First Week Events

This is an exciting time of the year for the Crosspoint Fellowship as ministries are kicking off for the fall and small groups are starting to meet. The arrival of freshmen and college students is another highlight as we seek to reach Clemson University and the community with the gospel. We host several events the first week of school in hopes of meeting many new freshmen and reconnecting with students.

On Monday, Clemson holds an Organization Fair and a Welcome Back Festival downtown for students. Several members of our college leadership team set up a tent along with other organizations to pass out freeze-pops and invite students to Crosspoint.  Following these events, we gathered in the Union Loggia on campus for an ice cream social.

Tuesday night was a Summer Missions Night where members of our college ministry gathered to share stories of the Lord's faithfulness as they served in missions this summer. Several students shared about their experiences with our Summer LINK programs in Myrtle Beach, Clemson, and India, and others shared about trips to Kenya, Uganda or working with local missions. It was so encouraging to hear how the Lord worked in the lives of our college students and to hear our college pastor, Jeremy Chasteen, cast vision for being intentional as we live misionally here at Clemson. On Wednesday Night we met at the intramural fields for some competitive and not-so-competitive games of Ultimate Frisbee. We also had groups play football, soccer, and volleyball.

Friday night we met at Crosspoiont for coffee and trivia. Students formed teams and competed for prizes and enjoyed coffee, dessert, and fellowship. All the events of the week culminated in Sunday's Starting Point event after the service. Approximately 270 students joined us for lunch and to find out more about the small group Bible studies that meet throughout the week.

Although it was quite a busy time, this was a great week to be intentional with meeting students. We hope that students who attended these events had a great time, but we have an even greater hope that relationships were built with these students. Our desire is that they might see Crosspoint Church as a home-away-from-home and a church to get plugged into during their time at Clemson. Crosspoint desires to be a church that proclaims the gospel to the campus and community and disciples students as they grow in their walks with the Lord. It's going to be an exciting year as the Lord works in the lives of college students!

Post by Kimberly Sherman. Photos courtesy of J. B. Winchester.