How can my church best support the Christian Union? I was asked this question recently by a church leader. It was with great pleasure that I was able to answer, ‘Love your students well’.
Foundation
UCCF’s commitment to the local church is the very foundation of our existence. Having no students of our own, the whole missionary outfit is manned and led by students belonging to local churches. Without the local church, there are no Christian Unions. The aim of the Christian Unions may well be to give every student in Britain the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel, but how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?
Missionary arm on campus
Christian Unions are the missionary arm of the local church on campus, and so the best way for churches to support CUs is to invest in their students — to strengthen the arm that holds out the word of life on our campuses.
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