Citygate Students meet at 7.30pm every Tuesday during term time.

Click here for an address and a map.

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Three casually dressed students sing into microphones during a worship night; one also plays an acoustic guitar.
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Journeying deeper into relationship with Father, Son and Spirit.

Jesus loves you passionately and He has amazing plans for your life. The focus of University years can be all about training you for what you’ll do. However, Jesus also has big ambitions about who you become! We believe that your relationship with Him and with others will be a huge determining factor in that.

Citygate Students is for any Undergraduates and Masters students aged 18-25. If you have any questions at all, please email students@citygate.church.

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What we get up to…

  • Teaching

    In the last few years, we’ve had speakers from other churches, from the wider Citygate family, from the Student Team and sometimes even our own Students.

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  • Application

    We split into smaller groups, explore scripture and chat, pray and encourage each other as we apply God’s word to our lives.

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  • Encounter

    There is student-led worship each week, but on Encounter Weeks we have the opportunity to spend more time in the presence of God. We also invite students to share with one another from the front.

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  • Social

    Once a month is a social! We've done things like ice-skating, BBQs, bowling, games on the beach, meals out and Laser Quest.

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Keep up to date. Follow our student Instagram account and Facebook page.

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Our student team leads

Gordon and Katie Thorn head up our amazing Student Team. They long for each student to go deeper in their experience of God’s transformative and unconditional love.

Top Tip. Impress Gordon with your best dad jokes. He’ll use them on his radio show…he also has a Christian podcast where he interviews pretty cool Christian musicians.

Find out more about Citygate Church

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    New here?

    Welcome to Citygate! We recognise that we’re all at different stages of our journey, and the next step looks different for everyone. So we invite you to journey with us at your own pace and at a level that is comfortable for you.

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    Serving

    Here at Citygate, there are many ministries and teams that could help you grow spiritually, while applying and developing your own gifts and talents alongside others. It’s also a great way to make new friends!

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    Alpha

    Alpha is a series exploring the Christian faith. We enjoy a meal together, watch a short film about a big faith question and then discuss it together in small groups. Everyone is welcome to come and find out more, say what they think and ask anything!

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