The International Student Ministry at Central is focused on "Being There" for the international students in our community.  This ministry partners with International Students, Inc., which has a chapter at the University of Texas at Dallas.  UTD has a campus just a few miles from Central.

Participating families adopt an international student from UTD as a "friendship partner".  Participants and students meet as often as they like to share a meal, movie, worship or just an evening together. This relationship gives students who may be new to the U.S.A. an American family that can help them with any questions they may have regarding our culture, community or just about anything.  For students new to a country, it's often like having a family here with you whenever you need them.  Most participants and students become very close and create lasting bonds of friendship that can last for years or a lifetime.  This relationship also gives Central families a chance to minister to students in a number of physical and spiritual ways.

Click here for a testimony by one of Central's members that describes the kind of relationship that can evolve from this ministry.

If you have any questions or would like to be involved in the International Student Ministry, please contact John & Mary Anderson or Chris Newberry.