Greater Chicago has 95 campuses and thousands of college students. Beginning in 1994, college students have demonstrated a significant increase in their spiritual hunger and openness to the Gospel. The Navigators’ special targets for the future include Christian Colleges, Ethnic Ministries, and Campuses in Urban Areas.  Chicago is rich in all of these. The U.S. Navigators’ Collegiate Ministry plans to target these. In the Loop alone, there are six major academic institutions and 52,000 students, all in a 1.65 square mile area!

Currently, we have some small fledgling ministries going on in Chicago: Northwestern University, Moody Bible Institute, Wheaton College.  The major challenge: find full time staff for UIC, Moody, Wheaton, Chicago State University, Northwestern, University of Chicago, DePaul, and Loyola.