Upcoming Events

Our Freshers’ Week is nearly upon us! You can view our timetable on the right, with the the full list of details below!

Prayer Breakfasts
Come start each day in worship and prayer to our Lord with us!
Monday-Friday, 8-9am
Students’ Union
Monday: B1; Tuesday-Friday: Room 2.2

First Contact
Each weekday we’ll be on Oxford Road making our presence and the name of Jesus known on campus, employing a few different creative ways as we do that!
Specifically we have Worship in the Street on Tuesday, and Dizzy Penalties on Wednesday!
Monday-Friday, 11am-1pm
(Hopefully) Outside the AGLC, Oxford Road

Multi-Cultural Snacks
A welcoming space for international students to connect and belong, with spring rolls, samosas, plantain chips, music, games, and a brief talk from our friends at Friends International whose page you can visit here!
Monday 22nd, 3-5pm
The Hive, Students’ Union

Scavenger Hunt
A treasure hunt around campus, designed to get to know your way around the University of Manchester and meet new people!
Tuesday 23rd, 2-4pm
Meeting at Whitworth Gallery

Grub Crawl
Our annual freshers’ grub crawl provides you with a 3-course meal across some of our CU members’ homes! A great chance to get to know the area and the CU community.
Tuesday 23rd, meeting at 5pm
Sign up here for locations and details!

Rounders in the Park
Rounders, spikeball, and other games in the park! Come for any amount of time for some good fun.
Wednesday 24th, 2-5pm
Platt Fields Park, M14 5NF

REFRESH
At REFRESH we hand out non-alcoholic refreshments and biscuits to our fellow students coming home from nights out. It always features some brilliant conversations!
Wednesday 24th & Friday 26th, 12-2am (so actually Thursday 25th & Saturday 27th!)
Wilmslow Road entrance to Fallowfield Campus

SU Fair
Come catch us at the Sport, Culture & Faith Societies Fair on Thursday! We will also be worshipping in song on the performance stage from 12:15-12:35pm.
Thursday 25th, 10am-4pm
Manchester Academy 1, Oxford Road

Cèilidh
What better way to make friends than through a communal dance! Refreshments will be served but dancing is thirsty work so it’s a good idea to bring your own water bottle! We’ll also hear a brief introduction to CU and a short personal story of how Jesus has changed one of our CU member’s lives.
Thursday 25th, doors at 6:45pm, start at 7pm aiming to end around 9pm
Academy 3, Students’ Union, Oxford Road

Joint Worship Night
We’ll be finishing the Freshers’ working week with a bang in the form of a night of worship and prayer in collaboration with the Christian Unions from the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford!
Friday 26th, 7-9pm
Union Hall Evangelical Church, M15 6DY

Park Run & Brunch
What it sounds like!
Saturday 27th, 9-11am
Meeting at Platt Fields Park – exact details TBC

Church Fair
Our Church Fair is a great opportunity to get to know the churches in Manchester! We will have representatives at stalls from a large number of churches around the city so you’re able to explore where you think you might fit!
Saturday 27th, 1-3pm
Holy Trinity Platt Church, M14 5NF