Christian Student Fellowship
As you may know, we've had a pretty steady growth model over the past several years. A ministry that began 5 decades ago as 2 individual ministries -- Lincoln and Kearney -- has grown to have a presence on 7 campuses in 2018, with eyes fixed on starting a new one in January. We currently minister in Lincoln, Kearney, Omaha, Wayne, Norfolk, Peru State, and in Brookings, SD. Our hope is to be able to plant a ministry at Creighton University early in 2019. We've also had initial talks about a partnership in McCook. God has opened doors on these campuses, and we've consistently been willing to walk through open doors.
Over the years, our staff and our budget have grown significantly. We currently have 15 staff members and a ministry-wide budget of nearly $600,000. Our churches, schools, neighborhoods, places of work, cities, and worldwide missions have all been positively impacted by people who have been discipled while on campus over the years. None of this would have been possible without the vision, encouragement, prayers, and support of the churches that support this ministry effort! Thank you!
Over the past several months, we have been noticing some financial shortfall. As we take steps to address this need, it seems we have 3 phases to do this:
- First aid -- We simply need help to meet our immediate fianncial obligations, such as payroll and utility bills. By God's grace, and the support of many people, we were able to make payroll last week. It's obvious that people see and support hte purpose of this ministry.
- Healing -- In a few weeks, we'll kick off our 300 campaign wehre we ask people to give a follar amount somewhere between $1 and $300. If we're able to have all 300 numbers represented, we'll be able to fully fund our Student Outreach & Ministry budget for the year.
- Long-term health -- We'll be focusing on raising up new financial partners for the ministry. Please continue to pray for us as we push forward in that way.
Learn more about this missions partner here.