University Christian Outreach builds communities that form college students to live as lifelong disciples who impact the world for Jesus Christ.

We build winning and transformative campus communities to reach students and call them to respond to the Gospel by following Jesus Christ and receiving new life in the Holy Spirit. We form students into mature lifelong disciples and send them into the world to build Christian communities and spread the Gospel.

UCO is established on a commitment to the historic Christian faith as laid out in the Nicene Creed and in the Bible as the Word of God. We teach and uphold traditional Christian beliefs about the identity of God, about the identity of human beings, and about the necessity and goodness of salvation through Jesus Christ. We also uphold historic Christian teaching on the Ten Commandments, as embodied in the catechism offered by all the major Christian traditions.

• “UCO challenged me to make a choice for God and this has made all the difference in my life, especially in my work dealing with life, death, and suffering on a daily basis. If Christ himself hadn’t been made clear, I would not be able to do my job. For that, I am forever grateful to UCO.”

  — Jane Lee, M.D., Pediatric Emergency Physician, Children's Hospital of Michigan

• “UCO has helped me find brotherhood, accountability, and growth throughout the past two years. It has shaped me into a better person and pushed me to become the best version of myself from the individuals I have been surrounded by. It’s taught me love is having the tough conversations despite how one may feel about having them.”

  — Ashton, Michigan State University

• “I left UCO knowing my true identity, a beloved daughter of Christ, and knew what that was meant to look like. In a time when Christ-like femininity is increasingly under attack, I don’t think the importance of what I learned in UCO can be underestimated.”

  — Mary Rose Jordan, Director & Co-Founder, The Lovely Commission

• “I am so grateful that I cast my lot into UCO. It has brought me the opportunity to serve and grow in many ways, share the testimony of the power of the gospel in my life, and grow into a more mature disciple. UCO has equipped me with many of the tools I need to be a life-long missionary disciple in my church and community. UCO welcomed me with Christ-like love, gave me a place to be intentional at becoming a mature disciple, and gave me a Christ-centered community with deep relationships.”

  —Lily Johnson, Huntington University