CSC began with Colchester Christian Church's desire to minister to its local college students at Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL. Not even a year later, Maple Avenue Christian Church formed and also began to minister to Western students. Finally, with just a handful of students, Charles and Patricia Syester, with the help of Ray Ross, organized Campus Students for Christ as a student organization. 

Needs outgrew capacity, purchased a house at 303 W. Adams in 1975. By 1978, the need again outgrew the building and the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority house at 1545 Riverview Dr. was purchased for $200,000. From one college Sunday school in Colchester, IL to a full blown church and apartment complex for college students, CSC continued to grow.  

Only God knows.