Our semester is coming to a close, and we thank God for all the ways we saw him move. This semester marked the opening of our ministry center and our community was invigorated because of the brand-new space. The center has been serving the needs of students in a variety of ways. For finals reading week, we implemented study hours for our students, and many students had an accommodating space to prepare for finals. Most of our Bible courses, many one on one discipleship meetings, and seeking God prayer hours have already been held in the two months that it has been open. We continue to be grateful for everything that went in to securing a center one block from campus.
We also ended the semester with a successful outreach. We held a “Text for Toasties” event which allowed students on campus to text us questions about Christianity in order to receive a grilled cheese sandwich. We received many insightful questions that challenged our students to think carefully about responses. Great conversations about Christianity were had and we are following up with these students.
Here is how you can be praying for us:
- The Christian Union Nexus conference is approaching. Pray that we can exceed our goals in student attendance.
- Pray for students who may be looking to get involved with Christian Union at the start of next semester that they may commit.
- Pray that staff would be reenergized over winter break and ready for next semester.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Bryant Parsons
Ministry Fellow
Christian Union at Columbia
Please note: if you would like to receive regular updates on how to pray for Christian Union's work at Columbia, please email prayer@christianunion.org.
