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Connor and Rebekah Hughes

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Life at the intersection of Faith and Sport

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What we do -- Currently, Connor is the Local Team Leader in Charlottesville/UVA and the AIA International Champion with South Africa. Bekah serves in various different ways on campus and strategy, while she takes care of 4 very rambunctious little boys. They have been at UVA since 2016 where Connor graduated and played football before playing stints in the NFL, NFL Europe and the Arena League.

@UVA - Love God. Love UVA. Play Sports.  

We’re a community learning to love God more each day, experiencing His freedom and power in every part of life. As we grow in the love of Jesus, we want to share it with the UVA athletic department—so others can discover the same purpose, joy, and life we’ve found in Him

That often looks like meeting with student athletes of all sports through our All Sport weekly meeting, a number of sport or multi-sport Bible Studies, individual discipleship, and larger outreach events throughout the year (Pizza & Trivia,  Putt-Putt Challenge, Pancakes and Omelets, and more).  Our partnership with FCA at UVA is a collaboration of unity to reach the athletic world for Christ through Sport. 

South Africa - to the Nations.

Connor leads the US in vision casting and recruiting, updating and coordinating the US with our South African Athletes in Action ministry. This also includes connecting with South African leaders to determine appropriate support and resourcing, as well as traveling each year, often leading a trip with staff and students. South Africa is a beautiful country with rich traditions and a spiritual openness that invites our work. Currently, SA AIA is focused in Johannesburg and Cape Town and is pursuing their mission through Campus and Pro Sport. 

We believe -- that the gospel is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes. It's a free gift (not earned) offered to all to be received with gratefulness, joy and loyalty. 
We don't have to wait to experience heaven until death. We experience the security and promises of heaven here and now in our lives. Therefore we live free of the judgment and scrutiny of others and empowered to love others without reservation, like Jesus.   We also love and encourage the local church. As missionaries we are not the center of his work and mission - God is. The same God that calls his children to “Go” also calls his children to “Support”. It's a team effort that we hope you will get excited to join us in!  


What we needGod’s grace, but very practically, we need you!

We need a team of financial partners to continually send us and support our entire salary, health benefits, and ministry expenses. We do not receive any other financial support from Cru or AIA or UVA.  We live completely on the generosity and felt responsibility that God has impressed on those, like you, who see investing in God’s kingdom through us as an honor and opportunity. We cherish our partners and we praise God for them daily!!

We've got lots of great stories that we'd be happy to share with you about people coming to trust in Christ and we would love for you to be part of these stories with us going forward by partnering with us. If you're not on our email update and you want to be, please email Connor. 

                        Grace and Peace,

                                         Connor and Bekah


4 Ways to be involved:

  • Click the yellow "Give a Gift" button to set up a monthly, annual gift or special gift.
  • Pray for us - mark a date on your weekly schedule if you prefer!
  • Join our email updates by emailing us, below.   
  • Find out if God is calling you to Sport ministry.                  
Email connor.hughes@athletesinaction.org or bekah.hughes@athletesinaction.org  with encouragements, ideas or questions!               

             PS. Biblical evidence for this model of support for gospel outreach w see from Paul (Phil 1:5, Acts 18:5, 2 Cor 11:9, Phil 4:14-20).

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