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This week Challenge hosted a Dating and Relationship Seminar where we heard from David and Marian Clark as well as Brendan and Sarah Allen as they answered sever student submitted questions on the Biblical idea of dating and relationships.    We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigat...

  We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love to connect more this semester. We’d love for you to join us at our next event! https://www.challenge...

This week at Challenge David Clark wraps up our series Unity by diving into 3 realities of the resurrection for those who are in Christ found in 1 Corinthians 15:50–58. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal r...

This week at Callenge Lead Pastor Brian Hamilton takes a look at 1 Corinthians 12. Brian walks us through an introduction to Spiritual Gifts and what it looks like to be apart of a church body. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it m...

This week at Challenge guest speaker Cooper Payne takes us through 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 as he examines how we are to honor God with our bodies. Cooper look sat various cultural aspects both in Corinth at the time of Pauls writting as well as our current culture today and shows us what it meeans to honor God with our bodies Biblically. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s...

This week at Challenge guest speaker Jesse Blair continues our series in the book of 1 Corinthians as we take a look at how we can form a foundation of unity in a world that is constantly filled with division. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and e...

This week at Challenge David Clark kicks off our new series Unity by taking a look at how the idea of the cross subverts our expectations. This series will take us through Pauls first letter to the Church in Corinth.   We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of li...

We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love to connect more this semester. We’d love for you to join us at our next event! https://www.challengecs...

We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love to connect more this semester. We’d love for you to join us at our next event! https://www.challengecs...

We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love to connect more this semester. We’d love for you to join us at our next event! https://www.challengecs...

In this message Founding Pastor of Chico Community Church Gary Hamilton wraps up our Lock In series with a message on pursuing godliness through hard work. Gary looks at the five uses of the term "make every effort" throughout scripture and how we can apply these verses to our own pursuit of godliness.   We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challen...

In this message Pastor Tim Hearon from Chico Community Church continues our series. This week Tim shares with us how the act of Patient endurance throughdifficulty can strengthen our faith. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means...

In this message David Clark continues our Lock In series narrowing in on our dependence on God and the value of entrusting our lives to Him. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Chal...

In this message David Clark continues our Lock In series by focusing on the people that you surround yourself with and how importance it is to choose people who are going to help you grow. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means...

In this message Challenge Director David Clark kicks off our new series Lock In with a message on how we can really take advantage and make the most of our time in college. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a person...

In this Message Challenge Director David Clark wraps up our semester long series through the Bible by looking at how we can find worship in the Book of Revelation. In addition David takes a moment to honor and encourage or graduating seniors and those moving on from Challenge and stepping in to the next stages of life. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing t...

In this Message Scott Lamberth Lead Pastor of Pathfinder Church in Reno looks at 1 John 1:5-7 and how we as Christians can better walk in the light as Christians. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relatio...

In this Message Brian Hamilton Lead Pastor of Chico Comminity Church takes us through 1 & 2 Timothy looking at his example and how we can apply what Paul has written to Timothy in our own lives. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what...

In this Message Jesse Blair continues our message Series The Grand Narrative in the Book of Colossians. Jess takes a look at Colossians 1:15-20 and how we can see Christ at the center of Creation, The Church, and in The Gospel.  We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challe...

This week we are continuing our series The Grand Narrative by lookng at the Book of Romans. In this Message David Clark looks at the Four "Nobodies" who pose no threat to those who are in Christ.  We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what i...

In this message Challenge Director David Clark takes a look at the book of Acts as we continue our exploration of the New Testament. This week David looks at the story of Paul's First Missionary Journey and the impact of the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best fri...

This week we are kicking of the second part of our series The Grand Narrative which focuses on the New Testament. In this Message David Clark looks at the story of Jesus through the Gospels. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it mean...

In the last Session of 2026 Spring Break trip Ellit Edwards take a look at the disciple Peter and how Christ used a seeamingly normal man for the kingdom of God.  We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relatio...

In this session Elliot Edwards explores the story of Esther and looks at taking risks in your faith for the purposes of God's plan.  We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is...

In session 6 were introduced to the story of Hosea and the symolism behind God's Call for his life.  We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love t...