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'''Coalition for Christian Outreach''' ('''CCO''') is a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit]] campus ministry headquartered in [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania. CCO was officially [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] on March 23, 1971.<ref>[http://www.ccojubilee.org/about-us/our-history/] "CCO History." Retrieved from Internet 02 Mar 2011.</ref> As of September 2012, the CCO employs 225 staff members on 104 campuses and universities, primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.<ref name = "PPG">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pYVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yHADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5216,4543500&dq=coalition-for-christian-outreach&hl=en Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 15, 2003]</ref> Activities at the campuses can include Bible study, working for humanitarian causes such as [[Habitat for Humanity]], etc. For nine consecutive years, the CCO has been named a Best Christian Workplace in the US by the Best Christian Workplace Institute.<ref name = "PPG" /><ref> |
'''Coalition for Christian Outreach''' ('''CCO''') is a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit]] campus ministry headquartered in [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania. CCO was officially [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] on March 23, 1971.<ref>[http://www.ccojubilee.org/about-us/our-history/] "CCO History." Retrieved from Internet 02 Mar 2011.</ref> As of September 2012, the CCO employs 225 staff members on 104 campuses and universities, primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.<ref name = "PPG">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pYVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yHADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5216,4543500&dq=coalition-for-christian-outreach&hl=en Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 15, 2003]</ref> Activities at the campuses can include Bible study, working for humanitarian causes such as [[Habitat for Humanity]], etc. For nine consecutive years, the CCO has been named a Best Christian Workplace in the US by the Best Christian Workplace Institute.<ref name = "PPG" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcwinstitute.com/bcwlists/US11.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-02-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210133559/http://www.bcwinstitute.com/BCWlists/US11.aspx |archivedate=2011-02-10 |df= }} "Best Christian Workplaces of 2011 - US". Retrieved from Internet 04 Feb 2011.</ref> |
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The CCO’s first official church partnership was created in 1971 with Graystone Presbyterian Church<ref> |
The CCO’s first official church partnership was created in 1971 with Graystone Presbyterian Church<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.graystonepc.org/index.cfm/PageID/531/index.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-02-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726130703/http://www.graystonepc.org/index.cfm/PageID/531/index.html |archivedate=2011-07-26 |df= }} CCO staff member, Linda Ference's biography. Retrieved from Internet 04 Feb 2011.</ref> to reach students at [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]]. In 1973, the CCO placed staff members as residence hall directors at both [[Waynesburg University|Waynesburg College]] (now University) and [[Robert Morris University|Robert Morris College]] (now University). |
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Revision as of 23:31, 9 August 2017
Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a nonprofit campus ministry headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CCO was officially incorporated on March 23, 1971.[1] As of September 2012, the CCO employs 225 staff members on 104 campuses and universities, primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.[2] Activities at the campuses can include Bible study, working for humanitarian causes such as Habitat for Humanity, etc. For nine consecutive years, the CCO has been named a Best Christian Workplace in the US by the Best Christian Workplace Institute.[2][3]
Locations
CCO has ministries at the following colleges and universities:
Allegheny College American University Arcadia University Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Binghamton University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bluffton University Brookdale Community College Broome Community College Butler County Community College Butler University
Cabrini College California University of Pennsylvania Capital University Carnegie Mellon University Cedar Crest College Centenary College Chatham University Clarion University of Pennsylvania College of Staten Island Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus State Community College, Columbus Campus Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus Community College of Beaver County Cumberland County, New Jersey Schools
Denison University Drexel University Duquesne University
Eastern University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Elizabethtown College Elmira College
Franklin & Marshall College
Gannon University Geneva College Georgetown University Gordon College Grove City College
Haverford College Houghton College Howard University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Juniata College
Kent State University Kent State University at Stark Kenyon College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
La Roche College Lehigh Carbon Community College Lycoming College
Malone University Marion Technical College Messiah College Montgomery County Community College Montgomery County Community College, West Campus
Nyack College in Washington, DC
Ohio Dominican University Ohio State University Ohio State University at Marion Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein University Owens Community College
Penn State Altoona Penn State Beaver Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus Penn State Lehigh Valley Penn State New Kensington Penn State University Park Pennsylvania College of Technology Philadelphia University Pittsburgh Technical Institute Point Park University Prince George's Community College Princeton University
Robert Morris University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Sinclair Community College Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Stark State College
Temple University Thiel College
University of Akron University of Cincinnati University of Dayton University of Findlay University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh School of Law University of Pittsburgh at Bradford University of Pittsburgh at Titusville University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Villanova University
Washington and Jefferson College Waynesburg University West Virginia University West Virginia Wesleyan College Westminster College Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades Wright State University
York College of Pennsylvania Youngstown State University
History
The CCO’s first official church partnership was created in 1971 with Graystone Presbyterian Church[4] to reach students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1973, the CCO placed staff members as residence hall directors at both Waynesburg College (now University) and Robert Morris College (now University).
Jubilee conference
CCO hosts its annual Jubilee conference every February in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, described as "one of the biggest assemblies of Christian youth.".[5] It normally draws 2000 or more students and features a wide variety of religious and social topics.[6] Notable speakers have included Chuck Colson, Michael Gerson, and others.
References
- ^ [1] "CCO History." Retrieved from Internet 02 Mar 2011.
- ^ a b Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 15, 2003
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Best Christian Workplaces of 2011 - US". Retrieved from Internet 04 Feb 2011. - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CCO staff member, Linda Ference's biography. Retrieved from Internet 04 Feb 2011. - ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 27, 1982
- ^ New York Sun, February 26, 2008