The Christian Campus House 50th anniversary celebration will be April 23. There will be an open house at 3 p.m. at the Campus House, followed by a banquet in Cardinal Hall.
Christian Campus House events:
Bowling and Pizza - the first event of the Spring Semester is in Cardinal Lanes on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. You are welcome to bring friends and introduce them to the Christian Campus House. CCH is renting Cardinal Lanes and providing the pizza and soft drinks.
Worship Service - the first worship service will be held on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. The message is from Matthew 16 - "Is it life you seek?"
Bible Studies - Wednesday evening Bible studies will begin on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. Studies offered: Parables & Proverbs; 1 & 2 Timothy; More Than Words (A Study On Worship & The Songs We Sing); The Acts of the Apostles part 2.
Men For Christ - MFC is a quarterly meeting for men in East Central Indiana which is connected to several of the churches that support CCH. Their next meeting is Monday, Jan. 11 - meal at 6 p.m., speaker at 7 p.m. Cadiz Christian Church is hosting the group. We will leave CCH at 5 p.m. on Monday.
-Head Pastor Mark Pike
Christian Campus House, a non-denominational church, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2016.
First opened in 1966, the Christian Campus House is an on-campus church which offers men’s, women’s and international student ministries. Student parishioners also participate in community service and mission trips.
Jeann Crowcroft attended Ball State in the 1960s. She was a member of the University Christian Church, the predecessor to the Campus House.
“The first house we had was on North Calvert Street,” she said. “Ministry services were held downstairs. I was one of four girls who lived upstairs.”
There have been many changes to the Campus House over the years. For example, Crowcroft remembers when the house on North Calvert was sold, and the land on Riverside Avenue (where the current Campus House is located) was bought.
Janet Godby graduated from Ball State in 1970. Godby began attending the Campus House because she wanted a “church within walking distance” from campus. She attended the first House on North Calvert Street, and was involved in raising money for the current Campus House on Riverside Avenue.
“The Campus House gave me a solid foundation [in the church] for the rest of my life. It really confirmed my belief and faith in God,” said Godby.
One memory Godby and Crowcroft share is cooking meals on Friday nights. Back then, the dorms didn’t serve dinner on Fridays, and Crowcroft and Godby, along with other Campus House volunteers, would help cook meals for students.
Crowcroft said the Campus House was a place where “you could hang out with friends who had the same faith.”
“[I think] being with students of like faith strengthens you,” said Crowcroft. “It helps you in daily life in ways you probably don’t even notice.”
Crowcroft said she is very excited to see the changes that have taken place when she goes to the 50th anniversary celebration in April. She has kept in touch with many friends over Facebook, but said it will be nice to see them in person again.
Godby is also excited to reconnect with people from “her era.” She wants to hear about the new ministry going forward.
“It’s very easy to grow up in the [Christian] faith at home, and not really go deeper," Godby said. “The Campus House makes it easier to learn what [being a Christian] means for yourself.”
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