Campus Crusade for Christ was started in Barbados in 2003 by a team from Trinidad and Tobago led by Maggie Beekee, and US STINTers Jordan Owens and Kevin Butler. It officially became Campus Crusade for Christ Int’l of Barbados in September 2004. The first local National Director was _____, who served in that role until ____. The current National Team Leader is Mr. Christopher Kellman.
As a student at Fuller Theological Seminary, studying late one night for a Greek exam, Bill Bright receives a unique impression from God to invest his life in helping reach the entire world, starting with college students. A professor friend suggests “Campus Crusade for Christ” as the name of the new ministry. In the fall, Bill and his wife, Vonette, start Campus Crusade (now known as Cru in the U.S.) at UCLA with the backing of a 24-hour prayer chain.
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