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Cru (until 2011 known as Campus Crusade for Christ—informally "Campus Crusade" or simply "Crusade"—or CCC) is an interdenominational Christian parachurch organization. [1] It was founded in 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles by Bill Bright and Vonette Zachary Bright. Since then, Cru has expanded its focus to include a broad ...
William R. Bright (October 19, 1921 – July 19, 2003) was an American evangelist.In 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles, he founded Campus Crusade for Christ as a ministry for university students. [1]
The Christian Embassy is an evangelical organization affiliated with Cru, formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ. Like its parent organization, Christian Embassy describes itself as non-political and interdenominational.
Power to Change was founded in 1967 by Josh McDowell as Campus Crusade for Christ Canada. The initial organization was based around a student ministry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Athletes in Action was launched in Canada in 1974 and the Christian Embassy was started in Ottawa in 1985. FamilyLife hosted its first marriage ...
Explo '72 was an evangelistic conference sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ, planned and directed by Paul Eshleman.Explo '72 has been called the most visible event of the 1970s Jesus movement, [1] and came to be associated with the same, even though its primary attendees were not directly involved in that movement.
The Jesus Film Project is an organization created in 1981 by Campus Crusade for Christ founder Bill Bright to distribute the 1979 film, Jesus, not only in English, but also in many of the world's languages with the stated goal of reaching "every nation, tribe, people and tongue, helping them see and hear the story of Jesus in a language they can understand."
Other larger events, and their economic impacts, include Northwestern Mutual's 2023 annual meeting, $19 million; the American Legion's 2022 convention, $17.6 million; Campus Crusade for Christ's ...
One most recognizable group is Cru, originally known as Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational Christian ministry established in 1951 on the campus of UCLA which has ministries in over a thousand universities. [5]