Durham Christian Union won an award for ‘Best Society Event’ at the National Society Awards on 19 May.
Hosted by the National Union of Students and Red Oak Roller, the evening celebrated university societies around the United Kingdom and what they contribute to their members, their campuses and to the wider community.
The nominations are a testament to the good relationships that CUs have with their Student Unions, particularly in recent years. In the majority of these cases, it was the Student Union who suggested that the CUs apply for this award!
Opportunities to speak
The event itself even opened up opportunities to speak of the work of Christian Unions, as representatives from the CUs were able to meet with people from other universities and societies and explain what a Christian Union is and its mission.
Durham won for their events week, STORY. Since there was no one present from Durham Christian Union to receive the award, a member from their Student Union accepted the award. She conducted a short speech after receiving the award and commented: ‘I am very proud of Durham Christian Union and all their hard work. They won a Durham University Society award last year for their amazing events week, so we urged them to apply for this award too. They definitely deserve this award. I will proudly take it back to them.’
What a blessing to know that Student Union representatives from around the country are praising UCCF’s work and are grateful for the work that Christian Unions do.
Four Christian Unions from different universities were shortlisted out of thousands of applicants for two awards. Royal Holloway, Aberystwyth and Loughborough Christian Unions were also shortlisted for another award.
