Baptist Collegiate Ministry
CLEVELAND STATE & LEE UNIVERSITY
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Follow Jesus
There are three statements that drive
ministry here at Clevleand BCM. First, we
want to help college students learn what it
means to follow Jesus. Every week, college
students gather at the BCM building for a
time of intimate worship, corporate Bible
study and small group discussion. Our
teaching team of pastors, lay leaders and
college professors does an incredible job
teaching truth and challenging students to
follow Christ with their whole hearts. This
November, we will take nearly 60 students
for an intense weekend of discipleship in
Gatlinburg. We want students to walk away
from their college years understanding what
it truly means to follow Jesus and be
involved in Kingdom work.
Build Community
We also want to encourage students to build
significant community. BCM helps students
build relationships with peers and
challenges them to get plugged in to our
local churches where they can serve and be
mentored by multigenerational church
1475 Norman Chapel Road
Cleveland, TN 37312
You may not realize it, but you
are making a huge impact in the
lives of college students in Bradley
County. Yes. If you are reading this
right now you play a vital role in the
ministry of BCM. Hundreds of
students walk through our doors
each week and we get to share the
love of Jesus with them - every
single day. And we couldn’t do any
of this without the support of our
local churches and the CrossNet
Association. So, thank you for the
investment you make in this next
generation of leaders. As you read
through these thoughts, would you
pause and pray for the students
from Lee and Cleveland State that
cross through the Baptist Collegiate
Ministry doors each and every day?
communities. Throughout the semester we
plan events to attract new students and help
introduce them to BCM life. This year, we
introduced an event called “Bowling with
Strangers” where tons of new students got
connected with BCM.
Change The World
Finally, we want to inspire students to
change the world with the good news of the
Gospel. We offer opportunities for students
to get involved in local, regional and
international missions. Several times a year,
we partner with the organization Family
Promise to care for local homeless families.
BCM students serve on Disciple Now teams
for churches in our region and serve various
congregations around Bradley County. We
continue our partnership with missionaries
in Nicaragua and have sent over 6o students
to serve there over the past 5 years.
Through SendTN Missions, BCM students
have the opportunity to serve all around the
globe. This past year, 6 of our students
spent their entire summer on mission across
the world.
BY THE NUMBERS
80
Students regularly
involved in Monday
Night Bible Study.
$15,290
Total of all student
contributions to BCM
missions programs.
280
Number of
name tags
needed for
our Free
Lunch
Thursdays
this year!
Total student
volunteer hours
caring for
homeless
families during
Family Promise
Week.
4,500
Students heading to our
Gatlinburg fall
discipleship retreat.
55
6
BCM students who
served as missionaries all
summer long.
37