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An Empty Chair

27 Nov 2019

I was deeply saddened this week by yet another example of homophobia in the church. Churches Together in England have made the decision that the only way they can continue to work towards unity between the churches is to block the...

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Prepared Him Room

18 Nov 2019

The Prepare Him Room weekend offered us a whole variety of salves to the stressors of every day student life:

  • Periods of companionable silence
  • Space and time outside in beautiful scenery
  • Imagination-based meditations as part of sessions looking at who we are...
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PRESS RELEASE: STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF A NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

7 Nov 2019

The Student Christian Movement has announced the appointment of The Revd Naomi Nixon as its new Chief Executive. She will replace SCM’s National Coordinator, Hilary Topp, who departed in February.

Naomi joins the charity from the Diocese of Coventry, where she has been Ministerial...

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PRESS RELEASE: NEW RESOURCE LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS’ MENTAL WELLBEING

14 Jun 2019

The Student Christian Movement has today launched Well Beings, a practical guide to good mental health for students. Produced in partnership with Space to Breathe, the resource is a response to a recent survey of students that showed over 90% of students have had mental health problems...

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PRESS RELEASE: CHURCHES URGED TO UNITE IN GLOBAL PRAYER FOR STUDENTS

8 Feb 2019

Churches are being invited to pray for students around the world on Student Sunday, 17 February 2019. 

Student Sunday, known internationally as the Universal Day of Prayer for Students, is one of the oldest global ecumenical days of prayer, and recognises the extraordinary contribution of...

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SCM in Scotland

11 Dec 2018

Hello! I’m Caitlin and I’m your new Regional Development Worker for Scotland. I’m going to be spending my time supporting students, chaplaincies, and churches here in Scotland by helping to grow the Movement and encouraging the good work already happening across the country. I’m based in Glasgow...

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Faith in Political Action Today

1 Nov 2018

Since 2013, Project Bonhoeffer has held a series of day events bringing together its friends and supporters from right across the country.  These Dietrich Bonhoeffer (DB) Days, held in Coventry, Birmingham, London and Leeds, have been valued opportunities to think about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s...

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A Weekend of Interruptions

30 Oct 2018

From the 26th to the 28th October a variety of students from the Student Christian Movement (SCM) gathered together in Leeds for an exciting weekend of worship, conferencing and amazing vegan food.

I wasn't involved with SCM at my previous university, and so for my first SCM weekend away...

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SCM's Leadership Training 2018

3 Oct 2018

In the middle of a typically drizzly week at the beginning of September, a group of SCM Members and student leaders met in the beautiful surroundings of Fircroft College for two packed days of leadership training, brilliantly facilitated by SCM staff and visiting speakers.

Though most of...

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Greenbelt 2018

3 Sep 2018

Previous to volunteering with SCM at Greenbelt 2018 I had only been to Greenbelt once before, four years ago with some friends from university. While I had enjoyed the festival itself, I was freezing and hardly slept which made me grumpy! This time I arrived with a massive blanket, four-season...

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