{"id":677,"date":"2019-11-19T01:53:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T06:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/?p=677"},"modified":"2020-10-16T17:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T21:26:56","slug":"aboutcru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/aboutcru\/","title":{"rendered":"About Cru"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"677\" class=\"elementor elementor-677\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-64053dd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64053dd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22000df6\" data-id=\"22000df6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7041bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7041bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png 240w, https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png?resize=768,313 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4401465e\" data-id=\"4401465e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457d8d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"457d8d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffcf07\">We want to help each person take their next step toward Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c7780c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c7780c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fb0e4b1\" data-id=\"4fb0e4b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e8731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e8731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We started as a campus ministry at UCLA in 1951. Since then, Cru has expanded to reach inner cities, government leaders, athletes, the military, business professionals and more around the world. Today, there are over 50,000 students involved with Cru\u2019s high school and collegiate campus ministry in more than 150 countries across the globe.<\/p><p>The campus ministry of Cru has many ways for students and faculty to grow closer to Jesus. We are creating communities where every student and faculty member can be who God made them to be.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/us\/en\/locator\/colleges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Cru near you<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Along with Cru movements, you can find or start these uniquely focused communities:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39c9cc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39c9cc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9c6c16\" data-id=\"e9c6c16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca6de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca6de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul class=\"bullet5\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destino.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Destino<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Raising up a generation of Latino leaders to change the world.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/epicmovement.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Epic Movement<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Asian American movements and communities mobilized to take their place in God&#8217;s redemptive mission.<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsmovement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nations<\/a><\/strong><\/span>: Creating communities of hope where First Nations students and faculty exist.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soonmovement.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SOON<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Reaching the world for Christ by mobilizing Korean American college students and churches.<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cru.org\/design-movement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design<\/a><\/strong><\/span>: Design Movement seeks to be a community that honors Jesus and celebrates Desi culture.<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.impactmovement.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Impact<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (A Cru partner): Taking the truth of Jesus Christ to the campus, community and world by producing leaders of African American descent who are spiritually focused, financially responsible and morally fit.<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valormovement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valor<\/a><\/strong><\/span>: Valor is a ministry that guides, coaches, and sends ROTC cadets and midshipmen, veterans on campus, and cadets at foreign military service academies.<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facultycommons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty Commons<\/a><\/strong><\/span>: Every student will have the opportunity to know professors who follow Christ and that each campus will have faculty who point students and colleagues to Jesus.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goaia.org\/campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Athletes in Action<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: We can help you use your sport to connect with others around the world.<\/li><li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cruweb.gathercontent.com\/item\/cru.org\/highschool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-gc-link=\"cru.org\/highschool\">High School<\/a><\/strong><\/span>: As a college student, you can volunteer with our high school ministry to reach teens with the gospel.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bb7731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bb7731\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdc1246\" data-id=\"bdc1246\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c47fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38c47fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png 240w, https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png?resize=768,313 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fabefd\" data-id=\"6fabefd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673c9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"673c9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffcf07\">What we believe<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8449f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8449f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01ec8d8\" data-id=\"01ec8d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c40d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c40d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- Body --><\/p><p>Cru is a nonprofit, interdenominational Christian organization. Our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/us\/en\/about\/statement-of-faith.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statement of Faith<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is a great place to start in understanding our theological beliefs.<\/p><p>We believe that God loves us. But we all have sinned and are in need of a Savior. God sent His son, Jesus, to pay the penalty for our sins by His death and resurrection. And we experience this gift of grace through faith in what Jesus has done for us. We believe in, follow and teach the Bible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a13139d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a13139d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-578a348\" data-id=\"578a348\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e197982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e197982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png 240w, https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/my-campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2020\/08\/gray-bar.png?resize=768,313 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbc719\" data-id=\"7bbc719\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c26d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00c26d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffcf07\">We are here to help.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52e1440 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52e1440\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a137d\" data-id=\"50a137d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc9275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afc9275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- Body --><\/p><p>As God invites you to take steps of faith on your campus, we would love to help you get started. From personal coaching to ministry resources, we want to hear what God has put on your heart and help in any way we can.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/my-campus\/connect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Ask a question or get connected to a coach<\/strong><\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to help each person take their next step toward Jesus. We started as a campus ministry at UCLA in 1951. Since then, Cru has expanded to reach inner cities, government leaders, athletes, the military, business professionals and more around the world. 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