There’s no denying that it can be tough for young Christians to connect with other believers their age at school. Getting involved with a group of fellow Christian students is a great way to feel a part of something bigger, build friendships, and experience service in a whole new way. Any one of these ten Christian student groups is a wonderful way for young people to get involved. Click through on each organization for more contact information:
1. Campus Crusade for Christ
Founded in 1951 on the UCLA campus, CCC International now boasts more than 25,000 staffers in almost 200 countries. The interdenominational group is one of the biggest evangelical groups in the world, with chapters on college campuses nationwide that allow students to study together, serve their community, and spread the gospel to the world around them through missions and other work.
2. Young Life
Young Life is one of the best programs available for high schoolers looking to engage in social welfare that’s faith-based but not tied to a particular denomination. Students meet weekly to connect with each other and hear a brief message, and summer camps are also available. Membership is free and open to all students.
3. International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
The IFES is an umbrella group of more than 130 student-aimed evangelical groups worldwide, making it a great resource for Christian students across the globe to find a way to plug into their community. In the United States, the charter member is the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, an evangelical campus organization dating back to the late 1800s that now has outposts on more than 570 campuses. Weekly meetings include worship and social times.
4. Youth for Christ’s Campus Life
Youth for Christ is a longstanding Christian student group, and Campus Life offers a place for high schoolers to spend time with each other and discuss the best way to approach the moral decisions facing teenagers, from drinking to sexuality. Meetings can take place everywhere from school gyms to churches, and are of course open to all students.
5. World Student Christian Federation
Another global student group with offshoots in a multitude of regions, the World Student Christian Federation has been spreading the gospel and helping local communities since 1895. In North America, a variety of member groups, including the Student Christian Movement, work to evangelize students while also working with the poor and elderly in a variety of outreach programs.
6. See You at the Pole
See You at the Pole is a student-run and student-initiated group, which is how it’s able to function on public school campuses. The annual meeting occurs on the fourth Wednesday of September at schools nationwide, as Christian students gather at the school’s flagpole to meet and pray. It began in Texas in 1990 and has since become a nationwide movement.
7. University Bible Fellowship
The evangelical UBF began in 1961 and is devoted to working with college-age Christians to send missionaries around the world. They place on emphasis on one-on-one Bible study time between pairs to help people learn together, and they also encourage group studies.
8. Campus Outreach
The interdenominational Campus Outreach has as its mission statement, “Glorifying God by Building Laborers on the Campus for the Lost World.” Although the group has some outposts on larger campuses, its primary focus is on smaller schools that don’t have a ministry group in existence yet.
9. FOCUS
FOCUS stands for Fellowship of Christians in Universities & Schools and includes a wide variety of denominations in its student-based ministry groups across the country. Founded in the 1960s in New England, the group mainly serves schools on the East Coast but does send members throughout the United States. Students work to evangelize in their communities, perform service projects, and get together for worship and study.
10. Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Founded in 1954, the FCA uses sports teams and coaches as means of spreading the gospel. Christian students nationwide and at all levels, from junior high to college, unite through their love of team athletics and desire to serve God by helping their communities.
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