Montreat College Conference Reception
All campus ministry leaders and chaplains are invited to join us at our annual Montreat College Conference Reception on January 3rd@3:30 pm in the Assembly Inn Lobby (by the Christmas tree)! Let us know your t-shirt size by December 10th so we can make sure to have...
UKirk News & Events, December 7th, 2023
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! The UKirk National Board extends our warmest greetings to you and yours this holiday season. It has been an exciting and hopeful year across the UKirk National network. We have seen growth, connection, and...
UKirk Longest Night Service Tuesday, December 19th@4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific
UKirk will be hosting a virtual Longest Night service on Tuesday, December 19th, at 4 pm Eastern/1 pm Pacific. Led by Rev. Rachel Hebert (Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA), and Rev. Nathan Wheeler (Youth and Young Adults with the Cumberland Presbyterian...
UKirk E-News & Events
UKirk is thrilled to announce the news that because of the incredible generosity of a donor and the additional financial pledges of the UKirk board, we are able to match all donations given by December 31st dollar for dollar up to $12,500! The money we raise will go...
UKirk’s 2023 Matching Gift Challenge
What you are doing is much more than a service that supplies God’s people with what they need. It is something that will make many others offer thanks to God! 2 Corinthians 9:12 The impact UKirk network ministries are having in the lives of thousands of students...
Happy Thanksgiving from UKirk!
Paul writes to the church at Philippi, "I’m thankful for all of you every time I pray, and it’s always a prayer full of joy." (Philippians 1:4, CEB) I can think of no more fitting sentiment to share with all of you. Thank you for all you do! With abundant gratitude,...
Longest Night Service, Tuesday, December 19th@4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific
It is heartbreaking to receive a text or call from one of our UKirk ministers like one I received last week, “We had a student die by suicide yesterday. Please pray for our community and for me as I grieve the death of this beautiful young person and accompany the...
Save the Date for the 2024 UKirk National Gathering!
We are excited to share that Rev. Bruce Reyes Chow will be our keynote speaker for the 2024 UKirk National Gathering, "Good God, Y'all!" June 11-14, 2024, at Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a sought-after speaker and writer on...
Words for Waiting UKirk Advent Devotional
As we prepare to celebrate the Advent season, Rev. Allison Wehrung shares a glimpse into this year's theme for UKirk's Words for Waiting, a series of daily devotions for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. As we prepared for this devotional, I kept coming back to the...
I Give Thanks for You!
Have you had a version of this conversation: a junior or senior student at your university finds your worship service and bible study, and says their version of "I wish I would have found out about your ministry earlier in college because I've been wanting to find a...
Opportunities for Campus Ministers & Students!
There are a variety of upcoming opportunities for you and your students! NEXT Church Preaching for Change Cohort applications are live! Gather a group of fellow campus ministers to create a cohort and apply by January 7th. Job Openings Campus Minister at North...
Montreat College Conference, January 2-5, 2024
Have you signed your group up for the 2024 College Conference, January 2-5, 2024, in Montreat, North Carolina? Rates & Registration The theme this year is Necessary Risks. Life is not linear or some game of dominoes. It’s full – in all the ways! Risks are at every...
2023 Advent Devotional
UKirk is excited to offer the seventh annual edition of Words for Waiting: Daily Devotions for Advent and Christmas. Provided in partnership with the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Christian Formation, this free resource includes daily Scripture readings,...
Resources to Support Interfaith Dialogue
Joey Haynes, former chaplain at Queens College, is now with Interfaith America (formerly IFYC) and has shared a resource to help guide campus ministers and chaplains. You can download Resources for a Time of Conflict, go to the Interfaith America website, and look...
UKirk News & Events
In a few weeks, we are excited to announce that our UKirk App will be fully functional and ready for primetime! But if you, like me, don't like waiting (and can be patient while we work out some bugs), our UKirk Daily prayer portion of our website and app is up and...
Gift Card Giveaway WINNERS
I'm excited to announce the winners of our gift card giveaway! Rev. Becca Seely from LaMP in NYC was chosen out of the 35 who logged on and updated their ministry information. In addition to serving as LaMP's co-pastor, Becca serves as pastor of PRiSM Student Ministry...
UKirk News
Last week, I referenced the powerful words of 1 Corinthians 12:26, and am deeply aware how much more profound the invitation to "suffer with all who suffer" means after watching the unfolding violence of the war between Hamas and Israel. What does it mean to suffer...
UKirk E-News, October 5, 2023
One of my favorite scripture passages is 1 Corinthians 12:26, "If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it." (NRSV) I was reminded of the power of this passage during our First Monday Conversation with...
UKirk E-News & Events
Friends, Have you ever been to Stony Point Conference Center in Stony Point, NY? I've been here this week working with UKirk board members, leaders, and our Presbyterian Mission Agency Christian Formation Collective partners across the PC(USA). Among the five...
Young Adult Advocacy Conference, Louisville, KY, October 20-22, 2023
The Washington Office of Public Witness and Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations are having a young adult advocacy conference for college students, seminarians and young adults on October 20-22, 2023. The cost is free for all participants and is open to young...
Drawing for $100 Gift Card will be on October 15th!
Friends, Do you know we have an online resource community where you can share ideas and info with other network ministers when you use your username and login? Using the same username and login information you received from UKirk ([email protected]) that allows you to...
UKirk News & Events
Friends, "What would be missing on your campus - and in the lives of the students you work with - if your ministry did not exist?" This is a question that I was asked more broadly about the UKirk Network as a whole....what would be missing if UKirk Network ministries...
UKirk E-News
Friends, The UKirk Collegiate Ministries Board has been hard at work on a Strategic Plan for the last 9 months, and we are excited to share the vision God has provided for the UKirk Network to continue to grow and flourish now and into the future. In the past week,...
UKirk E-News & Opportunities
Last week I received a text from my oldest son who is a college sophomore. "Have you seen the news? There has been a shooting at UNC Chapel Hill." I told him, "No, I hadn't heard" as I raced to the internet to find out details. "Doesn't UKirk have a ministry there?"...
PC(USA) Christian Formation Fall Cohort Registration is Open!
These Fall cohorts have been developed in partnership with organizations that are part of the Christian Formation Collective (APCE, PYWA, UKirk and POAMN) as well as other ministry areas within the Presbyterian Mission Agency. There are a variety of cohort options for...
Why Presbyterians Are Like That Bible Study Resource
One of the special things about each UKirk Network Ministry is that, in some way, each of them are connected to the Presbyterian Church(USA). Sometimes that means the ministry is ecumenical (or supported by 2 or more Christian denomination), and one of the partners is...
August 17, 2023 UKirk News & Events
It has been amazing to see all the IG pictures and posts y'all have been sharing of the hundreds of activities you are planning to welcome new and returning students to their spiritual "home away from home" in the coming weeks. These days are filled to the brim with...
Advent 2023 Call for Contributors – Deadline September 18
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 free resource will once again be available as a...
UKirk News & Events
Friends, My son, who is a college sophomore, has been an orientation leader this summer at his small, liberal arts university. Entering students were required to stay overnight on campus on campus this year for summer orientation, and I have loved hearing stories...
UKirk News
Friends, I'm on study leave this week, working on my final D.Min. project proposal that was inspired in part by Rev. Will Norman (PSCUGA) and his sermon series on evangelism that he mentions in the lesson he wrote for our new 4-lesson study,"Promise and Possibility:...
We Need Your Assistance for our New App
We are preparing to launch a new UKirk App, and we need help from Campus Ministers, Students and Volunteers in 2 ways: 1. We are re-launching our UKIRK DAILY ministry, which is includes the daily lectionary readings and a short prayer written by those connected to a...
New Young Adult Bible Study by The Presbyterian Outlook
Young adults have questions — “Who is the devil?” “What are spiritual practices?” “Who are the badass women of the Bible?” and more. Fresh Outlook Bible Studies introduces each question, examines it from various perspectives, and finally asks, “So what?” Each...
New Study Available!
We are pleased to share that the Presbyterian Mission Agency Office of Christian Formation has partnered with UKirk to offer a new, 4-lesson study called "Promise and Possibility: The Movement of the Spirit through Generation Z." Written by Lorenzo A. Watson (Interim...
2023 College & Young Adult Sunday Worship Resources
Each year on the first Sunday of August, the PC(USA) celebrates College & Young Adult Sunday. UKirk is proud to partner again with the PMA Office of Christian Formation to bring you this year’s resource to use August 6th. Written by Natarsha P. Sanders and Rev....
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...