Who We Are?

The Student Christian Movement (SCM) of Nigeria is the local expression of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. It is a student/youth-based ecumenical interdenominational, non-racial, missionary organization, with a consultative status at UNESCO.

In the 82 years of her existence in Nigeria, the Movement has been a resource base for church and the society in the training of students in schools, building up godly model men and women, spearheading the coordination of joint campus fellowships, mission work, leadership training programs, advocacy campaigns against vices in the society, etc. We are the handmaid of the church.

Our mandate is to the students and youth of our society, we carry out spiritual, moral ethics and social skills development with Academic tutoring that promotes the physical, educational and life skills necessary to prepare and empower youth for leadership in their communities and success in their personal lives. We strive to serve in making the lives of young people more fitting for the realities of their days.

In line with these, the SCM of Nigeria currently runs a network of members from 39 tertiary institutions, 843 secondary schools, Township fellowships (also known as Christian Movement Fellowships (CMF) in 28 communities across Nigeria, Eight (8) active SCM Branches Alumni (senior friends) groups, International SCM Nigeria Senior friends network and support groups (in the USA, UK and Canada) and nine (9) active Senior Friends Network and Support Groups in 24 states cut across the geo-political zones of Nigeria