Christian groups reaching out to YSU students, faculty

YOUNGSTOWN

The Coalition for Christian Outreach and Protestant Campus Ministry are partnering to engage with students of faith at Youngstown State University.

Garret White serves as campus minister of CCO and PCM. “CCO partnering with PCM gives more opportunity to connect with faculty and staff,” he said. “It will be a combined effort.”

White added the collaboration will “streamline” the work.

White described CCO’s ministry as “transformational.” Its mission, he said, is “transforming college students to transform the world.” That means students “grow in their faith” and “serve Christ” in different ways.

Information from the website — www.ccojubilee.org — states that the “campus ministry partners with churches, college and other organizations to develop men and women who live out their Christian faith in every area of life.” The ministry focuses on the needs of each campus.

CCO has no denominational affiliation and connects to all Christians. It’s a regional organization that serves the Northeast.

At YSU during the fall and spring, CCO sponsors a fellowship gathering at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Kilcawley Center; the session is at 4 p.m. Mondays during the summer. Average attendance is about 25.

“It’s a gathering of students who learn about the impact of Bible study and how God impacts our lives,” White said. Currently the group is studying “The Faith Project.”