24/2 Prayer
Being an 'Urban Saint' means prayer is essential and we seek to pray together regularly asking God to bless our Groups, volunteers and young people as well as the ministries of other youth organisations around the UK. We are passionate about inviting God into everything we do and we don’t want to...
"I am desperately worried about young people..."
“Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me.” Jesus, (Mark 9:37 NIVUK) Mission goes online! I was talking to a long-standing supporter on the phone recently. They were ever so worried about children and young people during the pandemic. We talked about the ways that Urban Saints is helping and as we...
Update: Group gatherings in England
We are aware that there has been some uncertainty about the recent updates to Government guidelines around group gatherings. The guidelines state that people in England will no longer be permitted to gather socially in groups of more than 6 from Monday 14th September. This refers to gatherings both indoors and outdoors....
Studland – “a really special and significant place"
At this time of year we would usually be preparing for a busy Camps season and the beautiful campsite at Studland on the south coast of England is no exception. Sadly not in 2020, but as we contemplate a summer without sleeping under canvas at Studland, we wanted to explain...
Westbrook: “An amazing location for all groups.”
Urban Saints Westbrook is our residential centre on the Isle of Wight and it exists for Groups to bring their young people and experience the benefits of a residential with time to explore more about Jesus. Urban Saints Guildford have recently celebrated their 110th anniversary at Westbrook, which they visit several...
For such a time as this...
On Saturday 20th June, at least 120 of us gathered on Zoom for the first online nationwide prayer gathering. It was great to meet up with a wide range of supporters, volunteers and staff from Urban Saints and pray together as one. We prayed together as small groups in breakout rooms and collected...