UCCF

UCCF

Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) is a UK-based charity that was originally founded in 1928 as the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Evangelical Unions. UCCF's dual aims are:

1. To advance the evangelical Christian faith amongst students, graduates and former members of universities; and
2. To promote biblical scholarship and research.

To achieve its aims, UCCF undertakes three main areas of activity:

1. Encouraging and supporting leaders of affiliated Christian Unions (CUs) throughout the UK to engage in evangelism and help Christian students grow in their faith.
2. Publishing and distributing a wide range of Christian resources through its Inter-Varsity Press (IVP) subsidiary, based in Nottingham (not to be confused with the US-based InterVarsity Press).
3. Supporting biblical research, mostly at postgraduate level.

There are around 300 Christian Unions in the UK at present, with a membership of approximately 10,000–15,000, providing opportunities for fellowship, bible study and evangelism.

UCCF employs about 80 staff, plus a further 80 or so "Relay Workers" on a one-year training programme. Many of these staff are graduates who were involved in the CU as undergraduates. They support the student Christian Unions with training, advice and materials.