Presbyterian News Service
One of the things the Rev. Gini Norris-Lane has come to know at a deeper level in the last month is the importance and power of community.
According to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, “Mental Health & COVID-19,” one in four people aged 18-24 has seriously considered death by suicide in the last 30 days.
The eventual idea to provide Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations with a video worship service for use after Easter this year came to the Rev. Katie Barrett Todd in the playroom of her house, which is just above the garage.
When Jesse Hernandez arrived at Texas State University four years ago, he and a friend began looking for campus ministries.
There are innumerable differences between Morrison Presbyterian Church and UKirk WCU, but one overriding similarity is the sense of loss due to the pandemic.
Leadership Lab Summer Series Schedule
Tuesdays at 2:30pm EDT What Campus Ministers Need to Know About... Non-profit Management Join the Zoom room here (same one every week!). June 1 | What’s Next? Envisioning the Year and Budget Ahead (Justin Forbes, [email protected] University & The Focus Group) June...
Worship Resource for College and Young Adult Sunday, August 8, 2021
God is With Us In Every Season (click here to see and download the resource) is a marvelous resource that includes prayers and liturgy, song selections, sermon background material and illustrations, and a commissioning service that can be used on August 8th, 2021, to...
Refer a Student: Social Media Marketing Campaign for Presbyteries and Congregations
We all have learned this past 15 months that having a support system around you is key to navigating all the ups and downs of life. UKirk-connected ministries on college campuses around the country are communities of faith that can provide that kind of support for...
Leadership Lab Kicks Off with a Mini-Retreat Tuesday, May 25th!
UKirk National's Program Ministry Team is excited to introduce our Leadership Lab summer series of Zoom conversations, beginning with a focus on non-profit management and moving into conversations about ministering to and with college students after (or near the end...
Words for Waiting: Daily Devotions for Advent and Christmas (2020)
In partnership with the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Christian Formation, the UKirk Collegiate Ministries Association is proud to offer another year of Words for Waiting: Daily Devotions for Advent and Christmas. This year’s devotional begins with the first...
Take the #UKirkVotes Pledge
At this critical moment in our nation's history, and as citizens of both God’s Kin-dom and the United States, we are called again as a people of faith to vote our values as an act of prayer, and thereby play a valuable role in forming a more perfect union for the...
Voting Resources & Curriculum
Voter Registration & Education Information on voter registration in each state, local election information, and ways to get involved. • NonprofitVOTE • Vote.org • Vote411 • glaad.org * Creating Your Own Public Service Announcement PC(USA) Discussion...
Words for Waiting 2020: Call for Contributors
UKirk Collegiate Ministries is excited to bring you another year of Words for Waiting: Daily Devotions for Advent & Christmas. In partnership with the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Christian Formation, this resource will again be available as a printable...
Pivot Grant Applications Are Still Open
Last Spring semester was full of pivots, and the UKirk Board knows the 2020-2021 school year will hold many more. With that in mind, and due to generous support of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the UKirk Pivot Grant is being offered. These $500 grants are meant to...
UKirk Network Coronavirus Guidelines
The UKirk National Board is keenly aware that as colleges and universities begin this Fall, our network ministries are working to embody their love of God and neighbor by slowing the spread of COVID-19. At UKirk, living out our faith calls us to love our neighbors....