There are independent Scripture Union movements inside supplementary than 130 countries through the world. Activities & methods alter, & movements come linked across an international fellowship. Apiece national movement is autonomous, & tries to act across local population around ways that come sensitive to the national culture.

History

Around 1867 Josiah Spiers spoke to 14 babies withwithin a drawing room in Islington, London, & began the so pioneer function of sharing Christ enceinte. This led to the introduction of the Children’s Favorite Service Mission, or even CSSM, which was late to turn into Scripture Union. Inside 1879 SU introduced the patterns of day-after-day Bible reading. The membership card got the listing of day-to-day readings, by owning explanatory notes within children’s magazines. Brochure of notes were published for troops inside a trenches in the period of the Groovy War from either 1914-18, & led to the foremost issue of Daily Notes in 1923.

These emphases in act gravid & day-to-day Bible reading continue S.U.'s function.