Christian Unions are mission teams that operate at the very heart of university and college campuses. Led by students, resourced by Christian Union Staff Workers and supported by the local church. Our call is to partner with God in His rescue mission to students.

Our Mission

Making disciples of Jesus Christ in the student world.

Living for Jesus:  Submitting our lives and our thinking to God’s word, living in dependence on his Holy Spirit.

Speaking for Jesus: Communicating the gospel to students in a way that is meaningful, relevant, clear and persuasive.

Our Vision

Students coming to faith in Christ, growing and going on to become disciple makers in the world.

Our Values

We are confident in the gospel: The biblical gospel is at the heart of our identity. We are committed to celebrating, uniting in, and sharing the liberating truth of the gospel as summarized in our declaration of belief.

We are urgent in evangelism: We believe in relevant, engaging and persuasive proclamation of gospel truth that speaks to students where they are. Christian Unions are first and foremost missionary communities, with a vision for students from all nations on our campuses and throughout the world.

We are passionate about Christ crucified. The cross of Christ is at the heart of who we are and what we do. It is the content of our message, the driving force behind our vision and absolutely central to our mission.

We are committed to uniting Christians: Christian Unions are mission teams of believers drawn from diverse church backgrounds – charismatic, conservative, Baptist, etc. We are committed to working together in gospel unity with a shared vision, strategy and values.

We are committed to the local church: We promote involvement in the local church as the lifelong and primary place of Christian community, teaching, discipleship and ministry and involvement in Christian Union as a short-term mission team on campus.

Our Strategy

Students reaching students for Christ:

Our strategy is to grow missionary communities (CUs) on campus. We believe that students are best placed to reach students for Christ. Student-led mission teams give maximum access to students, maximum integrity with university/college authorities, maximum creativity, and maximum opportunity for students to learn to live and speak for Jesus in their ‘workplace’.