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The Church, Safeguarding and SCM

9 Dec 2024

Content Warning: Abuse within the Church 

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PROGRESSIVE EVANGELISM - A new resource for progressive Churches and communities.

4 Dec 2024
SCM is pleased to launch the second resource in the Affirming Christianity series, Progressive Evangelism.
The four-part course was developed in response to feedback from the movement about the need for an accessible resource on the topic. The materials seek to help progressive...
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Disability History Month with SCM

21 Nov 2024

Disability History Month runs every year from mid-November to mid-December and aims to promote the rights of people with disabilities and their struggle for equality both now and in the past. The month is also a call to action, urging all of us to reflect on how we can dismantle ableism in our...

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A Letter to Wes Streeting MP: Trans* Rights Campaign

1 Aug 2024
Dear Secretary of State,
We are writing to express our deep concern regarding your recent proposal to extend indefinitely the ban on puberty blockers for young transgender people.
One of our core values at the Student Christian Movement is Celebrating Diversity, and we...
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Statement on the National Service proposal

30 May 2024

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would reintroduce national service in the UK if re-elected. He believes this scheme would promote a "shared sense of purpose among our young people”, many of whom are currently studying at, or preparing to study at, university, and “...

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Miracles and Rebellion with L’Arche UK

3 May 2024

On 20th January 2024, if you had wandered into the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral, you would have found yourself at a banquet. Hundreds of people with and without learning disabilities, crammed into the vaulted room, waving colourful flags, dancing to Abba, making a holy noise in that ancient...

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Response to the Baptist Union Council decision on LGBTQ+ ministers

16 Apr 2024

Since 2022 Baptist Union Council has been considering a request from LGBT+ ministers and their allies that the rules for Baptist Ministers be changed so that entering a same-sex marriage would no longer be considered ‘gross misconduct’. On 20th March, the motion was overwhelmingly rejected,...

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Meet your General Council election candidates!

10 Apr 2024

At the upcoming AGM, members will have the opportunity to elect representatives to General Council, the decision-making body of the movement made up of students and recent graduates. 

Meet your 2024 candidates!

 

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Stand for election to General Council!

12 Mar 2024

Are you passionate about the work of SCM? Do you want an opportunity to develop your skills? 

Stand for election to General Council!

As a student-led movement, the views of our members are at the heart of everything that we do. 

That's why General Council, the...

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Downloadable VaLENTines

13 Feb 2024

To mark the historic Valentines' Day Ash Wednesday merger, we've created some downloadable VaLENTtines' Cards to share with your favorite mortal! This holiday season remind your loved ones that they are dust, and to dust they will return.

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