If you would like to get into contact with us directly, email us at
exec@trentcu.com, sign up to the mail list by entering your
email address below or text Marcus on 07983643330.

This website is primarily for Nottingham Trent City Campus, but
if you would like to get into contact or find out about the
Christian Union in Clifton, contact Rebecca Wilding on email at
N0140218@ntu.ac.uk.

What is a CU?

CU Stands for ‘Christian Union’. We are an independent non-denominational student organised with an aim to support Christian students in our life in Nottingham Trent University and help us share our faith with our friends, housemates and coursemates.

We believe that spreading the Good News of Jesus is one of the most important tasks in our lives. Equally, we strive to grow in the love and knowledge of Jesus, and unite around the Good News that He is to us. We run many events throughout the week you can get involved in as well as many off and fun events like the houseparty and the CU Ball.

Mission Statement

Living – Inviting – Equipping

But what does this mean?

• In Matthew 28v16, Jesus gave us one final instruction: To go into the world and make disciples of all nations

• To do this at university we need to be living, inviting and equipping

• These three words will give us a structure that we need to be doing to serve Jesus during our time at Trent

UCCF

We are affiliated to UCCF, a national organisation for such groups, but are entirely self-funded and independent from any denomination.

So that we know everyone involved in running things at the CU are doing things biblically, all leaders and speakers adhere to the UCCF statement of beliefs and doctrinal basis.

Doctrinal Basis

The basis of the Fellowship shall be the fundamental truths of Christianity, as revealed in Holy Scripture, including:

• There is one God in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• God is sovereign in creation, revelation, redemption and final judgement.
• The Bible, as originally given, is the inspired and infallible Word of God. It is the supreme authority in all matters of belief and behaviour.
• Since the fall, the whole of humankind is sinful and guilty, so that everyone is subject to God's wrath and condemnation.
• The Lord Jesus Christ, God's incarnate Son, is fully God; he was born of a virgin; his humanity is real and sinless; he died on the cross, was raised bodily from death and is now reigning over heaven and earth.

• Sinful human beings are redeemed from the guilt, penalty and power of sin only through the sacrificial death once and for all time of their representative and substitute, Jesus Christ, the only mediator between them and God.
• Those who believe in Christ are pardoned all their sins and accepted in God's sight only because of the righteousness of Christ credited to them; this justification is God's act of undeserved mercy, received solely by trust in him and not by their own efforts.
• The Holy Spirit alone makes the work of Christ effective to individual sinners, enabling them to turn to God from their sin and to trust in Jesus Christ.

• The Holy Spirit lives in all those he has regenerated. He makes them increasingly Christlike in character and behaviour and gives them power for their witness in the world.
• The one holy universal church is the Body of Christ, to which all true believers belong.
• The Lord Jesus Christ will return in person, to judge everyone, to execute God's just condemnation on those who have not repented and to receive the redeemed to eternal glory.

Exec Spec

The exec is a committee of students here at the university that decide how the CU is run. If you ever have any queries of questions on events that are coming up or would like to get involved, the exec are the best people to get into contact with. The current members of the exec are:

Marcus Jones – President
Becky Bridgens – Vice President
Philippe Ndabananiye – Evangelism Secretary
Helen Chan – Treasurer
Sam Wood – Prayer Secretary
Alex Woodhead – Secretary

Also contact the exec by email at exec@trentcu.com.