Athletes in Action Takes Ownership of 162-Acre Property in Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

 Xenia Property Includes State-of-the Art Sports Complex, Banquet Center and Office Buildings

XENIA, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2010 - Impressive in scope with regulation-size football, baseball, soccer, and softball fields, the Athletes in Action headquarters in southwest Ohio has been leased to the sports ministry for eight years.  This winter, Athletes in Action will become the new owner of the 162-acre property, through a purchase by its parent organization, Campus Crusade for Christ. 
“We believe that the purchase of the property will greatly accelerate our global vision of seeing a Christ follower on every team, in every sport and in every nation,” said Mark Householder, president of Athletes in Action.

Located in Xenia, Ohio, along the US-35 bypass, the property was first used for the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, to provide a home for the orphans of veterans of the Civil War.  Legacy Ministries International (LMI) purchased the land in 1999, but the original buildings remain standing.

The property has since expanded with construction of Athlete’s in Action’s World Training and Resource Center, including:

• Grady’s Field – a regulation-size baseball stadium, with seating for 550 spectators, completely outfitted in Astro Turf's latest version of all-weather synthetic turf
• Two softball fields, constructed of natural clay infields and synthetic turf outfields
• Two NCAA regulation-sized, synthetic turf soccer fields and an interchangeable third football/soccer field outfitted with Astroturf Gameday Grass xPe
• An NCAA-quality eight lane rubber track
• A double-decker high ropes course consisting of 17 different elements suspended at levels of 25 and 40 feet high, which includes a 375-foot zip line
• A low ropes course comprised of nine different team-building elements
• On-campus housing for 278  

LMI will retain approximately 40 acres for Xenia Christian School and some 50 acres for the Legacy Village Retirement Community.  The property also provides office space for several other organizations, including Samaritan’s Purse, International School Project, Heart to Honduras, Joni & Friends, WFCJ-FM and WEEC-FM.

 “Legacy Ministries International will continue the same great partnership with Athletes in Action, while transferring ownership,” said Claude (Bud) Schindler, president-emeritus of Legacy Ministries International. “With the leadership of Athletes in Action, we believe this complex will continue to have worldwide impact - through the ministries it houses and the people it hosts.”

Athletes in Action, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, works with athletes and coaches to use the unique platform of sport to help people around the world with questions of faith.  For more information about Athletes in Action, visit AthletesinAction.org.

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