Who we are:

UNTD is a quarterly gathering of students from local churches.

Mission & Vision:

To create unity in the body of Christ through an intentional focus on Jesus through worship.

Why do we need to exist: 

Our world is divided, but Jesus calls the church to be united.
(1 Cor. 1:10; Phil 2:2; Gal. 3:28, Psalm 133:1) 

Student ministries are in a unique position in the city to unify different churches in one common mission as they share school campuses even when their church campuses differ. 

Where does UNTD meet:

UNTD intentionally moves to different church campuses for each worship night. This is so that it is never seen as being an event of just one church. 

What does a UNTD night look like?

We gather on a set Sunday night with a focus on corporate worship. Bands are made up of artists from many churches, and every portion of the night is led by a different church. We gather, we worship, we hear a testimony from a student, we take communion, and we pray together.

Why is there no teaching?

UNTD intentionally has no teaching time. We feel it is easier to invite unity (which hopefully leads to real lasting relationships) when we focus on what we can agree on: magnifying Jesus and worshiping Him. 

We trust individual churches to facilitate the teaching and discipleship within their specific context.

Why communion?

Paul introduces communion to a divided and broken church in 1 Corinthians 11:17-26. He speaks of the division that exists there, but then intentionally points them back to the work of the cross through communion.

Communion naturally places our gaze back on the cross and the work of Jesus. When we all stand before the cross, eyes fixed on Jesus, we are naturally unified. It is when we take our gaze from the cross and allow it to fixate on other places that we become divided.

Thus, communion was and remains an integral part of unity in the church. 

When do the student pastors meet to plan?

The student pastors involved meet consistently, organically, and with the intention of sharing life together.

In terms of specific planning we try to meet a month before each specific night to handle any last-minute planning (and try to meet at the hosting church so that we are familiar with it).

is there a denomination or church this is anchored to?

No. This genuinely came out of multiple churches from different denominational backgrounds.

what if I disagree with the theology of some of the churches there?

You will. Just look at the churches in the New Testament. There is a lot of messiness in the body of Christ- but unity is still a command for the church.