The media and creative industries are increasingly influencing British culture and especially student culture. As society changes, UCCF: The Christian Unions remains committed to helping students to live and speak for Jesus with integrity in engaging and culturally relevant ways.
The creative arts can be a difficult place for students to witness, with some being labelled as naive, arrogant or unintelligent for their belief in Christ. Laura, a student studying at the Courtauld Institute, commented: ‘My college can be a depressing, spiritually, as all students come into contact with the Bible at some stage (for their course) but few seem to respond positively or regard it as something relevant for today’
Creative arts students
Central to the vision of UCCF: The Christian Unions is the desire to see Christ glorified in every area of student culture. For the last 40 years UCCF (or TSCF as the arts work has previously fallen under) has trained young artists and designers for a lifetime of ministry in the creative arts. This year, the ministry to creative arts students has undergone a fresh investment of energy and prayer. As a new vision for the arts work has grown, the ministry has been renamed UCCF: Interface Arts.
