Upcoming Events
Spring Break Trip
Come with us to the sunny Florida coast March 14-21 for a week of relaxing, community, volleyball, time in God’s Word, and making amazing memories! Cost is $349 which includes housing and two meals provided ($75 nonrefundable deposit required to save your spot). You don’t want to miss everyone’s favorite week of the year!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Due to Easter weekend, we will have our Cru weekly meeting on Wednesday this week! Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) at 7pm!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
2026 Chattanooga Cru Golf Tournament
Our 7th annual Chattanooga Cru Golf Tournament is just around the corner! This fundraiser supports our campus ministry as we invest in students, build meaningful community, and share the hope of Christ at UTC, Lee University, and Sewanee. Every swing helps create spaces where students can grow in their faith and find purpose in Christ. Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or participating in support of the mission, your involvement helps change lives far beyond the green. Click here to sign up or learn more!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
Men's Night
Join us for a night of fun, community, and fellowship with one another. More details coming soon!
Women’s Galentine’s Night
Join us for a Galentine’s celebration you don’t want to miss: full of fun & community-building! More details coming soon!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
UTC Cru Weekly Meeting
Community, Worship, Connection. Join us in Benwood Auditorium (ECS Building) on Thursday nights at 7 for our large group weekly meeting!
The Four Outreach Training
Join us before Cru in ECS Room 238 to learn how to share your faith using four easy symbols. Help us prepare for The Four Outreach week and learn how to engage the campus in spiritual conversations!
ATL Winter Conference
Join other Cru movements from campuses throughout Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Florida for a great 36 hours of powerful worship, teaching from God’s Word, and seminars where you get to choose relevant topics you want to learn more about.
Register here: https://www.eventregistrationtool.com/register/124a370b-73bc-4beb-b457-e559465139e6
Sessions take place at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell.
Greek Retreat
Join UTC Greek Cru for 24 hours of building community and taking some time from the busy campus schedule to get refreshed in your relationship with God! We’ll have lunch, dinner and breakfast on Sunday together, play games, discuss relevant passages in the Bible, and worship together!
Register here: https://www.eventregistrationtool.com/register/9c9e0efd-493a-4fa3-b902-16cc983b1166
We guarantee you'll leave with tighter bonds within Greek Cru and some new friendships back on campus!
Bonfire Social
Our November social will be a bonfire night! Come hang with friends by the fire and enjoy food like hot dogs and s’mores! There will also be a Cornhole Tournament and games like basketball available to play!
Fall Retreat at Ocoee Ridge
The BEST weekend of the fall semester! Come get more connected with others in Cru and take some time away from school to focus on your relationship with God at the beautiful Ocoee Ridge Camp.
Register here for Fall Retreat: https://www.eventregistrationtool.com/register/df1d6bff-cb1f-4d99-87be-a12c6e1d5186/page/
Coolidge Park Cookout
Join us at the iconic Coolidge Park downtown for our Welcome Week event! We will have a free dinner and games like volleyball, 9-square, corn hole and others. Message our Instagram account @chattcru if you need help finding a ride from campus to Coolidge Park.
Wiffleball Night on Chamberlain
Join us on Chamberlain for our social where we play wiffleball and enjoy concessions. Come to Chamberlain Field at 7:00pm and you can either watch or be placed on a team.
Ice Cream Social
Join us in front of the UTC Library for free ice cream and drinks on the night of Move-In Day! We will also have volleyball, corn hole, 9-square and other games to meet new people and make friends!
Welcome Back Retreat
The Welcome Back Retreat is for returning UTC and Chatt State Cru students who want to help welcome the incoming freshman class through the Welcome Week events at the beginning of the school year. We will have lunch and dinner together with activities in-between to re-connect, plan, and prepare for Welcome Week 2024!
9th Annual Golf Tournament
Our Annual Golf Tournament helps to raise our operating budget every year. Teams of four compete and various businesses and individuals generously sponsor our Golf Tournament each year to help us continue to reach college students across the greater Chattanooga area.
If you are interested in playing or sponsoring, email paul.hilliard@cru.org
Spring Break Trip
The most fun week of the year! Come with us to the sunny Florida coast for a week of relaxing, community, volleyball, time in God’s Word, and making amazing memories!
"GAME" Illusionist Show
Cru is thrilled to host Illusionist and Mentalist Brice Harney on campus for his jaw-dropping and thought-provoking show of illusions and tricks! Brice will also share parts of his personal story during the show that are sure to inspire everyone in the audience. This event is FREE and open to the entire UTC student body.
Greek Retreat 2025
Greeks! We would love to have you join us for a great overnight trip off campus to grow in friendships across different chapters and spend some time seeing how God’s Word applies to our lives going into a new semester! We will be at Camp Vesper Point in Soddy Daisy, TN—just a short drive from campus!
The cost is $30 until January 29th and then goes up to $40. The cost covers all lodging and meals while we are on the retreat.
Contact lauren.basey@cru.org if you have questions about the retreat.
ATL Winter Conference
Join other Cru movements from campuses throughout Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Florida for a great 36 hours of powerful worship, teaching from God’s Word, and seminars where you get to choose relevant topics you want to learn more about.
Sessions take place at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell and conference housing will be at a nearby Hampton Inn. The price is $80 to cover housing, two meals and the conference t-shirt.
Asheville Mission Trip for Hurricane Relief
We are taking a small team of staff and students to Asheville, NC to assist in hurricane relief and restoration efforts. More information to sign-up coming soon!
Halloween Party! - No Cru Meeting
There will be no Cru on Thursday, 10/31. We will be having a Halloween-themed social event! More details to come.
Volunteering at Red Bank Fall Festival
Put on a kid-friendly costume and serve with us at the Fall Festival event hosted by Red Bank Baptist Church! We will be helping at various activity stations to provide a fun event for local children and their families. Talk to a staff or Bible study leader about helping at this event.
Dating and Marriage Seminar from CCEF
How we will date and who we will marry are major decisions, and we need great wisdom to navigate those questions! Come learn more along with others in the Cru community at First Presbyterian Church.
Murray State Mission Trip
Join a team of UTC students going to Murray State University in Kentucky to help the new Cru ministry there. We will hold outreaches on the campus, and have some great community time as we stay at a local church nearby the campus. We will leave Sunday of Fall Break around noon and return to Chattanooga Tuesday night around 5pm. Sign-ups will be coming soon!