FOCUS (organization)

FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) was founded in 1997 by Curtis Martin and Ted Sri. The organization sends missionaries to campuses around the country at the request of the local Bishop. A typical missionary team consist of at least 2 male and 2 female missionaries who lead Bible studies and work with student leaders in discipleship relationships. FOCUS also holds national conferences and has a number of mission trip opportunities during the summer months.

Catholic outreach to American Students

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) is a Catholic outreach program for American college students founded in 1997 by Curtis Martin and Ted Sri at Benedictine College. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Benedictine College is a small University in Atchison, Kansas.

Through small group Bible studies, large group leadership training, and one-on-one discipleship, FOCUS's goal is to bring the "fullness of life and truth in the Catholic Church to college students", and equips them to share this good news with their friends. FOCUS is working to play a vital role in the “new evangelization” called for by Pope John Paul II. Pope

FOCUS established its pilot program in January of 1998 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, with two staff members and 24 students. Benedictine College is a small University in Atchison, Kansas. Two views of a pedestrian mall on Commercial Street in downtown Atchison At the beginning of the fall 2000 semester, more than one-third of the freshman class signed up for the FOCUS program.

At the invitation of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, a FOCUS program was established in the fall of 1998 at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap (born September 26, 1944) is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado The University of Northern Colorado, often called UNC or Northern Colorado is a coeducational public institution of higher education and research located in Greeley The City of Greeley is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Weld County, Colorado, United Archbishop Chaput has said, "No one does a more dynamic job of reaching college students for Christ than FOCUS. "

Curtis Martin met with Pope John Paul II in 1998, and shared the vision of FOCUS with him. Pope The Pope's words to Curtis were, “Be soldiers. ” In just nine years, FOCUS now extends to 33 campuses in 18 states with over 150 full-time staff members. More than 2,000 students are involved in FOCUS on college campuses. FOCUS takes recent college graduates, trains them in the teachings of the Catholic Church, Scripture and practical aspects of ministry, and sends them out typically in teams of four to serve on college campuses. FOCUS staff members make an initial two-year commitment to this full-time work on campus. FOCUS works with the approval of the local bishop and the support of the local pastor, as well as existing campus ministries.

Current Campuses

Colorado

Florida

University of North Florida

Illinois

Iowa

Loras College

Kansas

Benedictine College

Maryland

Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Missouri

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Nebraska

New Jersey

Seton Hall University

North Dakota

Pennsylvania

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