414853-Leeth,Gavin
Collegiate/University Missionary
Edmond Oklahoma
Christ Central Church
May 23
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About My Family
I grew up in the Oklahoma City metro and came to know Jesus in high school. During my senior year, I surrendered my life to follow Jesus and got plugged into the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) the following fall.
The UCO BCM was crucial in developing my walk with Christ. As a student, I learned what it meant to be a disciple of Jesus and how to make disciples. The UCO BCM is also where my wife, Aubrey, and I met. While working on my undergrad, I served in youth ministry as an intern and interim high-school minister at Waterloo Road Baptist Church. I graduated from UCO in May 2025 with a business marketing degree and now have the opportunity and privilege of returning to UCO, working with the BCM and making disciples on the campus I love.
The UCO BCM was crucial in developing my walk with Christ. As a student, I learned what it meant to be a disciple of Jesus and how to make disciples. The UCO BCM is also where my wife, Aubrey, and I met. While working on my undergrad, I served in youth ministry as an intern and interim high-school minister at Waterloo Road Baptist Church. I graduated from UCO in May 2025 with a business marketing degree and now have the opportunity and privilege of returning to UCO, working with the BCM and making disciples on the campus I love.
About My Ministry
The UCO BCM was founded in 1932 by the First Baptist Church of Edmond. FBC Edmond saw a need for the gospel on UCO’s (then Central State) campus. In the 90+ years since, the ministry grew, reaching countless students over the years and now, we get to continue the work the Lord started and has faithfully sustained.
In college, I had BCM staff and upperclassmen who met with me and poured into me. Through the community and those who emulated Christ to me, my life was changed, and my heart to reach others with the gospel grew. Now I have the joy of serving as the men’s discipleship coordinator, encouraging, teaching, and training young men how to follow Jesus as a multiplying disciple.
In college, I had BCM staff and upperclassmen who met with me and poured into me. Through the community and those who emulated Christ to me, my life was changed, and my heart to reach others with the gospel grew. Now I have the joy of serving as the men’s discipleship coordinator, encouraging, teaching, and training young men how to follow Jesus as a multiplying disciple.
