Student Christian Movement

Want us to run a workshop with your student group? Phoebe and Soph are ready and waiting! Get in touch now for workshops on refugees, theological reflection, human rights, and LGBTQ+ pride. Interested in another topic? Just get in touch and we'll see what we can do!

Email [email protected] or [email protected] for more info or to book a workshop visit.

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If you're starting uni soon, do yourself a favour and join SCM as a member! For only £12 for 3 years, it's an absolute bargain 🌈✨️

At SCM you'll find a safe home if you're a q***r, progressive Christian. You'll find a place to deepen your faith in a way that embraces questions and doubt. You'll find a place to explore a radical, lived theology that puts the liberative justice of Jesus front and centre. And most of all, you'll find a place where you can simply be yourself, and belong 💖

Head to movement.org.uk/membership to sign up! 🫶

Join an SCM Community! 👋

If you're a Christian who wants to grow as a thoughtful disciple, belong to an inclusive, q***r-affirming community, challenge injustice locally and globally, and explore a progressive faith, then an SCM community is the place for you! All of our communities look different - some meet on campus, some are connected with a church or chaplaincy, some are more of a network of like-minded students and recent graduates, some meet online - but you'll find a warm welcome at all of them! We currently have active SCM communities in Glasgow, Sheffield, Durham, Keele, Manchester, Birmingham, Coventry & Warwick, Cambridge, Ess*x, Exeter, Southampton and Brighton, plus our ever-growing Trans* Theology Group who meet online.

No community at your uni? No problem! We currently have people on the ground interested in starting groups in Bristol, Oxford, Plymouth, Leeds, and Nottingham. If you're at uni somewhere else, you can either get in touch about starting a group, or join SCM as a national member. Either way you'll be connected in to a movement of like-minded, progressive students 🌈✨️

You've heard all the obvious tips for starting uni - bring a doorstop for when you're feeling sociable, don't worry if you're flatmates aren't your besties, go to at least some of your lectures - but here are some of our tips you might not have considered!

Check out the whole blog at movement.org.uk/blog.

Soph is joining the team as our new Theology and Resources Project Worker! 🎊

Before this, she was studying her Masters in Religion in Society and working as a Research Assistant, and will soon start a PhD focusing on Inclusive Church and the LGBTQ+ community. She likes sampling local cafe's cake options, and coaches American Football in her spare time.

Get in touch if you want to chat all things theology and resources at [email protected] 📧.

📢We're onto the fourteenth blog of the Creative Protest series. In this blog we reflect on a year protesting creatively, and the joy and encouragement that can come from it! 📚🎶🎨🎭🧑‍🎨

Heading to uni? Thinking of applying for a student bank account or already have one? Consider using our ethical banking guide to choose a bank which aligns with your views!

Friend, your monthly SCM round-up is here! - https://mailchi.mp/be5401145c04/intheloop24-6294172

Great fun had by all at our student meet up yesterday! If you're heading to uni soon (or are already there!) look out for a local SCM group or join our National membership of young, progressive, fabulous Christians ✝️🌈💖

Movement.org.uk/membership

Restoring Hope (& Anchor). After a turbulent morning, our SCM Young Voices session tomorrow will be extended so that ALL our young voices get a chance to speak! Join us 11.30-1pm in the newly restored Hope & Anchor 🙏🏻

Our final encouragement for A Level results day comes from one of your favourite chaplains, ! Are you part of the "got it all planned out" brigade, or do you find going with the flow comes naturally? Wherever you find yourself on this day of uncertainty and decisions, whether you're celebrating, deliberating, or commiserating, remember: you have one who walks alongside you 🙏🏻

Congratualtions on your results, whatever they are. You've got this ✨️

As always, the full blog is at movement.org.uk/blog 📚

What do we do when our plans change? How do we deal with uncertainty about the future? Jenny from writes for us on trusting in God this .

Whatever your results today, take some time this week to remind yourself of who God says you are. You are a loved, valued, and cherished child of God, and this remains true whatever the future looks like 💖🙏🏻

Whether you're anxiously anticipating getting your A Level results tomorrow results day is now a distant, hazy memory, August can be a month that brings not just drowsy summer days, but anxiety dreams and palpitations 😬

Will I get the marks I need? Did I work hard enough? Will I succeed? 🫣

In this guest blog, Revd Jane Speck from reflects on what a successful life could look like for all of us 🏅

Read the full post at movement.org.uk/blog or check the link in bio 🙏🏻

Join us tomorrow from 6.30pm at the Emmanuel Centre in Leeds for this live podcast recording with Dr Thomas Jay Oord! We'd love to see you there 🙏🏻

Movement.org.uk/events

PCN Britain - Progressive Christianity Network Britain

was recently found guilty by the Church of the Nazarene of affirming and advocating for same-s*x marriage and LGBTQ+ inclusion, and as a result has been stripped of his preaching credentials and expelled from membership.

We'll be chatting to Dr. Oord for a live recording of the SCM podcast on 14th August in Leeds at the Emmanuel Centre. Join us as we discuss his recent trial and his hopeful and hope-filled vision of Christianity 🌈 💜

Book your free ticket at movement.org.uk/events 🎟

In preparation for our event with Dr Thomas Jay Oord next week, some of our members got together to share some messages of support. Thank you Thomas for everything that you are doing!

Book your free ticket to hear Dr Oord speak at movement.org.uk/events

This time in 2 weeks we'll be setting up the SCM stall at Greenbelt Festival! 🎉

As well as our usual spot in the Takeaway Village we've got some extra exciting programming this year, including the debut of SCM Young Voices: bite-sized talks and discussions on topics the next generation of speakers are passionate about. Join us on Friday and Saturday mornings at 11.30am in Hope and Anchor for talks on everything from gender, s*xuality and the soul to autism and doubt. We're also teaming up with our friends at Christian Aid for a panel on rethinking action for Palestine on Friday at 9pm in the No Fly Zone, and, of course, we'll be having our usual student meet-up in the Jesus Arms on Saturday at 5pm.

What are you most excited about going to at Greenbelt? Give us your reccs below! 🏕️

Many people have been unsettled by the events recently in the UK. In this time we want to pray for peace and for peacemakers. We want to stand in solidarity with those affected and encourage you to do the same, working together in bringing understanding of one another and overcoming the spread of hate. 🙏

was recently found guilty by the Church of the Nazarene of affirming and advocating for same-s*x marriage and LGBTQ+ inclusion, and as a result has been stripped of his preaching credentials and expelled from membership.

We'll be chatting to Dr. Oord for a live recording of the SCM podcast on 14th August in Leeds at the Emmanuel Centre. Join us as we discuss his recent trial and his hopeful and hope-filled vision of Christianity 🌈 💜

Book your free ticket at movement.org.uk/events 🎟

For some, SCM is a place to ask hard questions and be challenged by others who are wrestling with faith and ethics. For some, it is a safe Christian space to express and settle in their q***r identity. And for all, it is a place where they can simply be.

Want to be part of a growing movement of progressive, passionate Christian students who are putting their faith into action? Become an SCM member today!

Sign up here: https://www.movement.org.uk/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4

📢Read the thirteenth of our 'Creative Protest' blogs - 'Sports and Protest'!🏅

🏐It's the Olympics! And that means the focus this month is all about those moments in history where sports and protest have walked hand in hand. From civil rights, to LGBTQIA+ campaigns, to women's equality- sport has been used to change the world. This month we look at how!
📚Read the full blog: https://buff.ly/46yyTCX 🔗

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Yesterday we wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP, urging him to reconsider extending the ban on puberty blockers for transgender young people. Read the full letter over on the blog, where you'll also find a template letter you can use to email your own MP.

movement.org.uk/blog 📚

Join us in urging Wes Streeting MP to reconsider the ban on puberty blockers. Take action now!

We're asking Wes Streeting MP to
- Reconsider extending the ban on puberty blockers
- Clearly state the timeline, scope, and nature of the planned clinical trial.
- Reassure young trans people, their families and communities.

If you care about access to trans* affirming healthcare, please use our template letter or the provided bullet points to write to your MP as a matter of urgency. Your voice can really make a difference, especially if your MP is a newbie! Remember, your letter or email will have the most impact if you personalise it, so if you use our template add in some of your own details.

More tips on the blog, as well as a downloadable template and suggested bullet points. Not sure how to email your MP? Check out our handy guide in the last post.

https://www.movement.org.uk/blog/template-letter-mp-trans-rights-campaign

Join our Trans* Rights Campaign and write to/email your MP about the proposed extension of the puberty blockers ban using our bullet points or template at movement.org.uk/blog. Let us know if you get a response!

Never written to your MP before and not sure how to go about it? Here's some handy tips to guide you through the process!