WSCF - North America

Welcome to the home page of the North American Region of the World Student Christian Federation, a global, grassroots organization seeking peace and social justice through member movements in more than 100 countries around the world.

The WSCF’s mission is to empower students to be agents in the constructive transformation of the world by providing a space for prayer and celebration, theological reflection, study and analysis of social and cultural processes, and solidarity and action across the boundaries of culture, gender and ethnicity.

The current affiliated and associated movements in North America are the Student Christian Movement of Canada (SCMC) and Jeunesse Etudiante Chrétienne (JEC) in Canada and the Student Christian Movement of the United States of America (SCM-USA), the Lutheran Student Movement USA (LSMUSA) and United Methodist Student Movement (UMSM) in the United States. Members are called together in a common cause of ending injustice and oppression through grassroots and student-led activism and a Christian-based process of vocational discernment leading to a life-long commitment to leadership, service and change.

We seek to live out the vision of our Christian faith while supporting ecumenism and diversity in spiritual practices. In 2009 the North American Region re-emerged as a vibrant, functioning entity of the WSCF, taking its place in the continuing struggle for liberation and justice for all peoples. We are non-dogmatic and are accepting of diverse spiritual backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual and gender identities and economic situations.

Through this site, you can learn more about our work, such as our many exciting upcoming events, and read about the work we have done and conferences we have held in our publications. All are welcome!

Highlights

Check out our upcoming conference on Eco-Justice! It will be held June 10-13 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. You can learn more about it here, and can register right away!

If you are a US citizen, you do not need a visa (permission from the Canadian government to enter), but just a valid passport, which you would show upon arrival. If you are a Canadian citizen, no problem! We have also invited representatives from other national movements in the WSCF, particularly those from the global south, who will expand our perspective and give this event the feeling of all WSCF events - of the world coming together in solidarity and peace.