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With Freshers Fayres cancelled and more students thinking about faith, there are more stories of students trying church. Below are some of the highlights.  “I met a third year student studying Fine Arts, who just lived around the corner to the church. She said “I've been to catholic church a couple of times but it wasn't for me, and I really...

We can’t get on campus This is something we hear a lot. Churches and faith based groups are often not given permission to officially meet on campus and are regularly faced with red tape and policies.  Sam in Manchester has faced this time and time again, but this hasn’t stopped the churches making a kingdom impact on campus.  “Year on year we haven’t been...

Trychurch - An invitation to a generation of students.  That’s an invitation to 2.3 million students in the UK.  Feeling a bit overwhelmed by that number? I am.  I'm also completely convinced that the stats need to change. I'm not satisfied with knowing that only ~0.7% of 2.3 million students are connected with a local church. While this can feel like a huge task...

Josh was at Gloucester University Freshers fair last week and has an incredible story of Unity. Have a read of his story...  The Uni of Gloucestershire has kicked off the new wave of welcoming Freshers (so early I know!) and we have had an amazing time at the Try Church stand. The night before the freshers fair many churches gathered from...

This is how you can invite a generation of students to #trychurch... Every year thousands of students wander through freshers fairs. They are invited to try sports, clubs and societies. They are offered free food, free drinks and a whole heap of new opportunities. Many of these students haven't been invited to #trychurch and we need to lead the way, as the church,...

Brogan Hume is the Student Worker at The Belfrey in York. He and the team there made this video for social media. They haven't put any branding on it so it can be used anywhere. Feel free to share it! 

The Vision To invite ALL students to #TryChurch and to equip churches to welcome ALL students. The story so far For many years, churches have been keen to connect with Christian students through Student Linkup. This is sensible and important. More recently, it has become apparent that there are thousands of students who would be very interested in trying a church, if they...