This summer is the 50th Anniversary of Cru’s oldest summer mission in Ocean City, NJ.

When Bill Bright (founder of Cru) was asked by the pastor of Ocean City Baptist Church to come and visit their little island on the Jersey shore, he didn’t take much notice.  But with the constant invitation of their pastor, Bill finally gave in.  What he was shown by that pastor, changed his mind.  Thousands of lost college students flooding the boardwalk on summer vacation.  The pastor pleaded with Bill Bright to bring his staff to their boardwalk and beach to share Jesus with them.  And he did, beginning the very next summer.  

Since then, Cru has not ceased to have a summer mission on that shore, hosted by that same church.  Annually, the Ocean City Summer Mission is led by 35 staff and attended by just over 100 students from around the country.  Last year 102 people received Christ as a result of the outreach of the summer mission!  

Ocean City  Summer Mission has become known for it’s incredible ministry training and continues to be a favorite.  It was on that summer mission in 1998, as an attending student, that God called Scott into full-time ministry.  As  Staff,  we have spent 3 other summers on this mission. Now Scott has the privilege to help put together the leadership of that summer mission each year.

Praise God for the fruit He has produced through the Ocean City Summer Mission over the last 50 years!

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last… “   

John 15:16a

Prayer Requests!

• Pray for the people who have heard the gospel over the years through all our summer missions, that those seeds would continue to grow!

• Pray for students involved with Cru throughout the year, to stay rooted in Christ during the summer, and return to fellowship on campus in the Fall.

Thank You!

We are so thankful for your heart to invest in seeing college students’ lives changed for eternity!  It is because of you that we can continue to be a part of what God is doing together!