Our History: Over 50 Years

1951: Campus Crusade for Christ was founded by Bill Bright and Vonette Bright at UCLA.

1952: Bill Bright wrote The Four Spiritual Laws - likely the most widely distributed religious booklet in history, with approximately 2.5 billion printed to date.

1960: Campus Crusade was established on 40 other campuses in the United States and in two other countries. During the 1960's the ministry began conducting international Christmas conferences and summer mission projects.

1969: Campus Crusade was established at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.

1983: A major event called KC'83 was held in Kansas City that drew 17,000 college students.

1991: Campus Crusade relocated its headquarters from California to Orlando, FL.

1995: US News & World Report rated Campus Crusade as the top religious charity in the United States.

1996: Money magazine ranked the ministry as the most "efficient" religious ministry in the U.S.

2000: Campus Crusade for Christ International, the parent organization for the college ministry, had more than 24,000 full time staff members, and more than 500,000 trained volunteers serving in 191 countries.

2001: Founder Bill Bright passed the leadership torch to new president Steve Douglass, formerly executive vice president and director of U.S. Ministries.

Our Ministry Today
The campus ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ currently has active movements on more than 1,000 campuses with 44,000 students involved. There are 1,700 full-time campus ministry staff members serving in the U.S. and internationally. The ministry is sharing the gospel with approximately 8 million students each year with 7,900 recorded decisions by students who accepted Christ last year.