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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 6h

This National Coming Out Day, we're asking churches to come out, so that LGBTQIA+ folk don't have to put themselves at risk 🌈 Check out the resources at HonestChurch.org.uk, and encourage your church to come out so that you know who's safe to let in. Read the full blog: buff.ly/G5kd76W

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Check out our new resources from Honest Church and @transfigured.mission! ➡️ In combination with the Honest Church Trans Welcome toolkit, this resource has been designed to help churches improve their trans welcome. Download now at honestchurch.org.uk ⛪️ 🏳️‍⚧️

Promotional graphic offering a downloadable guide titled "Improving Your Church’s Trans Welcome" from Transfigured Mission and Honest Church, directing viewers to download resources at HonestChurch.org.uk.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📢 Upcoming at SCM! We have an exciting year coming up with lots of events heading your way. Keep tuned for more details as they come out, and we hope to see lots of you throughout the year!

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The most ambitious crossover event in history? Probably not, but we HAVE teamed up with our friends over at @transfigured.mission for a very special Honest Church Pop-Up! ⛪️ 🏳️‍⚧️ Download the resources over at honestchurch.org.uk 🎉

Announcement of a partnership creating an Honest Church pop-up focused on Trans welcome, highlighting a toolkit to help churches communicate their welcome; booklet cover reads Honest Church Toolkit — Trans Welcome #HonestChurch.

Guidance text urging churches to improve trans welcome and inclusion, stressing it's not about being "perfect" but about identifying changes to help trans people belong safely and fully; the phrase "trans welcome and inclusion" is highlighted and an arrow points down.

Call-to-action to download resources—"Download the resources now at HonestChurch.org.uk"—displayed on a purple-to-teal gradient background with Student Christian Movement, Transfigured, and Honest Church logos.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did you know there are SCM Britain is just one of many SCMs all over the world? 🌎️ Here are some of them sending their love our way! 🇩🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇹 🇳🇴 🇱🇻

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Did you know we have active local SCM Communities all over England where you're sure to find a warm and inclusive welcome? 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you're starting at university this month, check out whether your city has an SCM and get involved ➡️

Map of the UK showing Student Christian Movement community locations marked by orange pins with dotted lines to city labels (e.g., SCM Newcastle, ICM Durham, SCM Sheffield, SCM Oxford, SCM Bath, SCM Exeter, SCM Brighton); large headline reads "JOIN AN SCM COMMUNITY."

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

if you're always confusing liturgical objects and medieval mystics as your girl, this post is for you 🙏

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TONIGHT with the Trans* Theology Group! 🏳️‍⚧️ Monday 21st September 7.30pm-9pm Our very own Sorrel Christian will be giving a reprise of their SCM Young Voices Greenbelt talk, sharing their views on the 21st-century church as a disabled body. Email transtheologygroup@movement.org.uk for more info

Sorrel, a person with short curly hair and round glasses, laughing in pink overalls, featured in a promotional image for the Trans Theology Group as a long‑time member and current chaplaincy assistant at Keele University, with trans pride graphics.

Monday 21st September, 7:30–9pm — Sorrel Christian is reprising their SCM Young Voices Greenbelt talk on the 21st-century church as a disabled body and exploring what radical acceptance of this can do for church life.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bisexuals - we're going to be extra aware of you this week 👀 Happy Biesxuality Awareness Week to all you lovely bi/pan folk out there! Go and be aware of your bi friends this week, and give them some extra love 🌈 ❤️

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Welcome to your whistle-stop tour of the Student Christian Movement! Maybe you've been following us for a while, maybe you've found us recently. Either way, we hope you find out something new about us today! Heading to uni soon? Why not join the movement and get involved! buff.ly/VvO8kWl

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@greenbeltfestival you were an absolute dream. We signed up members, collected stories and photos from vintage SCMers, gave away lots of resources, and still had plenty of time to boogie to The Proclaimers! If you came and said hello at the SCM stall, thank you. It was a joy to connect with you 🫶

Smiling SCM volunteer in an orange hi-vis and glasses holding an envelope and a phone, standing outdoors by trees and looking off camera.

A photo of the SCM stall at Greenbelt including an orange sign reading Become an SCM Member, with a yellow bowl of pin badges, stacks of resources and movement magazine.

Banner for the Student Christian Movement featuring a white raised fist outlined in black set inside a red crown of thorns with red teardrops, beside bold black lettering reading Student Christian Movement with S, C and M highlighted in red.

Two people smiling and chatting inside a decorated tent — a young femme-presenting person in a denim dress laughing as they hold a printed page and chatting to a person in a red T‑shirt, with blue fabric backdrops and triangular bunting overhead.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Say hello to Ella, the newest member of the SCM team! She is the 2026/2027 Faith in Action Project Worker and is excited to be getting started ✊️

Graphic welcome announcing Ella, the Faith in Action project worker for Student Christian Movement, showing a smiling person in a large striped scarf and dark coat against teal and chartreuse backgrounds with a bold Welcome to the team headline and arrow pointing to them.

Introduction card for Ella (she/they), SCM’s new Faith in Action project worker, summarizing their theology studies (Cambridge; MA in New York), interests in feminist, queer and Latin American liberation theologies, SEND pastoral work, disability justice, and hobbies.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

SCM Young Voices is TONIGHT, 6pm at Wild Goose! 🕊️ Come along to hear from 4 up & coming Gen Z theologians who will be talking on the body of the Church as disabled, abolition and Christianity, engaging with the spiritual practice of pilgrimage, and Christian theology in the age of the manosphere.

SCM Young Voices panel: three young people speaking into microphones, promoting a 6pm Wild Goose session at Greenbelt festival.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

@GreenbeltFestival 2026, we're ready for you... You can find us on our stall in the TakeAway every day, plus we'll be running a student meet-up on Saturday morning and the iconic SCM Young Voices is back for it's third year in a row! We hope to see you there!! 👋

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is a bittersweet time of year for SCM as we say goodbye to one Faith in Action worker and welcome the next! Cat, our Faith in Action Project Worker for 25/26 has had a brilliant year, and we wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to Cat for all her hard work - you're a star! 🌈 ❤️

SCM staff smiling around a wooden table in a cozy café, glasses and condiments on the table, with large windows, hanging plants and string lights visible behind them.

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Each year, members of @scmbritain.bsky.social go on a Bonhoeffer European #Pilgrimage "We travelled from Coventry’s Cathedral, tracing a story of conflict and reconciliation from that bombed and rebuilt city, across Europe to Berlin" cte.org.uk/scm-bonhoeff... #YoungEcumenists #ChurchesTogether

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Episode three of Bitesize Theology with the iconic @charliebelllive! In this episode, Charlie Bączyk-Bell gets us pondering the idea of sin, particularly personal sin. How does sin interact with what we know about human nature from a biological,or psychiatric perspective?

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-level, T-level or BTEC results this week! Whether you got what you wanted or the plan has to pivot, know that you are not alone, and you should be so proud ❤️ Read embracing the unknown➡️https://buff.ly/BpFKbYC

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

IT'S GREENBELT MONTH! The countdown is on, so here's where you can find us this year: Saturday 29th 11am - Student Meet Up at the Wild Goose venue Sunday 30th, 9am - Gather at the SCM flag for communion Sunday 30th, 6pm - SCM Young Voices at the Wild Goose venue See you there?

SCM Greenbelt schedule: Student Meet Up — Sat 29th 11am at Wild Goose Venue; Communion — Sun 30th 9am at The Glade (look for the SCM flag); SCM Young Voices — Sun 30th 6pm at Wild Goose Venue; plus visit the SCM stall in the takeaway.

Two smiling volunteers stand behind the Student Christian Movement table at Greenbelt colorful bunting overhead, membership postcards and going to uni guide booklets on the table, a chalkboard listing event times, and a large banner promoting SCM membership.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Another year, another pilgrimage from Coventry to Berlin completed! Once again our pilgrims had an impactful week learning about peace and reconciliation work, both past and present.

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Three people seated in Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church auditorium gaze toward the front of the church beneath a band of colorful blue stained-glass window.

Three young people seated in a row against a textured indoor wall of the Chapel of Reconcilation, looking upward with attentive, thoughtful expressions.

A group of people pose on brick steps outside the Bonhoeffer House entrance, smiling for a group portrait beneath a wall lantern and building number 43.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

SCM is a progressive, student-led organisation that is passionate about putting faith into action. We are LGBTQ+ affirming 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ and seek to be both a radical voice for equality, and a safe home for progressive Christians students. Beocome a member today! buff.ly/g2IFwTv

"Become an SCM Member" call-to-action over a bright, retro-striped background and a smiling young adult with long hair leaning on a chair.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

into bitesize pieces - so that we can reflect on what theology is, and why it matters to students today. We believe that anyone can be a theologian, and we hope this series will give you the confidence to explore that for yourself!

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

At SCM one of our aims is to equip ‘radical theologians’, and as part of that we want to make theology more accessible, engaging, and relevant. Through Bitesize Theology we've teamed up with a range of theologians from across denominations and disciplines to condense big theological ideas (cont...)

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Welcome to part one of our new series, Bitesize Theology! 📓To get the ball rolling, Naomi Nixon reflects on "The Grammar of Theology." Stay tuned for more episodes 👀

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"Speak from a place of silence. Act from a place of stillness." In the latest episode of the SCM Podcast, @j.robinsonbrown shared the words of his former Abbot of the Order of St Benedict, reflecting that people (including himself!) are sometimes too quick to speak or act in a situation ⏸️

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Jarel says, 'I just love this image because for me, that's the church. They're not provoking violence, they're not armed with anything. They literally just [decide] "we're going to put our actual bodies in between the violence you're coming with, & the vulnerability of the people who are innocent."'

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

As part of their discussion, Jarel mentioned his love of this photo (shown below) of three white Roman Catholic nuns holding their ground before the KKK at the front of Selma March in Alabama. 🪧

Three white nuns wearing traditional headpieces and veils stand shoulder-to-shoulder with people at the Selma March in Alabama in the 60s.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

In the latest episode of the SCM podcast, Cat spoke to the most excellent Fr Jarel Robinson-Brown about the church's role in social justice, and "what is ours to do".

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

As Disability Pride Month comes to an end, we're finishing with a call to action. Want to get involved in future SCM disability campaigns? Join our campaign chat on WhatsApp! Open to all UK students and recent graduates, it's a space to offer support, build solidarity, and organise campaign actions.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Want to come along? Sessions are open to all SCM members. Not a member? Not a problem! Sign up via the link in our bio. DM us for more info, or email transtheologygroup@movement.org.uk.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What's on tomorrow with the Trans Theology Group! ⬇️ We'll be joined by the legendary Tina Beardsley, who has been a trans theologian and advocate for many years. Her talk is titled "A Pelican in the wilderness? Loneliness and Nurture in Spiritual Imagining", and we'd love to see you there!

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today on Facebook we were accused of not being Christians, being satanic, having created 'a fraudulent reprobate church', and being a 'self-righteous social club for queers'. What a legacy! They did hit the nail on the head with one thing though - we do absolutely love being a social club for queers

Jim and Dwight, two white men from the sitcom The Office sitting in front of a window with horizontal blinds, looking stern. Jim is holding a blackboard that says "O days since we were accused of heresy".

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

As part of the pop-up, SCM’s Access and Inclusion Rep worked with staff to put together a new Honest Church style toolkit all about disability access in small groups. While the pop-up is now over, the resource is still available for download! ⬇️

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

During Disability History Month 2024 we ran a disability centered Honest Church Pop-Up. The aim was to help church groups & SCM communities recognise ways in which they could be more honest about their welcome for disabled people, and think about the ways they could make their spaces more welcoming.

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We're proud to have published a range of books within the area of disability theology - including a few on offer at the moment:

The front cover of Reconceptualising Disability in the Contemporary Church by Frances Mackenney-Jeffs

The front cover of Breaking, not Broken: Ableism and the Church after Constantine by Timothy Goode

The front cover of The Bible and Disability: A Commentary, edited by Sarah Melcher, Mikeal C Parsons and Amos Yong, with a foreword by John Swinton

The front cover of the book In the Beginning There was Darkness by John M Hull

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

To celebrate Disability Pride Month we'll be highlighting some of our disability theology and campaigning resources throughout July. First up, "The Little Resource of Disability Theology". A great place to start if you're interested in exploring Disability Theology: buff.ly/VYyzNyS

Poster promoting Student Christian Movement's resource "The Little Resource of Disability Theology," featuring illustrations of a person with a prosthetic arm and basketball, a person using a walker, and a person with a guide dog, plus a Disability Pride Month badge and a link to search the resource "movement.org.uk/resource, searching "disability theology"

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If you missed our National Gathering in June you can catch up on all the talks over on YouTube: buff.ly/yGWmL0R 🎉

Person in a dark suit and clerical collar speaks from a wooden lectern to seated attendees in a sunlit stone-walled sanctuary, hands clasped and gaze upward as a projection screen with partial text appears behind them.

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Participant focused on sewing a small craft at a workshop table, hands holding needle and thread, surrounded by scattered papers, a striped mug, red chairs, and other attendees in a sunlit room.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Check out all the new episodes of the SCM Podcast wherever you normally listen - just search "student christian movement podcast" 🎧️

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Cat caught up with Amy Claire (AKA @pinkdresspilgrim) in March as she travelled through London on a nine-month pilgrimage. In this episode they talk about what led her to being a pilgrim, and how it's the journey rather than the destination that makes all the difference 🥾

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This is your 17 hour countdown for applications to the Faith in Action Project Worker graduate role!!! ⏰️ The deadline is 12 noon tomorrow, so if you still want to apply go and get some snacks, pop the kettle on, and get cracking ⌨️ Full details, incl. applicant pack: buff.ly/bSdrTxA

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Please note that this is not a session on, or a space to debate, the legality or morality of abortion. Want to come along? Sessions are open to all SCM members. Not a member? Not a problem! Sign up here: buff.ly/iroduVf DM us for more info, or email transtheologygroup@movement.org.uk.

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By becoming a member of SCM, you’ll be joining a vibrant community of students passionate about exploring the Christian faith and speaking out on issues of social justice. SCM members have a direct…

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Their favourite kind of church is one where they can laugh. Content warnings: reproductive trauma, abortion, infertility, sexual assault. If you would like more clarity on this session before choosing to attend please contact TTG as Mo is happy to provide more information and detail.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This session uses their interests in trauma-informed theology, which stems from their own experiences of religious abuse and reproductive trauma, to take a look at the side wound of Christ as a connecting point to God for those who have survived and experienced such things.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

What's on this month with the Trans* Theology Group ✨ 23rd June, 7.30 - 9pm: The Side Wound of Christ and Reproductive Trauma Mo (they/them) is a long time TTG and SCM member who likes to talk about big questions without finding too many answers and is a loudly queer, trans, and disabled doctor.

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23rd June- The Side Wound of Christ and Reproductive Trauma.

Mo (they/them) is a long time TTG and SCM member who likes to talk about big questions without finding too many answers and is a loudly queer, trans and disabled doctor. This session uses their interests in trauma-informed theology, which stems from their own experiences of religious abuse and reproductive trauma, to take a look at the side wound of Christ as a connecting point to God for those who have survived and experienced such things. Their favourite kind of church is one where they can laugh.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

✨ JOIN OUR TEAM! ✨ Do you want to make a difference to the lives of students and equip them to put their faith into action? SCM is looking for a recent graduate to spend a year working with us to continue to build on the work of our successful Faith in Action project! buff.ly/bSdrTxA 🎉

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Faith in Action Project Worker (12 month fixed term) - £24,274 per annum (pro rata) Closing Date for Applications: Friday 19th June, 12 noon Interviews to be he

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

"The publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encylical, Magnifica Humanitas (On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence)... is, I believe, a watershed moment." Read our latest blog, Magnifica Humanitas: AI and Human Dignity at movement.org.uk/blog

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Can't make it in person to our National Gathering? Join us online! We'll be livestreaming some keys parts of the day, including the keynote talk from Bishop Arun Arora, and our Bible study with Richard Cooke: ‘Washing feet, turning the other cheek and taking up the cross'. buff.ly/cy98fwJ

Join the Livestream!! @SCMBritain on YouTube. Click the bell to be notified when we go live.

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