About
Christian Unions are student led mission teams operating at the very heart of the UK’s universities and colleges. They exist for one reason - to share the good news of the gospel to a generation without Jesus and without hope.
Supported by Christian Union Staff Workers and working in partnership with the local church, we are a missionary force commissioned by God to partner with him in His rescue mission to students.
Christian Unions are mission teams
Any mission team needs time to prepare, train and pray together. This is normally done through the CU main meetings or the CU small/ cell group. This ‘team time’ is central to the evangelistic effectiveness of the group. It enables them to refocus on God, to grow in their understanding of the gospel and to apply scripture to student culture.
Diagram showing how CU “Team Time” resources mission.
The Christian Union weekly meeting is the Mission Team Meeting for prayer, for receiving training or teaching relevant to student witness, for supporting one another, for planning together, with a view to GOING…
Christian Unions are committed to the gospel
The gospel (as summarised by our declaration of belief) forms the core convictions of a CUs life and ministry. The gospel is the basis of our unity, the foundation of our ministry, the content of our message and the fuel for our evangelism. Christian Unions LOVE the gospel!
Christian Unions are student led
UCCF Christian Unions are committed to student leadership as a principle. Students really are best placed to reach other students for Christ.
Christian Unions are inter-denominational
CUs are made up of students ‘sent’ out from the local church. Believers drawn from many diverse church backgrounds, committed to working together in gospel unity be they charismatic, conservative, etc.
