A religious club on campus helps students find truth through passages of the Holy Bible

Shepherd’s club is one of the various religious organizations on campus. It has been around for about 4 to 5 years.  The club’s main goal is to help students study the bible in depth. Along with group bible study club members have one-on-one bible study with one another throughout the week.

Their bible studies consist of reading and analyzing passages from the bible, as well as prayer. They help students find solutions to their situations by applying the basic principles from the bible into their own lives.

“We teach the bible, we don’t try to convince students about anything, that happens through the word of god” said first time President of the club, Sarah Kim.

Kim believes one of the hardest things a student of faith faces in college is being able to keep that faith while being surrounded by colleagues, professors or even concepts that challenge it or simply don’t support religion at all.

Her tips for students who need help in keeping their faith are:

1) Read the bible daily

2) Never forget your own experience with god

3) Stay surrounded by people who also have faith

The club helps students who already have faith in all those things. And they invite anyone who is interested or curious about the bible to join them for bible study as well. It is every Thursday at 1pm in USU-307.  

The club also has a major event coming up on Dec. 31^st-Jan. 2^nd which is their annual 3-day bible conference held in Terris, California. Students that attend the conference have a chance to listen to the testimony of other believers as well as meeting new people of the same faith. That event is also open to anyone who is interested in attending.

For any questions contact jbcabra@yahoo.com

The Long Beach Hermanas are busy, busy, busy this semester

The Hermanas Unidas of California State University of Long beach have already begun helping the community this semester.  They attended the, Autism speaks, fund raising event held in Anaheim, Ca. on November 13^th. It was important for them to increase awareness Autism, and also to be able to raise money for further research.  

The club has also begun supporting one of the many fraternities on campus by collecting canned food. They are helping them donate the food to shelters in the Long Beach area. 

The Hernamas Unidas club takes pride in helping the community. It is one of the fundemental things they were founded upon. Their pillars are community service, academics, health, and social events.

“They strive for all women to be strong in all those areas, that is what the group is based on, “said Vanessa Barajas a first time member, who shared how much she already has benefitted from joining the club. She encourages anybody who not only wants to be just part of a club but part of a family, to join.

They’re slogan is, “Poder de la Mujer” which translates to,” Power of the women”. On Wednesdays which is when their meetings are held they usually bring speakers to educate them about the health and social issues that Latina women face every day.

Along with helping the community they also hold social events every semester.  Last Thursday they had their first semester party at club Mariposa. Social events help the members’ network with each other and with clubs like the Hermanos Unidos club. This is the club on campus that they often collaborate with for fund raising and for social events.

Another event their hosting this month is their traditional Thanksgiving dinner which is hosted at one of the board members house, all members are invited!

It only cost $35 to join the club and a ticket to every event is included in the price, a t-shirt is also included. Their meetings are every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in USU-306. You can contact csulbhau_cochair2@yahoo.com for more information if you’re interested in joining.