Students finding new life at Word Alive

Daniel Stafford  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Jul 2019
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Students finding new life at Word Alive

Word Alive 2019 | photo: Word Alive

Every Easter, hundreds of CU students descend upon Prestatyn as an integral part of the Word Alive conference, run in partner-ship with UCCF. Word Alive has furthered the discipleship of thousands of CU leaders, who return to their campuses nurtured by the teaching and by growing in their faith together.

In recent years we have been encour-aged to hear of CU students bringing their unbelieving friends to Word Alive. There is a growing trend for students who have attended CU events, but not yet made a pro-fession of faith, attending as a next step to exploring Jesus. But why is this happening?

A chance to learn

With many students arriving at university significantly less familiar with Christianity than in previous generations, conferences like Word Alive offer the chance to dig deeper and learn more.

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