Developing the Complete Athlete
College athletes face unique challenges, a significant amount of pressure and great influence among their teams, their peers and the culture. Despite this, they are among the most underserved students on the college campus by Catholics.
Varsity Catholic works to serve college athletes who are searching for Christ. The goal is to help them realize that their deepest identity is in Christ and the God who created them.
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FOCUS’ Varsity Catholic missionaries mentor athletes within their demanding schedules, teaching them to glorify God in their sport and in their daily lives. Through genuine friendship, prayer and sharing God’s message of hope and mercy, Varsity Catholic missionaries aim to raise up disciples of Jesus who are equipped to make disciples of others.
In 2019, the Vatican office for Church and Sport wrote to athletes attending our SLS conference, encouraging them in their outreach to their teams in their sport. Read the letter.
Varsity Catholic Campuses
Belmont Abbey College
Benedictine College
Bowling Green State University
Carnegie Mellon
Carroll College
Coast Guard Academy
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Depauw University
Drexel University
Emporia State University
Kansas State University
Loras College
Maine
Michigan Tech University
Montclair State University
Mount St. Marys University
Murray State
Nicholls State University
Northern State University
Northwest Missouri State University
Ohio State University
Seton Hall University
South Dakota School of Mines
South Dakota State University
St. Francis University Texas A&M
Troy University
University of Connecticut
University of Kansas
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Minnesota-Duluth
University of Nebraska-Kearney
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Omaha
University of Oklahoma
University of Southern California
University of South Dakota
University of Texas-Austin
University of Toledo
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
University of Pennsylvania
Wayne State College
Winona State University
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Varsity Catholic Mission Camps provide a unique opportunity to bring the faith together with sports to serve impoverished youth around the globe. These trips are designed for student-athletes. They include hosting and facilitating a sports camp while sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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