After leading Fellowship of Christian Athletes for three years, adviser Tim Sension moved schools, leaving the club in search of a new adviser.

Sension believes the club allowed a safe space for Christian athletes to support each other and worship God.

“For them to have a place to meet with other Christian athletes is invaluable. I know that for most of them the time we spent together each week was crucial,” Sension said.

Sension will be working at a different place, but is thankful for the time he spent with the students over the last three years at Park.

According to Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) co-leader senior Hannah Ellingson, Sension brought many positive attributes to the club.

“(The club) will be a lot different without him for sure because he was a big part of FCA,” Ellingson said. “He brought a lot of great leadership and adult wisdom and everything that was really helpful for us all.”

Ellingson said the club is in the process of searching for a new adviser. She said she hopes to find a teacher to advise the club, so the club can use their room for meetings.

The biggest change to the club will be the shift of who leads the conversation, from being adviser led to student led, said Ellingson.

“We are going to have to work a lot harder together to be able to put on a successful meeting and everything,” Ellingson said. “All that falls on us, rather than on the leader.”

According to FCA co-leader senior Anya Lindell Paulson, having a student run club presents both benefits as well as drawbacks.

“I feel like (being student run) is both good and bad because it’s going to help us to be able to be better leaders and be able to take charge of our faith and everything, but also bad because it won’t be as fun,” Lindell Paulson said.

Lindell Paulson said her experiences in FCA have impacted her life for the better.

“I feel like (FCA) helped me build friendships and it’s been a good start to my mornings and it’s just really helped me look at life more positively,” Lindell Paulson said.

According to Ellingson, the club plans to start the year out with group-bonding, after finding a new adviser.

“We’re hopefully going to start with what we call a huddle, so we will have it at someone’s house where we play games, eat food and then have a bible study,” Ellingson said.

Lindell Paulson and Ellingson plan to add one or two more student leaders once the club kicks off, said Lindell Paulson.

Ellingson said the club hopes to gain new members and expand their reach.

“(We want) to let everyone know that you don’t have to be a Christian to be involved. We’re open to anyone and would love to have anyone there,” Ellingson said.