See also entries under Multicultural for international student ministries. Contact Dana Baker for more information.
- Newton-Young Life
- Dr. Alice Brown-Collins (InterVarsity)
- Dawn Gardner (The Navigators)
- Michelle Lunetta (Life Bridge)
- Bret and Corri Ogburn (Campus Crusade for Christ)
- Rich and Judy Swanson (Campus Crusade for Christ)
“I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Psalms 32:8
Newton-Young Life
John Papirio, Director, 508.668.3508 or younglifebsw@verizon.net
Ellie Beatty, Committee Chair, 617.965.9282
Young Life (YL) is an international ministry directed toward high school students. Newton Young Life is part of Young Life Boston Southwest, one of many Young Life branches across the Unites States. Adult leaders—especially parents—build relationships with high school youth. Organized activities include weekly small-group Bible studies called Campaigners, weekly large-group “Club” meetings, and incredible Summer Camp experiences.
Visit: sites.younglife.org/sites/BostonSouthwest
Dr. Alice Brown-Collins (InterVarsity)
508.429.6322
Alice is director of InterVarsity’s Black Campus Ministry in Boston. The heart of Black Campus Ministry is to develop a biblically-based community that ministers to Black students, develops a generation of Black Christian leadership, and works for authentic reconciliation in the body of Christ.
Dawn Gardner (The Navigators)
781.620.0822 or dawn.gardner@mac.com
Dawn works as assistant to the director for the Navigators’ Northeast collegiate ministry. They work in New England and New York to make disciples among college students. She is involved with recruiting workers, publicizing events, connecting high school students with Navigators upon graduation, etc.
Michelle Lunetta (Life Bridge, Center Ossipee, NH)
617.872.6153 or michelle@lifebridgementoring.org
As a staff member with Life Bridge, Michelle reaches out to at-risk high school students. Their program uses a mentoring approach that provides kids someone to talk to and who will challenge them, and someone to walk beside them in their life.
Bret and Rich are two of six regional directors for the northeast region of Campus Crusade for Christ. They give direction and leadership to the campus directors around the region. The six directors operate as a peer team, with specific responsibilities as well as generalist roles. They currently oversee approximately 180 staff on 16 teams impacting 165 colleges.
