HISTORY

&
VISION
OF
UESI
UESI
WHAT IS UESI
It is a Students Movement called

UNION OF
EVANGELICAL
STUDENTS OF INDIA
UESI
WORKING
AMONG TO
WHOM?

STUDE
NTS
WHY
STUDENT
S?

WHY DO
WE NEED?
REASONS FOR WORK AMONG THE STUDENTS
COMMUNITY

Young generation who need to be moulded

correctly
They are the cream of society
Dynamic and influential
Great potential
Talents and energies are much
Future leaders
Decisions makers
Intellectual
Creative
Self conscious
Interaction and Independently
 Why we read
history ?

IS IT BORING? OR
IMPORTANT?
IS IT FOR OUR LIFE?
HISTORY = HIS STORY
His means Gods story

History is Important because it is

Gods story.
"We study the past to understand the present;
we understand the present to guide the
future." -- William Lund.
History is a record of past things. The purpose
of history is to prevent others from making
the same mistakes.
BEGINNING
S
CHENNAI VELLORE COIMBATOR
E
1949 1948 1948
Chennai 1949 {Prof. Hannington
Enoch}
Foundation : a small seed (1 cor. 3:11)

A Friday evening in 1949. some college

students meet and pray Chennai (then
Madras), at the home of Prof.
Hannington Enochs house.
The group of senior students continued
to meet at Prof. Enochs home for two
years to pray for the evangelization of
the students of India.
In 1950, Bro. Bhakt Singh told Prof.
Enoch about Dr. Norton Sterrett who was
the Bible teacher in Jhansi (UP). He had
been sent by International Fellowship of
Evangelical Students (IFES).

In 1950-51, God allowed Prof. Enoch and

Dr. Sterrett to meet.

In 1951 the first Inter Collegiate Evangelical

Union was formed in Madras as a result of
prayer. Tom Thurley , a Veterinary student
became the first President of Madras ICEU.
 Vellore 1948 {Christian Medical
College}
Early in 1948, about half dozen students of
Christian Medical College (CMC)Vellore , they
felt the need of deeper and good fellowship than
what was provided by the exiting Christian Org
in the college campus. Many of students leaders
did not have the born again experience.
In 1950, God sent Dr. John Moody from Australia
to be the staff of CMC Vellore. He held regular
Bible studies for students and gave advice in
times of their struggle and despair.
In November 1951, they formed Evangelical
Union in Vellore.
Coimbatore 1949 {Government College
of Technology}

In 1948, D. Jeyapaul, a student of the

College of Engg. ,Madras moved to
Coimbatore to continue his studies. He
used to go open field to pray. In answer
of his prayer God sent H.S. Ponnuraj to
Coimbatore. Small cell group became
ICEU in 1952.
U.E.S.I. - a movement of students
Itwas felt that 3 groups in Madras, Vellore and
Coimbatore must be united.

They met for a retreat at Katpadi Farm near

Vellore. After a full discussion, it was decided to
Union of Evangelical
adopt the name
Students of India

UESI launched as a national movement on 18th

September 1954.
FORMATION OF UESI

M CMC

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UESI
 Vision statement

VISION
Transformed
students
impacting the
campuses and
the nation as
disciples of the
Lord Jesus
DISTINCTI
VES OF
UESI
 Bible Believing we believe that
the whole Bible is the Word of God.
 Evangelical

Evangelical means to accept the authority of the Bible

and believe the central truth of the Christian Gospel.
These truths-stated in our doctrinal basis.
We believe that when Jesus
commanded , Preach the good news
to every creature. So our purpose is
that every students shall hear the
Good News at least once during
his/her post matric course.
 FELLOWSHIP OF NEW
LIFE

We have passed from death to life,

that we have been born again by
faith in Christ crucified.
INTERDENOMINATIONAL Our
object is specific: to win souls for Christ in
the Universities and to strengthen those
who have believed on Him.
SPIRTUALLY CENTRED the
Spiritual must come first.
 FINANCIALLY
INDEPENDENT

UESI look to God in faith and prayer for the

supply of all its needs, Membership fees will
not be charged, nor appeals Made to the
general public.
INDIAN
ORGANIZATION
Indian University
students,
graduates, and
staff workers
founded EUs, most
of them without
help from
missionaries. All
the office bearers
on the Executive
INTERNATIONAL IN IT
SYMPATHIES
through entirely autonomous as earlier
explained in the section on IFES, it is
affiliated to IFES coexisting with student
movements in other countries.
UESI
IS

NOT
NOT A