» Students' Ministries
Will and Hannah are the friendly student pastors, here to help in any way they can!
What Happens
The Living Room
After the evening service from 8:00-9:00 we meet in the Castle Rooms for The Living Room! This is a relaxed cafe-style environment that gives you space to meet other students and chill out after a busy week with a supply of hot chocolate, tea, coffee, toast and cakes! Look out for special sessions including ‘Doubt Nights’ and ‘Grill-a-Missionary’!
Cell Groups
We have a number of top student led cell groups which follow the same format as the church cell groups. These are brilliant and can’t be overemphasised! They provide an excellent and safe environment to study the Bible, support each other, pray, encourage and battle through daily issues. They provide warmth, love and friendship. GET INVOLVED!
Alpha
We encourage everyone to go on the Alpha course whether you’ve been a Christian ten years, ten minutes, or just want to find out more! Through it you will review the
basics of the Christian faith and provide yourselves with a grounded and concrete start to university life. There is also the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go on the Alpha weekend, usually in beautiful Bala, which makes a great break mid-term!
Special Events
Student led Services!!
For one whole service EVERYTHING is student led – the worship, the sermon, the prayers, the welcome team, you name it, we do it!! What an opportunity to push out in areas you feel gifted in, and to stretch your comfort zones! It is also a great chance to drag your non-Christian friends along, especially if they know someone involved!
Student meals!
We hold yearly or twice yearly meals for all students and then separate meals for for any postgrads (including PGCEs) and for international students. So look out and be fed.
Events away…
Special Easter break event - Thirst
15th - 20th March - Nottingham
A new venture for next Easter to enable students to receive excellent teaching and have the opportunity to apply this during a week of community based social action and mission.
We aim to combine conference style teaching with opportunities for practical outreach in the community of Hyson Green, Nottingham. As well as exploring God’s heart for social action and justice through Bible teaching we will be partnered with a local church and thoroughly involved in their outreach programme and community projects. Jesus emphasises the importance of attitude behind any action and this week is more about attitude than about action and our hope is that we return challenged.
Girls' and lads' weekends away!
During the second term after the exams are over and just when you’re gasping for a break, we offer just what you need! Two weekends, one for guys and one for gals. During the weekend there will be time to relax and be girlies, or have some quality boys time whilst hearing from a great speaker. It is a time for refreshing and for challenge from the Bible, whilst getting to know each other better.
Christmas Ball
Every year we take the opportunity to get dressed up, have some great food and a good boogie! This takes place just before the end of term in December.
PLUS…
One-to-one Bible studies
If you feel you need or would benefit from some extra support and a chance to talk over things and see what the Bible has to say then this can be easily arranged.
Visiting!
Because tea drinking is an acquired sport of both student pastors, you will get visits. These visits will be primarily just to say a friendly ‘hi’ and to check up on how things are going and of course to drink tea, but they can also be pastoral, and at your request a particular problem can be talked and prayed about. In some cases Will or Hannah can put you in touch with someone on the listening team. Confidentiality is assured on all visits.
