THE SEND
We’re Agapé UK. For over 50 years, we’ve been inspiring, encouraging and enabling people from all areas of UK society to discover Jesus, grow with Jesus and go like Jesus.
Through THE SEND, Agapé UK is offering several exciting opportunities for UK students to grow with Jesus through going like Jesus. See the world, learn about new cultures and grow in your faith as you experience, first-hand, God working in you and through you to grow His Kingdom and call others to put their faith in Him. Join us on one (or all!) of the following opportunities:
October 2024 – long-weekend European City Breaks
Iceland
When:
26-30 October 2024
Cost:
£390 (covers accommodation, materials, training and a goodbye meal) plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
Often described as the most godless nation in Europe, only about 0.03% of the Icelandic population consider themselves to have a relationship with Jesus, which in Iceland’s population adds up to around 200 people. Because of the dark spiritual climate and the growing belief that Christianity is a relic of the past, consistent, relevant evangelism and discipleship is needed. That requires an investment of time. Join with other European students and experienced Agapé staff members to continue to build relationships with the students we know, seek to find more Christian students to be involved in movement building and discover Jesus with Icelandic students.
Western & Eastern Europe
When:
October 2024
Cost:
£300 (covers accommodation, materials, training and a goodbye meal) plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
You’ll learn practical skills for talking about your faith that you can bring home with you and put into practice on your own campus.
The destination (or possibly destinations!) will be announced in the late summer.
November 2024 – Agapé UK Student Summit
When:
22-24 November 2024
Cost:
£55 plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
Join with other students from around the country, passionate about making Jesus known in our universities, cities and the nations, at Fireseeds 2024! Gather with us in Birmingham as we worship God, grow in our love and knowledge of Him and discover more opportunities to go to the nations.
Click here for more information and to register.
Summer 2025 – 2- to 3-week Global Project
When:
June 2025
Cost:
£2,000 (all inclusive, funded by donations)
What you’ll be doing:
You’ll spend 2 to 3 weeks in the beautiful West African country of Sierra Leone, exploring its rich and fascinating cultural ties to the UK, and the UK Church, and experiencing both the uplifting and tragic sides of the UK’s past involvements in West Africa.
It’ll be a fantastic opportunity for personal spiritual growth at the same time as meeting, encouraging and helping train Sierra Leonean Christian students as the team helps to lead the students through the Living & Telling discipleship and evangelism training course that helps us to live and tell our faith as a natural part of our everyday lives. You’ll also get to work alongside the local Sierra Leonean students in initiating spiritual conversations with new students on their campus – as well as with villagers in Sierra Leone’s provinces whilst delivering much needed aid – as they seek to build spiritual movements of Christians who are discovering Jesus, growing with Jesus and going like Jesus.
You’ll learn practical skills for talking about your faith that you can bring home with you and put into practice on your own campus. You’ll also come back inspired and revitalised as you experience, first-hand, how open Sierra Leoneans are to follow Jesus and how God is actively growing the Church in Sierra Leone.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the Sierra Leone Global Project.
Autumn 2025 – 1-semester to 1-year Study Abroad Programme
When:
September 2025 to January or June 2026
Cost:
A small personal budget is agreed with you and support given to help you gather donations to fund your participation in the Study Abroad Programme.
What you’ll be doing:
Does your university give you the opportunity to study abroad? If you’re able to arrange an overseas exchange through your university, Agapé UK will, if possible, connect you with a team working with university students in the city where you’ll be studying.
We’ll also provide you with cross-cultural training, training to help you share your faith and a virtual coach who’ll support you, helping you to make the most of your time studying abroad so that you’re not only using your time to study for your future career but to also make an investment in growing God’s Kingdom by building spiritual movements of multiplying Christians.
Agapé UK (as part of Campus Crusade for Christ International) is active in over 190 countries around the world. Get in contact with us to begin the conversation about where you might be able to join a team and go with Agapé UK.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the Agapé UK Study Abroad Programme.
Autumn 2025 – 1-year STINT (Short-Term International Assignment)
When:
September 2025 to June 2026
Cost:
A personal budget is agreed with you and support given to help you gather donations to fund your STINT year.
What you’ll be doing:
Take a year out after you’ve graduated to spend a year learning practical skills that you can use in your future career to help you grow in talking about your faith whilst investing your time working alongside a local team to build spiritual movements of multiplying Christians who are discovering Jesus, growing with Jesus and going like Jesus.
Going for a year allows you the time to patiently invest in building life-long relationships with local students through which you can share your life and faith, demonstrating Jesus’ love as well as telling others about it.
Agapé UK (as part of Campus Crusade for Christ International) is active in over 190 countries around the world. Get in contact with us to begin the conversation about where you might be able to join a team and go with Agapé UK.
