Chi Alpha
Chi Alpha | (sometimes XA or SfC - Students for Christ, officially known as Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship), is an international and interdenominational university student society and young adult Christian Fellowship sponsored by the Assemblies of God through Chi Alpha Campus Ministries and local churches, although it is open to people of all backgrounds, and membership at local chapters is inclusive of people from various denominations. Purpose. The mission of Chi Alpha is to reconcile students to Jesus Christ, thereby transforming the university, the marketplace, and the world... The core values are Community, Creativity, Diversity, Excellence, Integrity, and Servant -Leadership. History. The Assemblies of God began a ministry (Chi Alpha Campus Ministries) to collegians in 1947 at the urging of J. Robert Ashcroft (father of John Ashcroft), which consisted of a newsletter sent to college students to encourage them in their faith. It soon became apparent that a newsletter by itself was inadequate, and so in 1953 Dr. J. Calvin Holsinger chartered the first Assemblies of God student group at Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) in Springfield, Missouri where the Assemblies of God headquarters is located. The movement quickly spread to other campuses. For example, the  first Chi Alpha to own property was the UC Berkeley chapter, which purchased a house next to campus in 1964. The name Chi Alpha was inspired by the contemporary Assemblies of God youth movement, Christ's Ambassadors (a phrase in 2 Corinthians 5:20). The initials "CA" were changed to Greek initials "ΧΑ" in order to resemble the names of other college organizations. Chi Alpha began its development internationally in the 1970s, establishing chapters in Europe under the name , and also into Latin America under various names. In 1977, the first ever Chi Alpha internship was launched at Western Washington University  (WWU) in Bellingham, Washington by the WWU Chi Alpha campus director Brady Bobbink. In 1978, Dennis Gaylor became national director of Chi Alpha, and served until April 2013. Chi Alpha is currently led by Scott Martin. There are Chi Alpha ministries and fellowships on over 310 campuses throughout the United States. Chapters. North America. United States. ~28,000 student members in the United States <nowiki>**</nowiki>This is not a comprehensive list, to find a chapter visit the Chi Alpha website** Group Locator C L Canada. University Christian Ministries British Columbia Newfoundland and Labrador Europe. Students for Christ Eurasia. Russia : SFC Russia—chartered at Kemerovo State University. Africa. Zambia