Our 2022 Christmas appeal is now closed. We are thrilled to share that we raised a whopping £8,788! THANK YOU so much for contributing to the appeal, and for sharing it on social media and with friends and family. The money that we have raised will go towards turning our new vision into a reality; thank you for partnering with us!
Many of you will be aware that SCM has been hugely affected financially in the last two years. Whilst we’ve budgeted carefully and have reduced costs where possible, we still want to engage with as many students and recent graduates as possible and help them grow in their Christian faith. To see this new vision come to life and to secure the future of SCM, we therefore need the support of our loyal family of supporters.
Our vision is of SCM as a generous community, expressing a lived faith in Jesus Christ where social action meets prayerful devotion. We seek to be both a radical voice for equality and justice, and a safe home for progressive Christian students. Our work is based on four aims that express the values of our progressive faith:
- Creating community
- Deepening faith
- Seeking justice
- Celebrating diversity
To work towards our vision and aims we will:
- Create, support, and sustain inclusive communities where students can find a place to be and belong
- Offer resources and the space to grow at university and beyond as thoughtful disciples
- Challenge injustice and exclusion, locally and globally, inspiring students to express Christian faith through social action and to develop as passionate activists
- Create leadership opportunities throughout the movement, equipping students to become progressive leaders in the Church and the world
- Explore progressive faith with each other, world and neighbour, creating socially engaged and scripturally rooted radical theologians.
Our new vision has been developed by our Trustee board (made up of students and graduates), with support from our CEO Naomi Nixon. We have adopted this vision so that our work is more focused and can deliver more for students and recent graduates. You can read more about this in Naomi’s recent blog on the new vision.
Thank you so much for your support in making our new vision become a reality!
If you have any questions about the appeal, please email our Fundraiser Sophie.