Campus Outreach Birmingham

The Campus Outreach Birmingham region is stationed on 8 college campuses in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. We are committed to ministry within teams, spreading the gospel exponentially through evangelism and discipleship, and connecting students to the local church. Our commitment to building laborers includes establishing them with Biblical th... eology, intimacy with God, Christ-like character, ministry skills, and stewardship. Our desire is then to see students and staff mobilized to labor in the harvest field for the glory of God. Campus Outreach was founded in 1978 in Birmingham, AL at Briarwood Presbyterian Church. The ministry began with one full-time staff person spending time at Samford University seeking to impact students lives with the good news of the gospel. The ministry enjoyed a great beginning, and within a couple of years began to expand to new campuses in different cities in the Alabama region. Strong connections in each community and good relationships with local churches and campus administrations provided fertile ground for continued growth. By 1988, CO had expanded to 9 campuses with full time staff around the state of Alabama and into Georgia., with Campus Outreach going to First Presbyterian Church in Augusta. This model of multiplying campuses and then franchises, with each franchise under the authority of a local church, has continued to grow so that there are now 28 franchises and over 100 campuses being staffed worldwide. because it is one of the most strategic fields due to student population density, student availability, student openness, and student potential By engaging in this work over 40 years, Campus Outreach has grown into a world-class leader development organization. We are focused on building leader development pipelines through local churches, preparing todays students to shape tomorrows world. Campus Outreach began by asking, Where are the students whom no one else is reaching? This focus has continually led CO to focus on students without an understanding of the ...Read More