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Cedarville Entrepreneurship Club Launching Chapters on Other Campuses

by Rachel Ward, Student Public Relations Writer – October 2, 2025

A Cedarville University student group is launching a national organization to support Christian entrepreneurs on college campuses across the country.

A Cedarville University student group is launching a national organization to support Christian entrepreneurs on college campuses across the country. 

Entrepreneurs for Christ, or EFC, was launched in August and hosted their kickoff event on Sept. 27. This change was the vision of Dr. Kary Oberbrunner, Berry chair and assistant professor of entrepreneurship, and Will Woods, a junior finance major from Armagh, Pennsylvania, who serves as president of the Cedarville chapter. EFC has already captured the attention of Texas A&M and Liberty University, and students there are planning to start chapters next spring. EFC aims to support aspiring Christian entrepreneurs by facilitating community, building networks and providing exposure.  

“Community might be as simple as a dinner event or students grabbing coffee,” said Woods. “The network will be built through the other chapters as we grow to other campuses. Exposure will come as we help every chapter reach out to their local Christian entrepreneurs, inviting them to speak.” 

The EFC logo is a three-pronged crown, representing the organization’s core values: excellence, innovation and gospel saturation.  

“Revelation talks about the elders laying down their crowns before God’s throne,” said Woods. â€śIn the same way, we are to lay down our entrepreneurial gifts, talents and mindset. God gave you that mindset for a reason.” 

EFC is in the final stages of becoming a nonprofit, chapter-based organization. Leaders are currently selecting a board of three to five members, drawn from both Cedarville faculty and external organizations. The board will help finalize bylaws, maintain continuity and ensure the organization remains grounded in Cedarville’s core values as it expands. 

“The board will ensure EFC stays aligned with our original core beliefs,” said Woods. 

They plan to expand to campuses across the United States as students express interest. Chapters will primarily communicate through SMS and GroupMe. The organization plans to hold events throughout the academic year.  

Students can join the Cedarville chapter by visiting its registration site.  

“Entrepreneurs often have a lone-wolf mindset,” said Woods, “but we want to create a generation of kingdom entrepreneurs by building a community of people striving to do things well.” 

Cedarville University, an evangelical Christian institution in southwest Ohio, offers undergraduate and graduate residential and online programs across arts, sciences and professional fields. With 7,265 students, it ranks among Ohio's largest private universities and is recognized by The Wall Street Journal as being among the nation’s top three evangelical universities. Cedarville is also known for its vibrant Christian community, challenging academics and high graduation and retention rates. Learn more at cedarville.edu. &˛Ô˛ú˛ő±č;