{"id":68,"date":"2019-03-03T21:57:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-11-05T01:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:27:18","slug":"college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/","title":{"rendered":"College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tWelcome to Cru Portland Metro\t<\/h1>\n\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Circle-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Cru is a community of movements helping people understand and experience a relationship with Jesus.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We envision movements where every student &amp; faculty can truly <b>belong<\/b>, where they can share their <b>real story<\/b> and that story is met with <b>empathy<\/b>.\u00a0 They are pointed to our <b>hope in Jesus<\/b> and they can do <b>good work<\/b> with others.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tWe are a Team of Teams\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Our Portland team has multiple teams of staff, volunteers and trusted partners working with college and high school students as well as faculty members.\u00a0 We care about each community on campus, so we have various movements to help meet the needs of each community.\u00a0 While these movements might look different depending on the campus and cultural context, three things define these movements.\u00a0 They are places where people have an opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KNOW<\/strong> Jesus<\/li>\n<li><strong>GROW<\/strong> in a relationship with him<\/li>\n<li><strong>GO<\/strong> help others do the same<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/Cru-Collegiate.jpg\" alt=\"Cru Collegiate\" height=\"3400\" width=\"4400\" title=\"Cru Collegiate\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Cru exists to build spiritual movements of evangelism and discipleship everywhere so that everyone knows someone who truly follows Jesus<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/epicmovement\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/11\/Epic-Movement-Logo-Transparent-Background-1024x791.png\" alt=\"Epic Movement Logo (Transparent Background)\" title=\"Epic Movement Logo (Transparent Background)\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Epic Movement&#8217;s mission is to invite, integrate, and send Asian Americans to reach the world for Christ<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/us\/en\/communities\/ministries\/the-impact-movement.html\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/11\/Impact.jpeg\" alt=\"Impact\" height=\"328\" width=\"600\" title=\"Impact\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>The Impact Movement equips Black students to become disciples of Jesus Christ who integrate their faith into every aspect of life<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/high-school\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/11\/Cru-HS.jpeg\" alt=\"Cru HS\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"Cru HS\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Cru High School is here to help teenagers and their families tackle the issues of life<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/athletesinaction.org\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/11\/Athletes_in_Action_Logo.png\" alt=\"Athletes_in_Action_Logo\" height=\"1790\" width=\"4878\" title=\"Athletes_in_Action_Logo\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Athletes in Action is an international sports organization focused on equipping athletes, coaches, and sport-minded individuals to grow in their relationship with Jesus and multiply their life into others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.destino.org\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/11\/destino-logo-\u00ae-cru-endorsed.jpg\" alt=\"destino-logo-\u00ae-cru-endorsed\" height=\"494\" width=\"1908\" title=\"destino-logo-\u00ae-cru-endorsed\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Destino is raising up a generation of Latino leaders to change the world<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultycommons.com\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/11\/Faculty-Commons.jpeg\" alt=\"Faculty Commons\" height=\"243\" width=\"432\" title=\"Faculty Commons\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Faculty Commons resources communities of Christian professors across the US and around the world to live out their faith on campus<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgesinternational.com\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/11\/bridges.png\" alt=\"bridges\" height=\"225\" width=\"225\" title=\"bridges\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Bridges International is a caring community of Christ-followers committed to\u00a0serve, promote\u00a0social connections\u00a0and engage in\u00a0spiritual conversations\u00a0with international students so that\u00a0students become leaders\u00a0internationally.<\/p>\n\t<h3><strong>Connect with a particular movement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cru Collegiate\u00a0 |\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sonya.rygh@cru.org\">Sonya Rygh<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:john.rozzelle@cru.org\">John Rozzelle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cru High School\u00a0 |<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:sonya.rygh@cru.org\">Sonya Rygh<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:ryan.fast@cru.org\">Ryan Fast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Destino\u00a0 |<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:john.rozzelle@cru.org\">John Rozzelle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Epic Movement\u00a0 |<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:travis.huynh@epicmovement.com\">Travis Huynh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faculty Commons\u00a0 |<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"akmccrady@gmail.com\">Allison McCrady<\/a><\/p>\n\t<h3>Here are some helpful Tools &amp; Resources<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thefour.com\/en-us\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/11\/four-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"134\" \/> \u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/godtoolsapp.com\/\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/11\/God-Tools-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" \/> \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14mXYi-5x92fgaHdwWWPYTWVbviyjr_nAZq7z3llltx0\/edit?tab=t.0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/11\/BS-methods.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesusfilm.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/portland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/11\/Jesus-Film.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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