Often the years spent in college are some of the most transformative in a person’s life. Due to the growing secularism on college campuses, Christian ministries have found a challenging mission field amid the religious pluralism of the classroom.

In recent years, The Mission Society has sensed the need to send missionaries back to “the mission field” of their alma maters. Supported by ministry partners, these missionaries serve among the student population in partnership with local Wesley Foundations.

Campus missionaries of The Mission Society engage students in Bible study, fellowship, worship services, discipleship groups, mission trips, and outreach to the freshman class. Caren Dilts, a campus minister at the University of Georgia, has noticed an increased hunger in students to have a relationship with Christ. “These students want something real; they aren’t satisfied with surface stuff,” she states.

Through building relationships and sharing their faith with students, missionaries serving at colleges and universities are beginning to see change on their campuses. As the next generation of Christians engages in higher education, The Mission Society is thankful to have a part in offering spiritual formation opportunities to help shape them into the leaders of tomorrow’s Church.