ROOTED AIMS TO UNITE COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH THE GOSPEL AND LOCAL CHURCH. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING CURRENT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUIL GODLY RELATIONSHIPS DURING A WEEKEND CONFERENCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. MORE THAN HALF OF CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FRESHMEN WILL WALK AWAY FROM THEIR FAITH BY THE TIME THEY LEAVE COLLEGE. MANY STRUGGLE TO GET PLUGGED INTO A LOCAL CHURCH OR MINISTRY TO WALK ALONGSIDE THEM, AND SHOW THEM HOW TO PURSUE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. THE LOCAL CHURCH IS ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH AND SANCTIFICATION OF BELIEVERS. BY INVITING THE ACTIVE LOCAL CHURCHES ON EACH UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS TO THE CONFERENCE WE ARE ABLE TO HELP PROVIDE RESOURCES, CONNECTIONS, AND COMMUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND, TO HELP EQUIP AND GROW THEM WITHIN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR. FOUNDRY PARTNERS IS A NON-PROFIT DESIGNED TO CONNECT STUDENTS TO BOTH LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES BY HOSTING ONE CONFERENCE A YEAR WHILE STRIVING TOWARD A THREE-FOLD MISSION: