Students will now have a new way to put their faith into action at the high school.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club will begin meeting second semester. The club is open to all students who participate in school sports, regardless of their religious views.

However, the main focus of the cub will be on bridging the gap between faith, sports leadership and life as an observant Christian according to club adviser Elizabeth Yetzer.

The main focus is giving students a place to relate to each other and explore their faiths, Yetzer said.

“There are many analogies between sports and faith and life,” she said.“This club will also help create accountability for responsible behavior (between Christian athletes) throughout the school and on the field.”

Junior Ilyls Mohammad said he supports the club if they are supportive of all students.

“I support them, as long as members helping people they should be able to do what they want,” Mohammad said.

FCA clubs have become more popular and are already established in many schools surrounding St. Louis Park, including Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Wayzata.

Student leader junior Rebecca Brubaker said she is looking forward  to using the group to meet new students who share her beliefs.

“Just having the experience to talk with other students about their sports and their faith is exciting,” Brubaker said.

Because of the FCA’s connection with religion, some students said they are not supportive of school involvement in religion.

Sophomore Cecilene Koller is concerned about bringing religion into the school.

“It might start a little bit of controversy because of certain religions,” she said.

Yetzer said although it’s difficult to combine faith and academics, the club will be student-led and is available for everyone.

“It’s tricky to combine school and religion. We already have groups to support a lot of different beliefs and interests in the school, so I don’t think there should be a reason why you shouldn’t support the FCA club,” Yetzer said.

Yetzer said she encourages all athletes to join. Currently the clubs four student leaders, are focused on spreading the word on the new club.

“I would say come check it out, anyone’s welcome there’s no grading or evaluation,” said Yetzer. “This is a perfect environment for you to come if you have any questions .about your faith, the goal is to be fun and real.”