THE SEND
We’re Agapé UK. For over 50 years, we’ve been inspiring, encouraging and enabling people from all areas of UK society to discover Jesus, grow with Jesus and go like Jesus.
Through THE SEND, Agapé UK is offering several exciting opportunities for UK students to grow with Jesus through going like Jesus. See the world, learn about new cultures and grow in your faith as you experience, first-hand, God working in you and through you to grow His Kingdom and call others to put their faith in Him. Join us on one (or all!) of the following opportunities:
October 2024 – long-weekend European City Breaks
Iceland
When:
26-30 October 2024
Cost:
£390 (covers accommodation, materials, training and a goodbye meal) plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
Often described as the most godless nation in Europe, only about 0.03% of the Icelandic population consider themselves to have a relationship with Jesus, which in Iceland’s population adds up to around 200 people. Because of the dark spiritual climate and the growing belief that Christianity is a relic of the past, consistent, relevant evangelism and discipleship is needed. That requires an investment of time. Join with other European students and experienced Agapé staff members to continue to build relationships with the students we know, seek to find more Christian students to be involved in movement building and discover Jesus with Icelandic students.
Western & Eastern Europe
When:
October 2024
Cost:
£300 (covers accommodation, materials, training and a goodbye meal) plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
You’ll learn practical skills for talking about your faith that you can bring home with you and put into practice on your own campus.
The destination (or possibly destinations!) will be announced in the late summer.
November 2024 – Agapé UK Student Summit
When:
22-24 November 2024
Cost:
£55 plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
Join with other students from around the country, passionate about making Jesus known in our universities, cities and the nations, at Fireseeds 2024! Gather with us in Birmingham as we worship God, grow in our love and knowledge of Him and discover more opportunities to go to the nations.
Click here for more information and to register.
April 2025 – 9-day humanitarian aid project
When:
7-16 April 2025
Cost:
£675 (excluding flights)
What you’ll be doing:
Cluj-Napoca is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the capital of the historical region Transylvania and is one of the most visited cities in Romania. Also home to a community of Roma people, living in one of the city’s rubbish dump in the outskirts of this city.
Since 2015, we have been sending teams to serve in the local Roma community on the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca. Over the years a strong partnership has been built with a local faith-based organisation working to shine a light and bring hope for the children and young people living there.
In April 2025, GAiN UK will once again be returning to Romania to help support the long term work of our partner in providing hope and education to the future generation of gypsy children living by the rubbish dump. In a very practical way we will help with the construction of facilities for the children and teens as well as running a programme of activities to bring joy and fun to their lives.
Will you join us in helping reveal hope and restore life to this community?
Do you have a friend, who’s not yet a Christian, who’s socially conscious? Are they longing to make a difference to the world? Why not invite them to join you on the GAiN UK Romania Project? As well as making a significant differences to a community in need, this project also often provides great opportunities to bond with your teammates. It’s a great environment in which to process what’s important in the world, what’s motivating us to want to make a difference and initiate spiritual conversations with our other team members.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the GAiN UK Romania Project.
Summer 2025 – 2- to 3-week Global Project
When:
June 2025
Cost:
£2,000 (all inclusive, funded by donations)
What you’ll be doing:
You’ll spend 2 to 3 weeks in the beautiful West African country of Sierra Leone, exploring its rich and fascinating cultural ties to the UK, and the UK Church, and experiencing both the uplifting and tragic sides of the UK’s past involvements in West Africa.
It’ll be a fantastic opportunity for personal spiritual growth at the same time as meeting, encouraging and helping train Sierra Leonean Christian students as the team helps to lead the students through the Living & Telling discipleship and evangelism training course that helps us to live and tell our faith as a natural part of our everyday lives. You’ll also get to work alongside the local Sierra Leonean students in initiating spiritual conversations with new students on their campus – as well as with villagers in Sierra Leone’s provinces whilst delivering much needed aid – as they seek to build spiritual movements of Christians who are discovering Jesus, growing with Jesus and going like Jesus.
You’ll learn practical skills for talking about your faith that you can bring home with you and put into practice on your own campus. You’ll also come back inspired and revitalised as you experience, first-hand, how open Sierra Leoneans are to follow Jesus and how God is actively growing the Church in Sierra Leone.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the Sierra Leone Global Project.
Autumn 2025 – 1-semester to 1-year Study Abroad Programme
When:
September 2025 to January or June 2026
Cost:
A small personal budget is agreed with you and support given to help you gather donations to fund your participation in the Study Abroad Programme.
What you’ll be doing:
Does your university give you the opportunity to study abroad? If you’re able to arrange an overseas exchange through your university, Agapé UK will, if possible, connect you with a team working with university students in the city where you’ll be studying.
We’ll also provide you with cross-cultural training, training to help you share your faith and a virtual coach who’ll support you, helping you to make the most of your time studying abroad so that you’re not only using your time to study for your future career but to also make an investment in growing God’s Kingdom by building spiritual movements of multiplying Christians.
Agapé UK (as part of Campus Crusade for Christ International) is active in over 190 countries around the world. Get in contact with us to begin the conversation about where you might be able to join a team and go with Agapé UK.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the Agapé UK Study Abroad Programme.
Autumn 2025 – 1-year STINT (Short-Term International Assignment)
When:
September 2025 to June 2026
Cost:
A personal budget is agreed with you and support given to help you gather donations to fund your STINT year.
What you’ll be doing:
Take a year out after you’ve graduated to spend a year learning practical skills that you can use in your future career to help you grow in talking about your faith whilst investing your time working alongside a local team to build spiritual movements of multiplying Christians who are discovering Jesus, growing with Jesus and going like Jesus.
Going for a year allows you the time to patiently invest in building life-long relationships with local students through which you can share your life and faith, demonstrating Jesus’ love as well as telling others about it.
Agapé UK (as part of Campus Crusade for Christ International) is active in over 190 countries around the world. Get in contact with us to begin the conversation about where you might be able to join a team and go with Agapé UK.
October 2025 – 10-day humanitarian aid and outreach project
THE SEND
We’re Agapé UK. For over 50 years, we’ve been inspiring, encouraging and enabling people from all areas of UK society to discover Jesus, grow with Jesus and go like Jesus.
Through THE SEND, Agapé UK is offering several exciting opportunities for UK students to grow with Jesus through going like Jesus. See the world, learn about new cultures and grow in your faith as you experience, first-hand, God working in you and through you to grow His Kingdom and call others to put their faith in Him. Join us on one (or all!) of the following opportunities:
October 2024 – long-weekend European City Breaks
European City Breaks
Iceland
When:
26-30 October 2024
Cost:
£390 (covers accommodation, materials, training and a goodbye meal) plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
Often described as the most godless nation in Europe, only about 0.03% of the Icelandic population consider themselves to have a relationship with Jesus, which in Iceland’s population adds up to around 200 people. Because of the dark spiritual climate and the growing belief that Christianity is a relic of the past, consistent, relevant evangelism and discipleship is needed. That requires an investment of time. Join with other European students and experienced Agapé staff members to continue to build relationships with the students we know, seek to find more Christian students to be involved in movement building and discover Jesus with Icelandic students.
Western & Eastern Europe
When:
October 2024
Cost:
£300 (covers accommodation, materials, training and a goodbye meal) plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
You’ll spend a long-weekend getting to experience the rich culture and history of a university city in Europe. At the same time, you’ll get opportunities to meet and encourage local Christian students who are just like you – learning what it means to be followers of Jesus on their university campus. You’ll get to serve side-by-side with these local Christian students, helping them to initiate spiritual conversations with new students on their campus as they seek to build a movement of students who are discovering Jesus, growing with Jesus and going like Jesus.
You’ll learn practical skills for talking about your faith that you can bring home with you and put into practice on your own campus.
The destination (or possibly destinations!) will be announced in the late summer.
November 2024 – Agapé UK Student Summit
Fireseeds
When:
22-24 November 2024
Cost:
£55 plus travel
What you’ll be doing:
Join with other students from around the country, passionate about making Jesus known in our universities, cities and the nations, at Fireseeds 2024! Gather with us in Birmingham as we worship God, grow in our love and knowledge of Him and discover more opportunities to go to the nations.
Click here for more information and to register.
April 2025 – 9-day humanitarian aid project
GAiN UK Romania Project
When:
7-16 April 2025
Cost:
£675 (excluding flights)
What you’ll be doing:
Cluj-Napoca is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the capital of the historical region Transylvania and is one of the most visited cities in Romania. Also home to a community of Roma people, living in one of the city’s rubbish dump in the outskirts of this city.
Since 2015, we have been sending teams to serve in the local Roma community on the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca. Over the years a strong partnership has been built with a local faith-based organisation working to shine a light and bring hope for the children and young people living there.
In April 2025, GAiN UK will once again be returning to Romania to help support the long term work of our partner in providing hope and education to the future generation of gypsy children living by the rubbish dump. In a very practical way we will help with the construction of facilities for the children and teens as well as running a programme of activities to bring joy and fun to their lives.
Will you join us in helping reveal hope and restore life to this community?
Do you have a friend, who’s not yet a Christian, who’s socially conscious? Are they longing to make a difference to the world? Why not invite them to join you on the GAiN UK Romania Project? As well as making a significant differences to a community in need, this project also often provides great opportunities to bond with your teammates. It’s a great environment in which to process what’s important in the world, what’s motivating us to want to make a difference and initiate spiritual conversations with our other team members.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the GAiN UK Romania Project.
Summer 2025 – 2- to 3-week Global Project
Sierra Leone (West Africa) Global Project
When:
June 2025
Cost:
£2,000 (all inclusive, funded by donations)
What you’ll be doing:
You’ll spend 2 to 3 weeks in the beautiful West African country of Sierra Leone, exploring its rich and fascinating cultural ties to the UK, and the UK Church, and experiencing both the uplifting and tragic sides of the UK’s past involvements in West Africa.
It’ll be a fantastic opportunity for personal spiritual growth at the same time as meeting, encouraging and helping train Sierra Leonean Christian students as the team helps to lead the students through the Living & Telling discipleship and evangelism training course that helps us to live and tell our faith as a natural part of our everyday lives. You’ll also get to work alongside the local Sierra Leonean students in initiating spiritual conversations with new students on their campus – as well as with villagers in Sierra Leone’s provinces whilst delivering much needed aid – as they seek to build spiritual movements of Christians who are discovering Jesus, growing with Jesus and going like Jesus.
You’ll learn practical skills for talking about your faith that you can bring home with you and put into practice on your own campus. You’ll also come back inspired and revitalised as you experience, first-hand, how open Sierra Leoneans are to follow Jesus and how God is actively growing the Church in Sierra Leone.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the Sierra Leone Global Project.
Autumn 2025 – 1-semester to 1-year Study Abroad Programme
Global Study Abroad Programme
When:
September 2025 to January or June 2026
Cost:
A small personal budget is agreed with you and support given to help you gather donations to fund your participation in the Study Abroad Programme.
What you’ll be doing:
Does your university give you the opportunity to study abroad? If you’re able to arrange an overseas exchange through your university, Agapé UK will, if possible, connect you with a team working with university students in the city where you’ll be studying.
We’ll also provide you with cross-cultural training, training to help you share your faith and a virtual coach who’ll support you, helping you to make the most of your time studying abroad so that you’re not only using your time to study for your future career but to also make an investment in growing God’s Kingdom by building spiritual movements of multiplying Christians.
Agapé UK (as part of Campus Crusade for Christ International) is active in over 190 countries around the world. Get in contact with us to begin the conversation about where you might be able to join a team and go with Agapé UK.
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the Agapé UK Study Abroad Programme.
Autumn 2025 – 1-year STINT (Short-Term International Assignment)
Global STINT
When:
September 2025 to June 2026
Cost:
A personal budget is agreed with you and support given to help you gather donations to fund your STINT year.
What you’ll be doing:
Take a year out after you’ve graduated to spend a year learning practical skills that you can use in your future career to help you grow in talking about your faith whilst investing your time working alongside a local team to build spiritual movements of multiplying Christians who are discovering Jesus, growing with Jesus and going like Jesus.
Going for a year allows you the time to patiently invest in building life-long relationships with local students through which you can share your life and faith, demonstrating Jesus’ love as well as telling others about it.
Agapé UK (as part of Campus Crusade for Christ International) is active in over 190 countries around the world. Get in contact with us to begin the conversation about where you might be able to join a team and go with Agapé UK.
October 2025 – 10-day humanitarian aid and outreach project
GAiN UK Benin LIFE Trip
When:
17-27 October 2025
Cost:
£2,600 (approx; all inclusive, funded by donations)
What you’ll be doing:
Water is essential to life. It’s a basic human necessity. Yet, almost 1 in 8 people still don’t have access to safe water. We can do something to help break this cycle of brokenness and help improve the lives of these people.
Since 2002, GAiN has been providing rural villages with deep capped wells, ensuring fresh, clean water for their people. So far, together with generous partners from all over the world, we have provided 3,083 deep capped water wells and have given over 3,083,000 people access to safe water.
In 2023, we sent our first Benin LIFE trip to the rural villages in Benin for 10 days and they were involved in helping our partner set up deep capped wells at different stages. We will be sending another team in 2025 to help people in rural villages have access to safe drinking water. Will you join us in revealing hope and restoring life in Benin?
Click here to find out more or to apply to join the Benin LIFE Project.
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Imagine an adventure that’ll forever change you, through which you can experience God working in you and through you…
Did you know, the number of people becoming Christians is growing rapidly around the world? Sometimes it doesn’t feel like it, but God’s kingdom really is growing!
Agapé UK offers exciting opportunities to get an experience of these places where the Church is growing fast and people are desperate to know God. But we also offer opportunities to go to those places where the Church is small and few people have thought about how Jesus could be good news for them. If we’re willing to go, wherever we go, there are people who are waiting to hear the good news about Jesus. And God can use us.
This is what Agapé UK’s Global Projects are all about. They’re unique adventures in discovering Jesus and helping others to find out more about Him, too. In 2024-25, will you consider going global?
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Global Projects 2024-25
We have six exciting Global Project opportunities for you in 2024-25.
Spring 2025:
- GAiN UK Romania Humanitarian Project (closed to applications)
- Iceland Global Project (project full)
- Norway Global Project (closed to applications)
Summer 2025:
- Sierra Leone Global Project (closed to applications)
- Reach Mallorca Outreach Global Project (16 years and over)
Autumn 2025:
- GAiN UK Benin LIFE Trip (open to all adults)
Agapé UK is part of an international Christian charity that has a presence in over 190 countries around the world. If you’re a church leader and you’re interested in partnering with Agapé UK to send a team of people from your church to serve alongside one of our partners, anywhere in the world, please get in contact with us at: global@agape.org.uk. We’re able to help arrange all sorts of ministry opportunities from outreach to high school and universities students to supporting church planting initiatives and humanitarian aid work.
Applying for an Agapé UK Global Project
So you’re interested in going on a Global Project next year? That’s great! We’re really pleased that you’re thinking about joining us!
Before you apply though, if possible, we recommend speaking with an Agapé UK staff member or a trusted Christian friend about it. Praying is essential, too!
Here’s how it works to apply to go on an Agapé UK Global Project:
- Click the correct link above to go to the page for the Global Project to which you wish to apply. You’ll find a link to the online Application Form at the bottom of that page. Fill it out, submit it, and then immediately e-mail a scanned copy of the photo page of your passport to: globalprojects@agape.org.uk.
- Whichever Global Project you’re applying for, we require at least one reference from you, preferably from an Agapé UK staff member, or if that’s not possible, from a church leader. E-mail the link to the Reference Form to your referee, or send them the link to the relevant Global Project page so that they can click through to the link themselves.
- Once we receive your Application Form and your Reference Form, we’ll evaluate your application and let you know if you’ve been accepted via e-mail.
- If your application is accepted, you’ll then be sent an e-mail containing further information about the Global Project and about your next steps. We encourage our Global Project participants to develop a team of partners – friends, family and churches – who partner with you as you go by both praying for you and giving financially towards the costs of the Global Project. We’ll also send you more information and advice about this process with your Acceptance Pack, but you can also find out more information about raising your finances, by following this link.
Please pay particular attention to the various Global Project deadlines. Don’t miss out! (Please check the GAiN UK website for the application deadline for any GAiN UK projects.)
Click on the following links to find out more about the package information (which includes answers to frequently asked questions) and the booking conditions (the legal terms and conditions) for our Global Projects.
If you have any questions that aren’t answered here, get in touch with us at: globalprojects@agape.org.uk, or give us a ring on the number in the footer below.
Agapé UK is recognised by Global Connections as operating under the Code of Best Practice in Short-Term Mission 2023 and 2024.
Dates:
17 June – 4 July 2025 (Please note: precise dates may be subject to change depending on flight availability.)
Cost:
£2,050 (Click here to find out more about how you can invite others to help you raise the funds for your Global Project.)
Application deadline:
Friday, 7 March 2025
What can I expect?
Imagine an adventure in Sierra Leone that could change a city, a country and a continent, all while forever transforming your life; an experience which propels you into a deeper walk with God and gives you greater confidence in talking about the big questions of life with your friends; an experience that develops your leadership skills and begin friendships.
The people of Sierra Leone are desperate to learn how they can know God personally. They’re very open to following Jesus, but no-one has ever told them how they can. Now they can discover the hope Jesus brings, together with students from another culture.
Join us as we head to Sierra Leone for two weeks to spend time working alongside local Agapé staff and students to take the good news about Jesus to people who will never have heard it before. We’ll have opportunities to experience a rich new culture, build new friendships and make a real difference in the lives of Sierra Leoneans!
For more information about this project, please contact us at: globalprojects@agape.org.uk.
Click here to fill out an online Application Form.
Click here to fill out an online Reference Form for a project applicant.
Agapé UK is recognised by Global Connections as operating under the Code of Best Practice in Short-Term Mission 2023 and 2024.
Dates:
8-13 March 2025 (Please note: precise dates may be subject to change depending on flight availability.)
Cost:
£335
As the team will be coming from all across Europe, you’ll need to arrange your own flights to Iceland. (Click here to find out more about how you can invite others to help you raise the funds for your Global Project.)
Application deadline:
3 February 2025
What can I expect?
Although Iceland has a long Christian heritage, stretching back a thousand years, today it’s one of the least evangelised countries in Western Europe. By some estimates, there are as few as 200 Bible-believing followers of Jesus in the entire country. (The population is just under 400,000.)
You’ll spend time in Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, working alongside your team to help launch a new Christian student movement by starting conversations about faith with students on the university campus and seeking out Christian students at local churches.
For more information about this project, please contact us at: globalprojects@agape.org.uk.
Click here to fill out an online Application Form.
Agapé UK is recognised by Global Connections as operating under the Code of Best Practice in Short-Term Mission 2023 and 2024.
Dates:
8-13 March 2025 (Please note: precise dates may be subject to change depending on flight availability.)
Cost:
€700 (approx £580)
As the team will be coming from all across Europe, you’ll need to arrange your own flights to Norway. (Click here to find out more about how you can invite others to help you raise the funds for your Global Project.)
Application deadline:
3 February 2025
What can I expect?
Norway has a long Christian heritage, stretching back over a thousand years, and this heritage has left a huge mark on the culture today.
Equality, justice, caring for the poor… these are values that Norwegian society is well known for and that they’ve taken from their Christian heritage. But Norwegian people are increasingly taking the values they received from Jesus and ditching Jesus Himself. But whilst their country is affluent and ranks highly in wealth equality indexes, people are feeling adrift and without purpose as a result of being cut off from the loving source of the values they hold so strongly.
Norway is one of the only countries in Europe without an Agapé student movement. You’ll spend time in Oslo, Norway’s capital, working alongside your team to help launch a new Agapé movement by starting conversations about faith with students on the university campus and seeking out Christian students at local churches.
This project is being organised by Agape Europe and is for university students or recent graduates. The team will be made up of Agapé staff and students from across Europe. For more information about this project, please contact us at: globalprojects@agape.org.uk.
Register your interest for the Norway Global Project
Fill out this form and we’ll send you the information you need to apply for the Norway Global Project.
Agapé UK is recognised by Global Connections as operating under the Code of Best Practice in Short-Term Mission 2023 and 2024.
