie's story in her own words. Age 15 - Longing for God Sometime in 2019 I was lying on my floor thinking I might believe in God, and I asked God ‘God if you’re real send me a sign’. I didn’t know what...

As a student worker, every year freshers week comes around, we wrack our brains as to how best to interact with students. For many years we have gone for a method of all fun and games resulting in lots of interaction but this was often mainly centred around the games rather than the gospel.  This year we decided to pioneer something...

Wide Awake was amazing! We saw a room of fiery students embrace the call to mission and become equipped and fuelled to go out and share their faith with those around them.  What’s even more encouraging is that some of the students who came along to Wide Awake, put mission straight into practice as soon as the conference ended! Two students who...

Last month a group of students in Lincoln made the courageous decision to head out onto campus and chat with students about Jesus as part of their monthly student night.  The students used the Fusion Survey as a means of sparking conversations about faith. Despite some feeling nervous and anxious about the prospect of chatting with strangers about Jesus, every single...

How powerful is the Bible really? Is it accessible enough for students? Shouldn’t we wait until new students come to Church then consider telling them more about the Bible?  Right now, something is happening. Something different, something new, something amazing.  As a Fusion team, we are hearing the same stories over and over again. Stories of students being awakened to the love of God not...

Last month we gathered together as many students from as many Churches across the city of Lincoln as possible. We had this sense that in uniting as Churches together across the city, we could lay down any differences that might divide us and instead fix our eyes on God and intercede for the lives of lost students on campus.  In total...

In Loughborough, students are getting creative in mission and evangelism.  At the beginning of the year, several students at Open Heaven Church formed a small group with a specific vision to grow their confidence in mission and to reach their town.  On their first small group session these students decided to write down every crazy missional idea they could think of no...

In my second year of University, I was put on teaching placement an hour and a half drive away. Three hours of driving a day, five days a week for nine weeks or more. What a nightmare. The glimmer of hope was that my placement partner was a good friend of mine from university.  As the weeks progressed we realised we...

As a student worker, my prayer during freshers week is always that new students find hope in Jesus and home in the local church. As thousands of freshers move to the city every September there is a huge opportunity to reach them with the love of Jesus.  BUT…this year I have been surprised by the number of 2nd and 3rd year...

Wondering how you can best support your young people as they head off to University?  I recently spoke to a couple who volunteer their time to support the youth at their Church. It was such an encouragement to hear all they are doing to make sure their young people are well-prepared for University, below are 5 of the amazing ways they...

In February we had our Fusion Training days at York, Reading, and Bristol. One thing we love at Fusion is hearing stories of what God is doing among students and young people. We have a vision to see every student find hope in Jesus and home in the local Church. Sophie came to our training day in York and shared...

WHEN SOMEONE ASKS ME  ‘Mads what is your heart for student mission?’ I often feel inundated with things I could say and overwhelmed with where to start. My heart is one of discomfort and joy, equipping and releasing and of the Spirit bubbling up across cities all in the name of students tasting and seeing that God is good.   FLOUR IS THE...

Mikey, a Student Worker, shares his story of pioneering student work in a small church in Hull.  My name is Mikey, and I am the student pioneer at St John’s Newland church in Hull. Before moving to Hull, I went to a church in Lincoln where I volunteered on the student team where I found a heart for students. Being a...

What would it look like for you to join a Sports Society at Uni and see your rugby, dance, lacrosse, football teammates come to know Jesus?  In Lincoln, students of the past are paving the way and inspiring students today to be bold in their faith all because of the encouraging stories that are being passed down by postgraduates. Stories of...