The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) in Central Kentucky serves 17 counties and several colleges and universities. It was founded in 1954 with the mission of leading coaches and athletes to grow their relationships with Jesus Christ and His church. FCA meets weekly on UK's campus and invites all students to attend in order to strengthen their faith through Bible study, prayer, and community involvement. Members testify that FCA has helped transform their lives and bring many students to Christianity.

1. CENTRAL
KENTUCKY FCA
Sarah Shipley

2. FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANATHLETES
■ COMMUNITIES:
– FRANKLIN, SCOTT, HARRISON, NICHOLAS, BOURBON,
WOODFORD, ANDERSON, MERCER, BOYLE, GARRARD,
MADISON, ESTILL, JESSAMINE, FAYETTE, CLARK,
MONTGOMERY, POWELL
■ STAFF:
– AARON HOGUE, DAKOTAH EUTON, RUSTY PARKS,
JONATHAN WILSON, ANDY OWENS, ANDREA BROWN,
KAITY WILSON

3. HISTORY
■ FCA BEGAN IN 1954
■ "For some time, I have had the idea of forming an organization of
athletes and coaches in this hero-worshiping nation of ours. If
athletes can endorse shaving cream, razor blades and cigarettes,
surely they can endorse the Lord, too. So my idea is to form an
organization that would project you as Christian men before the
youth and athletes of our nation.”
-Don McClanen
■ Seven years after Robinson made his big league debut with the
Dodgers, FCA founder Don McClanen began a letter-writing
campaign to professional athletes and administrators that he had
read about in articles highlighting their faith.

4. LOCATION
■ UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
■ TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
■ GEORGETOWN COLLEGE
■ EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
■ WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

5. MISSION | VALUES | VISION
■ TO LEAD EVERY COACH AND ATHLETE INTO A GROWING
RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH.
■ OUR RELATIONSHIPS WILL DEMONSTRATE STEADFAST
COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST AND HIS WORD
THROUGH INTEGRITY, SERVING,TEAMWORK, AND
EXCELLENCE.
■ TO SEETHEWORLDTRANSFORMED BY JESUS CHRIST
THROUGHTHE INFLUENCE OF COACHES AND ATHLETES.

6. INTERVIEW/TESTIMONY
■ WAYS IN WHICH FCA BUILDS AND STRENGTHENSTHE LOCAL
COMMUNITY:
– PRAYER, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, END OFTHEYEAR
BANQUET,WEEKLY MEETINGWITH LEADERSHIPTEAM.
■ EFFECT FCA HAS ON ITS MEMBERS:
– HELPS USTO GROW IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHRIST,
BUILD NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER BELIEVERS, AND
TO SERVE OTHERS.
■ SOMETHING FCA CAN IMPROVE ON:
– CONTINUETO INVITE PEOPLETO FCA MEETINGS, MARKET
MORE, PROVIDE INCENTIVESTO NEW COMERS, BROADCAST
NEWSLETTER.

7. COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION
■ COMMUNITY IS MOSTLY CONSTRUCTED OF UK ATHLETES
■ LEADERSHIPTEAM CONSISTS OF 11 ATHLETES AND
AARON HOGUE
■ INVITES ALL STUDENTS, NOT EXCLUSIVE
■ FCA MEETS WEEKLY ON MONDAY NIGHTS 8:00 – 9:00
■ INDIVIDUALS SEEKINGTO GROW INTHEIR FAITH, OR ARE
INTERESTED AND LEARNING MORE

8. IMPACT OF FCA
■ HAS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SPIRITUALLY FEED
INDIVIDUALS
– KNOWLEDGE ONTHE BIBLE, CHRISTIANITY, HOWTO
GROW IN OUR FAITH, AND HOWTO SHARETHE GOSPEL
■ TRANSFORMED ME AND STRENGTHENED MY FAITH AND
WALK WITH CHRIST
■ HAS HELPED BRING HUNDREDS OF STUDENT ATHLETES
TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST
– TJ, JOSEPHINE, SEAN, KOLE, LUKE, CAM, ALAINA, ALEX,
TATE, JULIA, JAIDA, MACI, OLIVIA, ALEXANDER

9. SOCIAL MEDIA SITESAND
HYPERLINKS
■ INSTAGRAM:
– @UK_FCA
■ TWITTER:
– @UOFKFCA
■ WEBSITE/NEWSLETTER:
– http://ckyfca.org/newsletter

10. BARRIERS
■ FCA IS FUNDED BY DONATIONS
■ FAITH, GENEROSITY, OBEDIENCE, FORMER FCA MEMBERS
■ REACHING ALL STUDENTS WHETHER ATHLETES OR NOT
■ BETTER MARKETING

11. EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS
 GROWING NUMBERS
 CAMPS
 TESTIMONIES
 YOUTH
 DONATIONS
 RELATIONSHIPS
 https://youtu.be/oULBXG6xCwU