How you join us in praying for students reaching students for Christ on campus ..read more

"It was encouraging to see students giving up a weekend to spend time in God’s Word, desiring to grow in their love and relationship with the Lord, and being equipped for their evangelism on campus ..read more

We are so excited to announce that booking for EQUIP 2025 is now open! Crack out your sunscreen and spike ball nets because this summer, EQUIP is back!! We are gathering at Castlewellan Castle from Monday 1st January – Friday 5th January! You can head to the EQUIP section on our website to find out ..read more

The Irish Gospel Project is the development of a resource which includes a copy of Luke’s Gospel supplemented with explanations and questions to help students encounter Jesus ..read more

We have over 120 students gathered from across Ireland to enjoy community together whilst also being fired and fuelled for another year of CU mission. With the tents pitched and only one blowing away on the first night, students have been able to gather together for our main sessions in the marquee. They’ve also been ..read more

We are very excited to launch our CUI graduate network! This network will provide the opportunity for you to connect with other graduates from around the island, and gather with graduates in your province. There will also be the opportunity to engage with topics surrounding the theology of work and the gospel and your chosen area of work. We hope to build this network with a mix of online communication through regular emails, a Whatsapp broadcast group and alongside both online and in person gatherings and events. Our hope and prayer is that through this network we will be able to continu ..read more

Reflections by Cassells Morrell, IFES Honorary Vice President and Former CUI Director The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students have just announced that their quadrennial World Assembly in 2027 will take place in Dublin.  I know that sentence won’t necessarily cause you to stand on your chairs and cheer, but I’m cheering.  When I started as a student at the University of Ulster Coleraine in 1971 IFES had between 35-40 movements affiliated (some were regional movements and a couple are no longer in existence). I have been privileged to attend the last 9 World Assemblies sin ..read more

Click the video above to hear the full announcement from CUI Director Chris McBurney “It is our delight the nations are coming to Ireland” – Chris McBurney, CUI Director A Message from Chris McBurney: “It’s a real delight to us as CUI to have been chosen to host the IFES World Assembly in 2027.  We’re a movement that has benefited so much down the years from being a part of the wider IFES fellowship. It’s a real privilege to now be able to welcome the nations to our little island.  We recognise the huge undertaking this is for a context such as ours, so we walk into this with ..read more

We are very excited to announce our partnership with the Good Book Company to provide a book drop of 6 books throughout the academic year 24/25. The book drop is priced at £35 and €40 which covers the cost of the 6 books and their delivery. This book drop can be bought by students for themselves, or by family members, church leaders or anyone else who would like to purchase this drop for a student they know. Sign up to the Book Drop Here: Euros: https://www.cognitoforms.com/ChristianUnionsIreland/CUIAndGoodBookCompanyBookDropEuro Sterling: https://www.cognitoforms.com/ChristianUnionsIreland/CU ..read more

“The arts days was a really amazing opportunity to meet other Christian artists and see how they incorporate God into their practice. I really enjoyed it and was really inspired by those I met!!” (Emma, UUB) In April, Creative Arts students from all over Ireland came together in Dublin for a day to learn more about God’s heart for creativity, discuss what it means to be a Christian in the Arts and encourage each other in their practice. Students came from different backgrounds, ranging from marketing, and graphic design to fashion design, theatre, music and visual arts. But the one thing we a ..read more