This coming year, as universities and campus ministries begin, amidst unprecedented changes within university education and campuses, we need your help as we seek to connect with students. We do not receive student contact information from our campuses, so we need local churches and families to send us incoming student contact information. Students are meeting new challenges and the need for a faith community and connection among our students is ever-present.
In the United Methodist Church, we believe in the spirit of the connection and the continued care of our young adults so much, that it was written into our Book of Discipline as part of our Charge Conference duties to “receive a report on the names and addresses of college students to send to the United Methodist campus ministers and chaplains,” para 247.16. We need your help! Please visit our on-line form to submit student names and contact info along with the campus they will be attending. We will send the contact information to the campus ministry or congregation closest to their campus. If you wish, you may also request and submit a paper form to be mailed to the conference office c/o Kevin Witt, 303 Mulberry Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. kwitt@susumc.org
Receiving a personal invitation from Campus Ministry will encourage your college student(s) to begin their new life chapter in discipleship and fellowship. In addition, your student(s) will have opportunities to meet campus ministers, along with others who can become friends and community for them. Thank you for your help connecting campus ministries and students for the coming year!
In our conference, you will find the presence of United Methodist ministries and ministers at eight different university campuses; all of whom are engaging with students, serving their communities, and modeling lives of faith & love in their unique settings. These campus ministries & ministers serve to guide and walk alongside students during this unique time in their lives, providing opportunities for community, conversation, and faith formation.
Let us introduce you to some of our campus ministers:
Sarah Voigt - Director
United Campus Ministry is an ecumenical student organization at PCT. Area pastors facilitate weekly Bible Studies for students and faculty on campus. We distribute free coffee, baked goods, and daily devotions at Jesus and Java. Our prayer group gathers to lift up campus and community joys and concerns. Join us. There is a seat for you at our table. Come and be fed.
Rev. Jill Young & 