CIRCLEVILLE, OH - On December 8th, Ohio Christian University hosted an afternoon of games and inflatables in the Maxwell Center gymnasium for A New Leaf Inc., a local foster care center. In total, 400 kids attended the annual holiday party.
Archived Articles of Interest
Serving the Great Commission
Published: February 7, 2018
The Great Commission is a directive that Ohio Christian University and World
Gospel Mission take seriously. Through OCU’s Student Center in 2018, World
Gospel Mission Student Involvement Director Natasha Grimmett will be leading
three separate teams of OCU students around the world to join in the
long-term work that God is doing.
The first trip is schedule for March 2-9 to Choluteca, Honduras. A team of
nine students will be serving alongside long-term missionaries there to
complete a variety work projects and support the children’s ministry.
The second team will be serving in
The Great Commission is a directive that Ohio Christian University and World
Gospel Mission take seriously. Through OCU’s Student Center in 2018, World
Gospel Mission Student Involvement Director Natasha Grimmett will be leading
three separate teams of OCU students around the world to join in the
long-term work that God is doing.
The first trip is schedule for March 2-9 to Choluteca,
The Great Commission is a directive that Ohio Christian University and World
Gospel Mission take seriously. Through OCU’s Student Center in 2018, World
Gospel Mission Student Involvement
Helping Hands in Puerto Rico
Published: December 8, 2017
by Chelsi Mason, OCU Junior, majoring in Emergency
by Chelsi Mason, OCU Junior, majoring in Emergency
by Chelsi Mason, OCU Junior, majoring in Emergency
Hope Springs Anew–OCU Responds to Opioid Crisis
Published: November 28, 2017
As the tragic effects of opioid addiction continue to grip the nation, in
Ohio efforts to address them are well underway through initiatives by
organizations such as Propel Ohio and Ohio Christian University.
On Nov. 17, Teacher Education Professors Valerie Jones and Angela Flowers,
along with student majors Maddy McCain and Emily Morton, attended Propel
Ohio’s Collegiate Leadership Conference on the effect of poverty and the
opioid crisis on Ohio youth. They joined some 600 attendees in the
University of Akron’s historic Quaker Station conference center to hear
Ohio Senators Sherrod
As the tragic effects of opioid addiction continue to grip the nation, in
Ohio efforts to address them are well underway through initiatives by
organizations such as Propel Ohio and Ohio Christian University.
On Nov. 17, Teacher Education Professors Valerie Jones and Angela Flowers,
along with student majors Maddy McCain and Emily Morton, attended Propel
Ohio’s Collegiate Leadership
As the tragic effects of opioid addiction continue to grip the nation, in
Ohio efforts to address them are well underway through initiatives by
organizations such as Propel Ohio and Ohio Christian
Students Serve on Summer Camp Teams
Published: August 27, 2019
The Ohio Christian University Summer Camp Teams have now wrapped up their
ministry for 2016. A group of 49 OCU students ministered at 27 camps this
summer in seven different states—Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Georgia, and Indiana.
The students were hand-selected through an application and interview process
and received over 50 hours of training in preparation.
Student Camp Leader, Mekayla Deffenbaugh, shared her experience with camp
teams saying, "OCU Camp Teams have given me the opportunity to expand my
comfort zone, meet amazing people, test my patience,
The Ohio Christian University Summer Camp Teams have now wrapped up their
ministry for 2016. A group of 49 OCU students ministered at 27 camps this
summer in seven different states—Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Georgia, and Indiana.
The students were hand-selected through an application and interview process
and received over 50 hours of training in preparation.
The Ohio Christian University Summer Camp Teams have now wrapped up their
ministry for 2016. A group of 49 OCU students ministered at 27 camps this
summer in seven different states—Ohio, Kentucky,
Chamber String Ensemble to Minister in Japan
Published: August 10, 2016
The excitement is building as the members of Ohio Christian University’s
Chamber String Ensemble prepare for their musical ministry trip to Japan from
August 11-29, 2016. “My wife and I have always had a love for the Japanese
people and a strong desire to share the message of Jesus and salvation with
them,” says Roger Stieg, the ensemble’s director and founder.
“The opportunity that the Chamber Strings have to perform in Japan is a
wonderful new door that God is opening for the music students at Ohio
Christian University”, commented Dr. John Anthony, the Music Department
Chair
The excitement is building as the members of Ohio Christian University’s
Chamber String Ensemble prepare for their musical ministry trip to Japan from
August 11-29, 2016. “My wife and I have always had a love for the Japanese
people and a strong desire to share the message of Jesus and salvation with
them,” says Roger Stieg, the ensemble’s director and founder.
“The opportunity that the
The excitement is building as the members of Ohio Christian University’s
Chamber String Ensemble prepare for their musical ministry trip to Japan from
August 11-29, 2016. “My wife and I have always