Celebrating 40 years of CCO ministry at Allegheny College

Just as the CCO turned 40 years old in 2011, so did Allegheny Christian Outreach, one of the first student-led fellowship groups advised by a CCO staff person. During Allegheny College’s homecoming weekend (September 30-October 2, 2011), more than 70 current and former students gathered to celebrate how God has worked in the lives of generations of college students, and how He continues to work in their lives in the months, years and decades since they have graduated.

In addition to student alumni, former CCO members came back as well. Brad Frey [1977-80] and Vicki (Johnson) Prusia [1988-91] returned and joined current staff worker Mollie Little, Allegheny class of 1998, who has worked with the CCO at Allegheny since 1999. CCO President Dan Dupee accepted the invitation of master organizer Tim Solomon, class of 1979 (and a CCO staff member in Pittsburgh from 1983-88), to join the reunion as well.

One alumna remembered being told by her staff worker: “God never leaves Himself without a witness.” God’s witness through members of ACO to the Allegheny College community continues into its fourth decade.