Koinonia: a way of life

At the heart of our way of life is Christian community – committed students living, praying, serving together.

It is that core of commitment that provides the backbone that allows us to achieve what we do in furthering the Kingdom of God at ULU.

Community life

Koinonia meetings were truly 'recharging points' in my week.
Friends gave me a sense of community, the talks inspired direction and fresh reflection on the way I was leading my life, and worship enabled me not only to praise God but to re-establish a connection with him which the stress and strain of London life were diminishing.
Sarah Zielicka
law, LSE

Men’s and women’s groups

Koinonia members attend a regular small group where they can share and support each other in their Christian life and help facilitate prayer and direction.

The environment is confidential, intimate, accountable and faithfilled.

Households

For some students that means signing up for one of our household living situations.

Such an environment forms young people through the natural human training that comes from living with others in committed relationship.

The household functions as something of a family unit, sharing life, praying regularly and serving as a mission base.

For some this would mean a four week summer formation household living situation with other Christians, for some a year long experience or more.

It was during a time of intercession when Mark, a Pentecostal, prayed for Pope John Paul II that I learned that we need to work together to promote the Gospel.
His prayer was very special to me as a Catholic.
I also learned that it is very important that people, especially young people, see the unity of all Christians working for God's kingdom.
Roberto Lara-rocha
comparative politics, LSE

Koinonia is ecumenical in vision and makeup.
All of our members are committed to their church tradition; we collectively support them in that and encourage our members to find out more about their friends’ traditions.

We seek to share what we have in common but also enjoy celebrating the richness in diversity.

There are many things that we can learn from one another and we pray that our way of life is a living witness to the hope that there is for the body of Christ.

Practically, for the past five years we have been sponsoring an on campus service of prayer for Christian Unity during the World Council of Churches’ Week of Prayer for Christian Unity every January.

Evangelistic life

By the end of the Alpha course, everybody in my group was open to share.
The fact that everybody, christians and non-christians, felt comfortable raising any question or doubt, without fear and with a true willingness to know God, was amazing.
It was a time to give and to receive, to serve and to grow in faith.
Filipa Ferreira
economics, UCL

We are firmly committed to the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at the University of London.

To that end we support a regular Alpha course as our main programmatic tool of sharing the gospel.

We aim to have students who join our mission become evangelists in their daily lives.

From reading the Bible on the tube, to street work, to befriending classmates, to natural relational hospitality, to living in Halls of Residence for the sake of the Kingdom.