Scripture Union, famous evangelical organization, marks 150th anniversary

Jun 3, 2017 by Andrew Symes

By Andy Walton, Christian Today.

One of the most well-known names in the evangelical Christian world is marking its 150^th anniversary today.

Scripture Union began on 2 June 1867 in Islington, North London.

From humble beginnings when Josiah Spiers invited a group of children to learn about God using Bible stories, SU now works in more than 130 countries worldwide.

Moving on from small meetings in homes, Scripture Union began printing literature aimed at children – and engaging them with Biblical stories.

That wasn’t the only model of engagement Spiers used, though. As the SU website explains, ‘later on in 1868, Spiers went on holiday to Llandudno in North Wales and spontaneously held a children’s meeting on the beach. He drew the text ‘God is Love’ in the sand, invited children to decorate it, and then told them a Bible story. The beach mission was born.’

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