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It started with eight high school students meeting weekly to pray in the largest public high school in the state of Michigan...

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Over the next few years, it slowly grew and spread to other local campuses throughout Grand Rapids. In 2009, their Youth Pastor, Geoff Eckart, felt the call of God to take the challenge of weekly prayer meetings to schools across America.

This challenge is simple: seeing a student-led prayer movement on every middle school and high school campus in America. With just 15 student leaders per campus at 67,000 campuses, this movement will mobilize over 1,000,000 students to pray!

Since its beginning, CYC has been presented to more than 250,000 students and trained more than 15,000 students to claim their campus through prayer.

How do I start a weekly prayer group? + -

Invite students who show up to your prayer walk and other classmates to pray with you weekly at your school! Then Download the Claim Your Campus app, choose a day and time to meet, and show up every week to pray for your school!

Who can participate? + -

CYC is for any student who wants to participate that is in middle school or high school. It is not a club but a movement led by students. There are student organizers (who lead 1 day a week) and student participants. There are also adult sponsors who help encourage students from behind the scenes.

When and where should we meet? + -

Student campus prayer groups can meet on campus before, during (typically at lunch), or after school, outside of classroom instructional time. We recommend the same time and place each week to build consistency. Students often use the hallway, the cafeteria, or have permission to use a classroom for their prayer group. We recommend thinking strategically about where you meet, deciding if it’s best to be public or private with your meeting place.

What do we do when we meet? + -

The Claim Your Campus app provides a daily focus for your prayer time that will not only guide your time but also provide helpful teaching about prayer!

You are provided a brief reading to prepare your group to pray that is read aloud. Then you pray together either all together or in smaller groups depending on how many students are present.

CYC has 4 prayer strategies to pray for on your campus: Grace, Peace, Justice, and Mercy. Within each of these 4 strategies are 5 issues that affect your school. So each day you are guided through praying through a strategy into 1 of these issues! Your prayer time could take anywhere from 5-20 minutes.

How long does CYC take? + -

The typical weekly prayer group lasts around 15 minutes but can vary according to the group.

Is prayer legal at school? + -

Yes! One of the biggest myths is that prayer is outlawed on public school campuses. It is legally undisputed that students have a right to gather for prayer on their campus, as long as it’s not during class.

Here is a great resource from the US Department of Education.

Another resource from the Federal Register, a US Government Journal

This is a resource from the First Liberty Institute and is an easy read.

Are adults involved? + -

CYC is student-led and adult-encouraged. We recommend that students invite trusting, caring adults to help encourage and motivate them to be meeting on their campus. Adults play a behind-the-scenes type of role but are important to help sustain the students as they continue to meet weekly for prayer.

What does CYC believe? + -

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)
We believe in the deity of Christ (John 1:1), in His virgin birth (Matthew 1:18, 25), in His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood (Hebrews 9:15-22), in His bodily resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-8), in His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Acts 1:9-11) and in His personal return in power and glory (Hebrews 9:27-28).
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men (women), regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. (John 3:16; John 5:24; Titus 3:3-7)
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (John 14:15-26; John 16:5-16; Ephesians 1:13-14)
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. (Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 2:1-4)

1.	Compassionate Christ Followers
2.	Increasing Prayer for Schools
3.	Authentic Christ Followers
4.	Students Sharing The Gospel
5.	Unity Among Christ Followers

1.	Kindness Between Students
2.	Racial Equality
3.	End To Gossip
4.	End To Bullying
5.	Respect Toward School Staff

1.	Guidance For School Staff
2.	Positive Educational Environment
3.	Protection For Schools
4.	Physical Health
5.	End To Suicide

1.	Freedom From Depression
2.	Freedom From Abuse
3.	Freedom From Substance Abuse
4.	Freedom From Addictions
5.	Freedom From Worry

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