Southampton Christian Network

Southampton Christian Network (SCN) is an informal network of around 80 Churches and Christian organisations in the Southampton area united in the conviction that the good news of Jesus is for everyone. As individual followers of Jesus we desire to live in harmony with his teaching and serve him where we live and work. By working alongside one another, we believe we can better represent him to our city and community. SCN is not the only faith-based network within Southampton and has links with other networks such as Christian Action Network, Churches Together in Southampton, Southampton Council of Faiths, New Wine and other more local networks of churches.

 

SCN started in 2006 although its roots can be traced back many years. It has arisen from a coming together of the Southampton Evangelical Alliance (SEA) and the Joshua Partnership, but represents the partnership of many Christian groups over half a century.

 

SCN is all about this incredibly good news – called the gospel. Our aims are the same as those expressed by Paul in the first chapter of his letter to the Philippians. He writes of being partners in the gospel (1:5), confirming (1:7), advancing (1:12) and defending it (1:16). We aim to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel (1:27) and contend as one man for the faith of the gospel (1:27)

 

The aims of SCN are:

• to improve communication between Christian churches and organisations
• develop a greater sense of mission and purpose together
• to promote and co-ordinate prayer in the city.