2021 Book of Reports

Baptist Collegiate Ministries Director – Arjay Gruspe HPBC 2021 Annual Meeting Report for November 2020 – November 2021 This was a challenging year for everyone around the world, but especially in the ministry year for collegiate work in the HPBC. We have Baptist Collegiate Ministries serving primarily on Oahu (BCMOahu, International Ministries) and the Big Island (HiloBCM). In the pandemic year, we continued in doing ministry while campuses were on lockdown and had shifted most activity online.

The following are statistics for our last year of service (Fall 2020-Spring 2021) for all the BCM work on Oahu (BCM Oahu, International Ministries) and Big Island (HiloBCM): • 272 Collegians impacted in Campus Ministry programs • 100 Collegians involved in Campus Ministry programs • $100 Total of all contributions to student missions • 85 Collegians educated about the Cooperative Program • 22 Collegians involved in leadership development • 1 Conversion of college students • 3 Conversions of others • 4 Collegians preparing for church-related vocations • 36 Collegians involved in evangelism • 72 Collegians involved in Bible study or discipleship small groups • 20 International students involved • 39 Collegians involved in community ministries/missions • 1 Collegians serving in Summer or Semester Missions • 8 Collegians serving on short-term mission trips • 18 Churches assisted by collegiate ministry • 70 Number of meaningful church leader contacts Like many ministries in Hawaii and around the world, with the continuing challenges of COVID-19, we have had to reimagine what it would take to reach the Next Generation for Christ. Our ministries moved to virtual platforms like Zoom, Facebook Live, Discord, Instagram and Facetime. Ministries did their best to reach students through various means: continued English partners with internationals, English classes over Zoom and in small limited groups, worship gatherings virtually, online cooking classes, drive through meal giveaways, joint ministry worship and prayer gatherings online, virtual bible studies and discipleship groups, game nights, movie nights online, and small group gatherings to connect with students.

The BCM Dorm continued to be closed and Mission Trips and outreach projects planned for the Summer 2021 were cancelled. Collegiate Week, our SBC annual collegiate retreat resumed under the leadership of SBC BCM State Directors, but because of the pandemic challenges, HPBC BCM’s did not send any students.

With the pandemic loosening up regulations on the Big Island, our HiloBCM continued meeting in person for weekly worship. Ohana Church graciously opened their space to BCM so that they could gather in limited numbers and observe safe distancing practices.

They also streamed the service online for the students that could not attend in person.

HiloBCM also opened up the center weekly and for special events, having students sign up for open slots. This allowed the ministry to stay within island mandates for safety protocols.

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