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“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 On my 10th birthday, my grandparents adopted a panda for my birthday! At that age, I LOVED pandas and so to know that I had my very own panda somewhere in the forests of China-I couldn’t imagine anything...

“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!” John 14:7-8 I don’t know about you, but I am rubbish with directions. If I’m on a walk...

During 2020 we have sadly seen an increase in mental health issues on campus’ and students feeling hopeless. We love to hear stories of how the local church is helping students to find their hope in Jesus during this time.  Josh is a student at the University of Portsmouth. His church recognised the need to support students who may be struggling so they...

Last week we joined a load of other organisations at a freshers fair but instead of giving away the normal freebies we decided to extend the invitation to Try Church.  During the course of the day, we had lots of conversations with students but there was one topic which kept cropping up. Loneliness. One student we spoke to told us how...

There are lots of churches who are passionate about blessing students but are not located near a university campus. They want to support students and keep in contact with them but are unsure of the best way to do this. Perhaps this sounds like your church? Well keep reading to hear this incredible story about what a little village church...

So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel saying “Because I asked the Lord for him.” 1 Samuel 1: 20   Every few weeks I run a girls small group where we chat about life and big questions about faith. This week I was asking them what their hopes and dreams regarding...

Are you ready? 'When Jesus returns, we don’t get to say goodbye to our friends and tie up loose ends, or pack up our belongings for safe keeping.' If you’re anything like me, you love having a good morning routine. Mine currently involves a cup of tea, weetabix with strawberries (which our lovely neighbours deliver over the fence for us) and making a...