{"id":88871,"date":"2025-09-02T15:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=88871"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:25:27","slug":"christian-challenge-helps-students-get-involved-with-pancake-social-labor-day-cookout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=88871","title":{"rendered":"Christian Challenge helps students get involved with pancake social; Labor Day Cookout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Story by LINCOLN MYERS<\/strong> <strong>Photos by MALEAH GRIFFIN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students at Fort Hays State University lined up last Monday night for free pancakes, games, and fellowship during Christian Challenge\u2019s pancake social in McMindes Hall. 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CC-Cookout-16-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Christian Challenge hosted a Labor Day Cookout at Victor E. Village\u2019s Courtyard. The organization supplied dinner, and yard games<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clay Johnson, a member of the Christian Challenge leadership team, said the pancake feed provided a unique way to meet students right where they live.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChristian Challenge is hosted off campus, so it\u2019s not as accessible as the dorms, like right here where the pancake social is being hosted,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cAnyone and everyone gets to come and enjoy some pancakes, and we also have games like Uno and Jenga, which is super fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Challenge meets at CrossPoint Church each week. CrossPoint Pastor Micah Sanderson emphasized the value of events like this early in the semester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents have a lot of options when they come to college. There are a lot of places they can make connections and friendships,\u201d Sanderson said. \u201cThe more that Christian Challenge can do at the beginning, the more opportunities it gives students to make those connections in a place that also offers a greater connection to a spiritual walk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For students, the pancake social provided a pathway to deeper involvement. Seth Gundlach, who attends Christian Challenge, said the event was an easy way for newcomers to engage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity\u2026kind of a nice break in the evening where you can just pop in and get connected,\u201d Gundlach said. \u201cThere are people at every entrance to greet you, hand you a welcome card, and shake your hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gundlach added that the best next step for interested students is simply showing up on a Tuesday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGreat worship, great messages, great sense of community\u2026it\u2019s definitely worth it,\u201d he said. \u201cJust introduce yourself to someone and odds are that person\u2019s already going to have a community that they\u2019ll invite you into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Challenge meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at CrossPoint Church, 1300 Harvest Rd. in Hays. 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