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    Christian groups joining together

    Several on campus Christian organizations are teaming up to host two upcoming events with the goal of uniting students of all denominations through worship. 

    The first of these events will be Christian Mingle, a social on March 23 at 7 p.m. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes has teamed up with the Catholic Student Association to offer the social, which will be hosted at the St. Albert Catholic Student Center. 

    “One of my good friends, Derrick Faucheux, president of the Catholic Student Association, came to me with the idea,” said Onochie Ochie, president of FCA. “As soon as he pitched the idea, I was all in.”

    The social event will include live performances by Rita West, alumni and past member of CSA, and the CREW, a worship band from the Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Lions for the Lamb and Everdeeper College Ministry will provide promotional assistance for the Christian Mingle event.

    “[We want] to unify some of the Christian organizations on campus and have a worship night to get the students who believe Christ is our Lord and worship Him together,” said Matt Middlecamp, director of the BCM. “The BCM’s purpose is to advertise, create and provide flyers for the campus.”

    The leaders of the event are working in one accord and have the same mission. 

    “I think this event will give Southeastern students an opportunity to experience something that has never been done before,” said Ochie. “It is awesome to worship in fellowship with the masses.”

    A larger worship night is being planned for the following month. The event, named “All.” will be held on April 15 at 6 p.m. on the lawn between the War Memorial Student Union and D Vickers. This event is being organized by Lions for the Lamb with assistance from CSA, FCA, BCM and the MVMT.

    According to Zachary Whitehead, president of Lions for the Lamb, it has been a dream of his to host a large worship night in unity with the other Christian ministries. The goal of this event is to bring together members of all Christian organizations on campus as well as Christian students on campus who are not members of any campus ministries. 

    “It will be a night of worship meant to bring about unity and cohesion among Christians on campus,” said Whitehead. “The band is comprised of members of each of the organizations. They are some of the best local musicians and vocalists.” 

    Whitehead said he hopes for over 500 students to attend All., but the overall goal of this event is not to meet a certain attendance number. 

    “The overall goal is to first worship Christ, create unity on campus between Christian organizations and students, offer a night of rest away from stress and worries and let Christian students know they are not alone in their journeys,” said Whitehead. 

    Whitehead thinks All. will be the first all-inclusive Christian worship night that has been held at Southeastern, and all organizations involved are ecstatic that the event is coming together.  

    “It will be a great time of worship, but it will also be a great time in meeting new people,” said Whitehead. “Not to mention stellar live music. I have a feeling that this could be the start of an annual movement that could create unity and a closer Christian community on campus.”

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