STC Students Alumni Booklet

STUDENTSALUMNI

STC students >> God at work HELP!WITH WITH You may be one of those who look back to your time as a student in Sheffield and are thankful to God for the student work at STC Sheffield because you became a Christian here, or grew as a follower of Jesus. YOURWe are asking for PRAYER FINANCE

Over the past years the student ministry at STC Sheffield hasgrown from a handful of faithfulstudents to a thriving community.The Lord has used STC Studentsto change the lives of thousands ofstudents.There is now a dedicated team which oversees thediscipleship and mission of the student church. Ourvision is to see students introduced to Jesus, findbelonging in His church, be equipped to live for andspeak of Jesus, and join us in doing good.

STUDENTSStudents are a vital part of the St Thomas Crookes family. There are currently over60,000 university students in Sheffield, andthis increases every year. The opportunities forthe gospel are huge. Being a student is a uniquetime of life where people are open to exploringbig questions.We are passionate about giving each studentin our great city an opportunity to hear andrespond to the gospel. With this as our vision,we are looking to raise income for an additionalpart-time student worker to work alongside theexisting full time student leader.We are writing to our own STC Student Alumni -all those who have benefitted from the amazingstudent work here during your time in Sheffieldover past years. We are aware that there aremany worthwhile calls on your finances, but, weneed money for this project to increase our work.Can you help?

100 former students giving £20/month(£5/week) would see this happen!We realise for many of you this may be too much at the moment,but even £5/month from 100 STC Alumni would get this project offthe ground!We don’t want to take support from your local church, but wonderif, as a sign of thankfulness for the ministry that you received whilein Sheffield as a student, you might be able to give regularly or as aone-off towards this new venture.

WHAT'S HAPPENINGAT STC ST U D E N TS ?COMMUNITIESOver a hundred students are meeting week byweek to meet friends, eat together, worship& study the Bible. These communities haveexciting visions from homeless outreach andpractical projects to creative arts, as well assimply promoting simple acts of kindness tostudents every day.TRAININGEvery month the student leaders are gatheredand trained in a discipling process calleda huddle. The aim is to develop leadershipcharacter as we let the Bible shape our thinkingand to develop skill as we ask “What is Godsaying and what are we going to do about it?”.

“For me community and being part of a clusterat STC is what makes it family. I’ve loved theexcitement of launching a new cluster with someof my closest friends at church. Sharing lifetogether, keeping accountable and seeing ourmissional community double in size over the pastmonth has been such a joy!” Holly Phipps, 1st Year English Literature student | Sheffield University

“I love being huddled as a cluster leader.Learning from the team was really helpful and theopportunity to pray & share with other leaders inthe student church really brought us together asone community” Tom Skidmore, 3rd Year Politics student | Sheffield Hallam University

WEEKENDS AWAY & CONFERENCEEvery year we look to take our whole community on aweekend away. You may remember these being greatfun and a significant time for the student church.Over the past few years we have developed the‘student conference’ here in Sheffield. Aimed to gatherstudents in Sheffield and beyond to STC for a time ofteaching, worship, encouragement and mission.“It brought me closer to Godand allowed me to experiencethe true power of His love. I feltas if I’d found a second home.It’s part of what brought meinto faith and the experiencecontinues to drive me to learnmore about God” Pallavi Bhatia, 1st Year Pre-medical student | Sheffield University

Next stepsP lease will you prayerfully consider whether you could join the team in taking the STC student ministry forward?1.PRAYERCould you please pray for this ministry that it would thrive and grow?2.FINANCEPlease could you consider making a financial contribution eitherwith a one-off gift or regular standing order?We would love you to join the STC Student Alumni Team! Togetherwe can make a difference! We will keep you informed of what ishappening and what your financial gifts and prayers are achieving.If you would consider helping, T hank you.please fill in the response formenclosed within this booklet.

GIVING FORMJOIN US IN GIVINGIf you wish to give to the development of our student ministry, pleasecomplete this form for either a one-off gift or a regular standing order.I wish to make a regular contribution to STC Students.In 2017 I/we pledge to give £ per week/monthmaking £ in total for 2017.I wish to make a one-off contribution to STC Students.I/we pledge to give a £ donation.Full Name …………………………………………............................................. Address …………………………………………….….......................................…… ……………………………………..………...……....................................... ................................................................................................Post Code .............................Telephone ............................................................................................... Email Please turn over

GIFT AID DECLARATION I want the church to treat all donations I have made since 6th April 2016, and all donations I make from the date of this declaration until I notify you otherwise, as Gift Aid donations. I am a tax payer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax than the amount Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference. Signed ............................................................................ Date ........................................................................... St. Thomas Crookes, Charity No: 1140565/HMRC ref: XN9675T hank you! On behalf of STC Students, thank you for your financial offering towards growing our vital work with students. JOIN US IN PRAYER I will commit to praying for the STC student ministry and I would like to receive regular STC students news updates with the following email address: