Our History.

The first-century church began with only a handful of disciples.  The Holy Spirit empowered those first disciples just as he did through our humble beginnings as a ministry for students at Kennesaw State University in the Fall of 2002.

At that time the ministry was called the "Presbyterian Student Association" and ministered to a small handful of students who came from Presbyterian backgrounds and seeked to know God while in college. 

Since then, our ministry has gone through many changes, including several campus ministers, growth in interest and membership from students of all backgrounds, and most recently our identity.  Sensing the need to be more inclusive and inviting to the entire campus community, we changed our name to CELTIC CROSS in January 2007.  But one thing remains the same; our commitment to know God and walk beside college students in their faith.

Our current campus minister, Dan W. Boles joined us on June 1, 2006, after being called by our Board of Directors in May 2006.   At that time, Dan was the Youth Minister for Covenant Presbyterian Church in Marietta, Georgia, where he had served in that capacity since August 2004.  He continued to serve in that capacity, serving both ministries until August 2007 when he made the decision to focus his ministry efforts solely on CELTIC CROSS.  For more info on Dan click here.


Previous Campus Ministers:

Michael York; served from August 2005 - May 2006.

This section of the website remains under construction as we seek to recall and document our history.  Please forgive us as we work to improve our site.


A Brief History of the Celtic Cross Symbol:

The Celtic Cross has long been established with Celtic Christians who trace their origins to the earliest centuries of the Church.  Notable examples of this form of the cross are found in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.  The design focuses attention on the head of the cross (which is the junction between the shaft and the crosspiece) which is enclosed within a circle.  It is this circle which is the most distinctive and differentiating feature of the Celtic version.  Although the significance is not known with certainty, it likely derives from a Constantinian symbol in which the Chi Rho monogram was surrounded by a golden crown.  The circle as a representation of infinity is an emblem of eternal life in Christ's victory over sin and death.

It is often debated by many that the Celtic Cross played a significant role in the evangelisation and conversion of pagans throughout Scotland, Wales and Ireland during Constantine's rule and that he used the circle to remind these new Christians that they were to worship the Son of God, and not the Sun.