PIONEERING

“Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” - John 11:40

UNDERSTANDING THE NORTHEAST

  • The Northeast represents 1 of Chi Alpha’s 8 geographic areas of the nation.

  • The 5 least religious states in America are in the Northeast (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT).

  • Four of the six largest urban concentrations of college students in the nation are in the Northeast - New York, the financial capital; Boston - the academic capital; Philadelphia - the historic capital; and Washington, DC - the political capital of our nation. The only other two in the top 6 are Los Angeles and Chicago.

  • 23% of 4-year universities in America with 10,000 or more students are in the Northeast (75 of 328). 29% of those with 4,000 or more students are in the Northeast (185 of 640).

CAMPUSES OF FOCUS

Northern New England

District Director: Joe Gavin

    • Located in Durham, NH

    • 14,000 students enrolled, public university

    • The largest campus in NNE without a Chi Alpha

    • No Chi Alpha in the state of New Hampshire

    • A vibrant local church the next town over is praying and preparing for a Chi Alpha team to come.

    • Located in Keene, NH

    • Over 3,000 students enrolled, public university

    • No Chi Alpha in the state of New Hampshire

    • Located in Plymouth, NH

    • Nearly 4,500 students enrolled, public university

    • No Chi Alpha in the state of New Hampshire

    • We had Chi Alpha here in the past

    • No evangelistic campus ministry on campus

Southern New England

District Director: Rob Malcolm

    • Located in New Haven, CT

    • Nearly 10,000 students enrolled, public university

    • Most of our Chi Alpha groups in SNE are on private campuses

    • Right next door to Yale Chi Alpha

    • Located in Amherst, MA

    • Over 31,000 students enrolled, public university

    • We had Chi Alpha here in the past for over a decade

    • Largest campus in SNE without a Chi Alpha

    • Located in Kingston, RI

    • Over 17,000 students enrolled, public university

    • No Chi Alphas in the state of RI

New York

District Director: Craig Richey

    • Located in Syracuse, NY

    • Over 21,000 students enrolled, private university

    • Multiple local churches nearby praying for Chi Alpha to come

    • Located in Binghamton, NY

    • Over 18,000 students enrolled, public university

    • STEM campus originally started to serve the needs of WWII veterans

    • Hoping to relaunch a Chi Alpha that we tried to launch in the past

    • Multiple local churches nearby praying for Chi Alpha to come

    • Located in Albany, NY - state capital

      Over 17,000 students enrolled, public university

      Only 1 other Chi Alpha in upstate New York right now

      Local church is praying for Chi Alpha to come

New Jersey

District Director: Fabian Kalapuch

    • Located in Princeton, NJ

    • Nearly 8,000 students enrolled, private university

    • Ivy League school founded in 1746

    • Great local church praying and preparing for Chi Alpha located across the street from campus

    • Had Chi Alpha here decades ago

    • Located in Union, NJ

    • Over 14,000 students enrolled, public university

    • Founded prior to the Civil War as a teacher’s college

    • Located in Galloway, NJ

    • Over 8,700 students enrolled, public university

PennDel

District Director: Joel Schreiber

    • Located in Indiana, PA

    • Over 10,000 students enrolled, public university

    • Would help us establish a stronger presence in central PA

    • Strong local church nearby already engaging with college students

    • Located in Philadelphia, PA

    • Over 37,000 students enrolled, public university

    • Chi Alpha is chartered, but needs a staff team

    • Chi Alpha owns a house for staff apartments and gatherings near campus

    • Could become the hub for ministry to many Philly campuses

    • Located in West Chester, PA

    • Over 17,000 students enrolled, public university

    • Had Chi Alpha here decades ago

Potomac

District Director: Jen Godzwa

    • Located in College Park, MD

    • Over 40,000 students enrolled, public university

    • 10% of the student population is international students

    • Largest campus in POT without a Chi Alpha

    • 6 major universities, 2 HBCUs, 61,000+ students in the city of Baltimore

      • John Hopkins (Private) - 28,800 students, undergrads 6000

      • UMD-Baltimore County (Public) 13,000 students

      • Morgan State (Public, HBCU) 7600 students

      • Loyola (Private) 5200 students

      • University of Baltimore (Public) 4100 students

      • Coppin State (Public, HBCU) 2300 students

    • There are currently no Chi Alpha groups in the state of Maryland

    • Located in Williamsburg, VA

    • Nearly 9,000 students enrolled, public university

    • Founded in 1693 - 2nd oldest institution of higher learning in America

    • Would help us have Chi Alpha in the Tidewater region of VA

NEXT STEPS

GO

Connect with Matt Sprenger or noted District Director to talk through how you could be part of a pioneering team

GIVE

Help fund potential pioneers as they pray and visit campuses or teams as they move to a new campus by giving financially.

PRAY

Join our 10.2 prayer at 10:02 am or pm daily, following Jesus’ command in Luke 10:2, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field.” Pray for laborers. Pray for Pauls & Peters, Phoebes and Priscillas to be raised up as laborers.

Pick one or more of these campuses to pray for daily, that students would "see the glory of God” (John 11:40).