Testimonies about SCM

Over the past 90 years, SCM has made an impact on thousands of students and youth. That tradition continues today.


Students & Youth Members

Bre Woligroski – Winnipeg, MB
North America Regional Committee Rep; Evangelical – I’ve learned so much from all of my contacts in SCM, and am really glad that I’ve been a part of it. There’s so many great things that we can do…

Matt Abbott – Fredericton, NB
Former SCM General Board member; Atheist – I have found community committed to celebration and resistance grounded in long wisdom traditions…

Laura Rodriguez-Quintero – London, ON
SCM Pilgrimage of Resistance participant; Lutheran – Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of the SCM’s pilgrimage. I realized then I am not powerless! I am not alone!…


Global Allies

Leni Valeriano – SCM Philippines
Vice-Chair, SCM Philippines – In the SCM, social justice is integral to our spirituality – you can’t separate it…

Necta Montes Rocas – WSCF Asia-Pacific
Regional Secretary – May you find comfort, inspiration and strength in the thought that SCMers in the Asia Pacific region are one with your struggle for inclusion and liberation…


Friends of the SCM / Alumni

Joelle Morgan – Toronto, ON
SCM Senior Friend & monthly donor; Roman Catholic – Generation after generation, SCM manages to recreate a radical space for transformation. Monthly giving is a really easy way for me to give the money I intend to be giving.

Audrey Tobias – Toronto, ON
Founder, SCM Project Phoenix – I want to throw the torch to the new generation. That is why I plan a bequest to the SCM

Anonymous donor (Canada Helps)
I really appreciate the work you do as a training ground for people who are going to make a difference challenging systems of oppression from a place of justice and love. I am eternally grateful for what the SCM has contributed to my life.

Rachel MacDonald – Regina, SK
Former member of SCM General Board – The SCM is a radical, inclusive, empowering, and dynamic organization of fun and crazy, dedicated individuals looking to bring peace and justice to the world, all because of their spiritual beliefs. I loved being a part of the SCM


Partner Organizations & Media

No One Is Illegal Vancouver
Migrant justice movementSCM has played a pivotal role in supporting the struggle for migrant justice, particularly by defending the moral tradition of offering sanctuary to those they believe are unfairly facing deportation by the state…

United Church Observer
For almost 90 years, the Student Christian Movement has been a force for social justice…