Aug 27, 2019
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” —Matthew 28:19
This is the Great Commission that Jesus gave to His disciples. This passage has been on my heart for the last four years.
My name is Conor Hannah. I recently graduated from Fairmont State University in West Virginia. During my four years as a student I was involved in a campus ministry that changed my life dramatically. This campus ministry is Chi Alpha. Chi Alpha is on over three hundred college and university campuses in the United States. The words “chi” and “alpha” come from the first letters of the Greek words “Christ” and “ambassadors” in 2 Corinthians 5:20, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
Chi Alpha at Fairmont State University consists of small groups called Life Groups and a weekly worship service. The Life Groups are led by either student leaders or campus missionaries and usually made up of around three to twelve individuals. They include a weekly Bible study, and during the rest of the week they hang out, help each other, and live life together. Then, on Thursday nights, all the Life Groups come and worship together. It’s basically like a church service.
I was in a Life Group during my freshman year. That year my Life Group leader taught me what it was to be a disciple for Christ. He taught me how to be fully committed to God through living that commitment out in his own life. My Life Group leader challenged me to love people more and helped me to grow so much in my relationship with the Lord.
After that year, I agreed to become a Life Group leader myself. I have seen lives completely changed. During the last three years of my time as a university student, I led eleven guys in Life Group. I had the joy of baptizing two of them. Four of them also went on to become Life Group leaders themselves. Discipling others for God has been the most amazing experience in my life.
During my time as a Life Group leader, I felt the Lord call me to ministry. Helping others come to God became the focus of my life. I committed to serve with Chi Alpha as a full-time campus missionary at Fairmont State University for the next two years.
To do this missionary work as my full-time endeavor, I need to raise a budget of $2600 a month. I am looking for individuals to join my support team to both pray for me and give financially to help me reach my monthly goal. If you would like to join
my support team and help me serve the Lord at Fairmont State University please go to my website:
bit.ly/xaconor
Conor Hannah
Chi Alpha Campus Missionary
304-629-6600
conorwhannah@yahoo.com
conorhannah.live/chialphahome
