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They support teenagers in the knowledge that they are not alone in their faith, and help to establish Christian community in the place where these young people spend much of their time! They create unity between young people from different churches and youth groups as they work together as the Body of Christ in their school. They are a great way to build up young people in their faith! They are also a place where young people of all religious backgrounds are welcomed into a community by friends who want to share their faith, and where ideas and beliefs can be shared and discussed without judgement. One group organised an extremely popular series of debates about various aspects of Christianity. Many of York’s secondary schools have Christian Unions (usually aimed at upper school and sixth form, but some for all ages) and YoYo offers support to these groups in a variety of ways. YoYo regularly visits and supports the running of CU groups at six schools:
We also have links with the CU ("Cross-Keys") at St Peter's School.
Every CU is different, but all serve to support the young people in living out their Christian faith at school. Some have a focus on evangelism, running sessions using Youth Alpha, organising debates or putting on events to invite their friends to. One group recently distributed encouraging bookmarks throughout the college during exam time, and gave out lollipops with Bible verses attached at their Freshers’ stall. Others focus more on discipleship, running Bible studies to build up and challenge the Christian young people at school or college. Often these sessions are led by the young people themselves with our support, serving to equip them in leadership skills. If you are interested in starting/joining a CU group at your school, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Some helpful resources and interesting articles for Christian groups in schools... New Generation |
Christian Unions encourage Christian young people to live out their faith at school and inspire them to be salt and light in their school communities.