IMPACT STORIES
These are just a handful of resources which have been developed by CCO staff and staff alumni to use in ministry with college students. We hope you find them useful as well!
How a dying church found new life
We knew we had to do something to revitalize the church. After decades of declining attendance, we had to decide whether or not we had a...
Donuts + Discussion + the Incarnation
In the fall of 2021, Katie Staronka and Dan Garrison Edwards lugged a folding table, a small whiteboard, and three dozen donuts across...
In the Wilderness: Trading Distractions for Discipleship in Creation
In the summer of 2021, 14 college students and a handful of seasoned CCO staff entered into this amazing-and terrifying-invitation to six...
The Gospel of John Challenge
Isaac didn't plan to spend two hours riding backward in the charter bus, perched on his knees and leaning over the headrest.
But as he...
Jeff Schallick: Not What I Expected
Jeff Schallick sits in a small trailer on the windswept plains of Wyoming, tracking chemicals and sand. Life after college hasn't been...
Whatever it takes: How hot dogs help bring Christ to campus
The first week, they remembered the hot dogs but forgot to bring chairs.
So after the middle-aged church members, together with CCO...
The Fruit of Partnership: CCO & First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Since the University of Central Florida began construction in 2017 to open a downtown Orlando campus, the leaders of First Presbyterian...