The Spiritual Climate on Campus

The modern college campus is often a place where spiritual life is ignored or rejected. Yet college students of this generation are among the most spiritually hungry in history. They will inevitably lead our culture, economy and government.  When a young man or woman enters a university in America he or she is making contact with a rather diverse environment. Even with commonalities among traditional students such as relative age, the use of English as the primary language and a shared educational goal, a wide variety of factors such as ethnicity, religious background, socio-economic status, political persuasion and family upbringing make the college experience a fascinating one. In fact, some thinkers suggest we no longer can call the academy a cohesive "uni-versity", but rather a pluralistic "multi-versity" instead.

The college environment affords young people exposure to a wealth of ideas they must sort through, embracing some and rejecting others. While what happens in the classroom building is vital to one's intellectual development, students also receive an education in life outside of class time. Social venues are readily available in formal and informal settings that help a young person to reach maturity. Furthermore, physical needs are met through varsity sports and intramural programs. Perhaps the most neglected area of student life is the spiritual dimension.

That is why Campus Crusade for Christ maintains a presence on hundreds of our country's college and university campuses. We aim to be a spiritual resource to students, providing information, training, relationships, opportunities and environments that are conducive to one's spiritual growth.  Ultimately, our vision is that every student on every campus would have the opportunity to develop a transformational relationship with Christ.

Campus Crusade is an interdenominational Christian student organization. We have no ties to any one particular denomination but work instead in cooperation with many local churches to aid the spiritual development of young men and women.

Traditional, orthodox Christian beliefs are at the core of the Campus Crusade for Christ movement. We hold to the essential claims of the Christian heritage including the birth, life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. See our Statement of Faith.