In 1951 Bill and Vonette Bright started Campus Crusade for Christ on the UCLA campus in California with the goal of winning the campus for Christ today, to reach the world for Christ tomorrow.
Their vision for using the strategic nature of students to help fulfil the Great Commission caught on and now Campus Crusade for Christ has spread to be one of the largest mission agencies in the world, with over 20,000 full-time workers in over 200 countries around the world, and diversified to many different ministries including ministries to athletes, young professionals, and the JESUS Film Project.
Campus Crusade for Christ’s mission is “to build spiritual movements so that everyone knows someone who is truly following Jesus.”
CCC in Hong Kong
Campus Crusade for Christ was started in Hong Kong in 1973. The first ministry was on the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus, followed by the Hong Kong University campus.
Hong Kong Campus Crusade for Christ is currently operating on seven campuses:
- Hong Kong University
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- City University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Lingnan University
- Hong Kong Institute of Education
CCC in New Zealand
Campus Crusade for Christ first came to New Zealand as the Lay Institute of Evangelism. In 1983 Wes and Suzie Brenneman started the first campus ministry in New Zealand at the University of Auckland. There are now teams at most of the universities in New Zealand (Massey Albany, Auckland, Waikato, Victoria, Canterbury and Otago) with Massey Palmerston North being the only major campus with no current ministry. In 2008 New Zealand Campus Crusade for Christ changed its name to Tandem Ministries New Zealand. On the university campuses the ministry is known as Student Life.