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We're three Movements in one
Students' Christian Fellowship and Scripture Union has three main
ministries:
We're a Student Movement
We are not an organization that has a large number
of paid professionals doing the work of the ministry. Rather our
staff and volunteers function as trainers and equippers. We try to
empower students to minister to their fellow students. We are a
fellowship of students and by students. Currently our ministry is
focussed on tertiary and secondary institutions. We hope in the
future to be able to minister at primary level institutions as
well.
We're a para-church Movement
Our purposes as a ministry, in the final analysis,
are no different than the purposes of any local church or any
Christian organization. We want to help students move along a path
of spiritual development. Our purposes are really the church's
purposes. But we are not a church. We are merely a ministry that
helps the local church to accomplish it's purposes in the school
environment. We are partners with the local church for accomplishing
the church's mandate to reach students for Christ. We are like a
specialist within the church community that has been concentrating
on student ministry for fifty years. But we are not a church.
We're an interdenominational Movement
Members of I.S.C.F. and U.C.C.F. do not come from
any one single denomination. We value diversity and unity within the
body of Christ. Our styles of worship, denominational beliefs,
ministry values, dress codes etc. might be different, but our
commitment to Christ is the same. We work hard to ensure that
persons from a variety of denominational backgrounds will feel
comfortable in a being part of our movement. We try to maintain a
posture of humility and a willingness to learn from each other.
We're part of a bigger Movement
The Scripture Union began publishing devotional
guides in Jamaica in the 1920's. In the late 1940's with the help of
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of Canada student groups began
meeting at six High Schools in Kingston and at the University
College of the West Indies. In 1980 these two movements were
formally merged and S.C.F.S.U. was born. S.C.F.S.U. is a completely
self governing organization with a Board of Directors and a few
salaried staff.
We are afilliated with Scripture Union
International and with International
Fellowship of Evangelical Students. Scripture Union
International has affiliates in over 90 countries and the I.F.E.S.
has affiliates in over 120 countries worldwide.
We're a volunteer supported Movement
S.C.F.S.U. is a registered charitable organisation
in Jamaica and is funded by gifts from the Christian community.
We are primarily a volunteer movement. You can be
involved in this ministry by:
- praying for us
- becoming a member of our financial support group, Club 500
- becoming an I.S.C.F. sponsor
- becoming an I.S.C.F. mentor
- becoming a U.C.C.F. volunteer staffworker
- assisting with special activities, camps, conferences
etc.
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