CCO Campus Ministry

Our CCO workers are a vital link from our congregation to the university community surrounding our building. The CCO workers are not merely our “representatives to the university,” but they encourage and equip our congregation to join with them in their campus ministry role. Through our congregation’s CCO partnership, we have been able to maintain a constant, high-profile presence on the Gannon University campus. The University trusts the quality and integrity of the workers that the CCO provides. It is this constant emphasis by the CCO to have workers be always-growing and maturing that makes our CCO partnership so attractive. No church staff member could afford the same mentorship time and energy that the CCO invests in its workers. We are assured of having campus ministers who are current on ministry trends, campus culture and growth accountability.

Joseph “Seph” Kumer
Director of Youth and Family Ministries, First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
Erie, Pennsylvania

One of the core values of our community of faith is partnership and having Katherine Sikma as a member of our ministry team reflects that value in real time. Katherine is not only serving the students at Point Park University but even more importantly, she is engaging our community of faith in mission with students. Through the creation of worship, learning and serving environments we see our partnership with the CCO as a win for the Point Park University students, a win for our community of faith and most importantly, a win for the kingdom of God in our region.

Terry R. Timm
Lead Pastor, Christ Community Church of the South Hills
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Bellefield is rich in God’s grace as it just keeps flowing and pouring through our four CCOers. This sharing arrangement gifts us with an abundance of staff in a needed area for transforming students for the future of Christ’s glory in the USA and beyond. They work hard; they work steadily; they have fun; they laugh. We’re just grateful as all get out to have Chris, Bobbi, Andy and Greg on staff. What wealth! What energy! Would to God we could all keep up with them! We bless God for them. I bless God for the Coalition for Christian Outreach taking such hold in my hometown of Pittsburgh—and way beyond, too.

Geoff Brown
Pastor of Bellefield Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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We love that the CCO is church-based. We love to see students get a vision of what Jesus calls the church to be and do, and then we love to see students jump in!
Steve Huber
Pastor of liberti church east
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Elliott Simko’s service here has spawned new ministries, enlivened traditional practices, and challenged us in leadership towards levels of excellence in media outreach and communication. I cannot overemphasize the strength and impact CCO’s presence has brought to our church.
Brown Caldwell
Pastor of Manoa Presbyterian Church
Havertown, Pennsylvania

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We have seen our youth and college ministry increase significantly since bringing on a CCO staff person. Sean has started a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) on the campus, and that has yielded results for the local church as well. In the church, Sean made an immediate impression. He started a new Sunday school class for college-aged students, something this church hadn’t seen before. He also brought some much-needed biblical foundation to our youth ministry. Students have become involved in the ministry of worship by leading singing, playing instruments, and sharing in community prayer.

Sean has been a real blessing to the body of Christ at First Baptist Church of Marietta, and we would certainly recommend that anyone interested in pursuing ministry with the CCO strongly consider it!

Pastor David Bilyeu
First Baptist Church
Marietta, Ohio

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With Elmira College right across the street, our church knew that the campus should be a part of the mission. But our people were frustrated with not knowing how to begin to do campus ministry. They wanted relationships with students and opportunities to follow up. There was no time for me to do it and no time to train the congregation how because of more pressing needs. The CCO helped us develop a relationship with the college. What our CCO staff worker did would have taken us years, because he was trained and coached and he had the time. He became the concrete embodiment of our vague vision.

Gary Chorpenning
Pastor, North Presbyterian Church
Elmira, New York

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We’ve seen our church begin to turn itself over from predominantly aging Baby Boomers to more young families and singles. Having a CCO staff worker here in leadership I think has helped that. It’s been a big help to me.
Mike Hollenbach
Associate Pastor, New Life Church
Dresher, Pennsylvania

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