Welcome to ChSA

ChSA is a ministry of students amongst students, taking the Gospel to Polish student culture. We aim to mobilise Christian students, encouraging and equipping them to grow in their Christian faith and to share this faith in all areas of their lives, aiming to reach Polish university students with the message of the Gospel.

This involes national and international discipleship and evangelistic events; summer camps; local 'Academies of Christian Thought' looking at deeper issues facing Christians today; national and local university missions; bi-annual student discipleship conference; International student ministry; friendship evangelism; all this and more. The foundation of our work with students, however, is through small groups.

We encourage Christian students to meet regularly in small groups to study the Bible, pray, discuss issues and seek answers to their questions, to experience fellowship together and share the Gospel with those around them.

We believe this is the most effective way that Christian students can grow and encourage each other in their faith, as well as to reach out to their immediate culture.

ChSA is a national member-movement of the IFES - International Fellowship Of Evangelical Students, which currently works in over 160 countries throughout the world, including every continent, for over 50 years.



Mind Over Matter

Universities, Politechnics and Colleges can offer daunting prospects for today's students, with a multitude of worldviews grappling for control of their minds. Simultaneously, as students deal with the problems and stresses of life away from home and a series of life-changing decisions, such as career options or future partners, it could seem unfair to confront them with the question of faith as well. However, students are more and more concerned with the intensive search for truth.



Our Impact on People


I recently attended a ChSA student training conference and was amazed to see so many students so confident in their faith. It inspired me to think seriously about my life, and as a result made a decision to take Christianity seriously, and this week I am being baptised in my local church.
Aneta, Warsaw

The IFES Summer Team was a great chance to share my faith with others - we were with a whole bunch of students just hanging out at a student arts festival and chatting to them so naturally about what we believed.
Mateusz, Cracow

A couple of years ago my sister invited me to a ChSA weekend of Bible study, where I was confronted with the gospel. After a long struggle I eventually became a Christian at a ChSA basketball camp the following summer. After some time working for a secular firm and not finding satisfaction, I am now considering full-time ministry with ChSA.
Filip, Gdansk

Since my first contact with the ChSA group, I have realized the Truth of the gospel, that those who love Jesus should reflect this to others in the way they live.
Magda, Jelenia Gora

In ChSA I noticed how many different people all proclaimed the Truth of Jesus. Because of this I learnt to discern between form and content of Christian living, and accept the multitude of the forms and discover the richness of content!
Artur, Torun

Being a student I understood what it means to be salt and light in the world. Now, being a mature man I try to apply this to my everyday life. My ability to work with people, which I gained in the ChSA group, benefits me in my work environment.
Krzysiek, Poznan



Christian Mind

The few hundred thousand students and few million high school pupils in Poland will be responsible for shaping tomorrow's church, politics, society and culture. We aim to see that there will be people in positions of responsibility who have a steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, and who worship Him with all their hearts, souls, minds and strength.


ChSA Vision and Goals

ChSA is a mission of students amongst students, whose main aim is evangelism and discipleship, motivating and enabling students, that they might be witnesses for Jesus Christ in student culture by both speaking and living the message of the gospel.

ChSA's goals are:
  • to reach out to and confront students with the Gospel of Christ - to mobilize a mission of students amongst students.

  • to encourage students to grow in their spiritual and intellectual lives.

  • to serve the Church and society by training the leaders of tomorrow.

  • to offer an environment for fellowship between Christian students, whose focus in life is on the person of Jesus Christ - we agree to disagree on certain issues, but teach the fundamentals of Christian living.



    • Areas of Ministry:
  • university students

  • international students studying in Poland

  • alumni

  • Christian counselling

  • Publishing House 'CREDO'



    • How Can You Help?

    Financial support, both regualar and one-off gifts, can be sent either by bank standing order via IVCF or by international check or money order (addresses below). Please state clearly that the gift is for ChSA Poland.

    It would be a great encouragement and help to us if you feel you can support our work here in Poland - every gift, no matter how big or small, goes a long way to helping us in our ministry.

    USA
    IVCF,
    P.O.Box 7895
    Madison
    WI 53707-7895
    Tel. 608-274-9001


    Christian Students Association
    P.O. Box 412, ul. Wojewodzka 29/8
    40-954 Katowice, Poland


    Tel. +48 32 251 88 92
    Fax +48 32 251 96 00


    E-mail: biuro@chsa.org.pl
    Website: http://www.chsa.org.pl




    a few words about us - who we are and what we do

    ChSA's newsletter Dreams Come True

    info about upcoming onferences, trainings, camps

    meet ChSA staff and get our contacts!

    pictures of ChSA in action