by admin | Dec 4, 2020 | All Are Welcome, Alumni, chosen family, Fundraising, giving, hope, love, Love everyone, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, safe space, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
“Seminary Light”—the title intrigued me when I heard that it was a weekly class at UKirk. A lifelong Presbyterian and retired English professor, I was first enticed by the opportunity to combine my love of learning and my interest in theology. I had known...
by admin | Dec 2, 2020 | Advent, Alumni, chosen family, Fundraising, giving, hope, love, Love everyone, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Worship
A year and a half ago, I was celebrating the beginning of Advent in the UKirk basement in the traditional manner – ugly sweaters, smores on the fire, and endless Christmas cookies. Now, eighteen months later, I find myself in almost an entirely different life, working...
by admin | Nov 28, 2020 | Advent, Advent Devo, All Are Welcome, coronavirus, Covid 19, Current Events, Devotional, hope, love, PC(USA), Prayer, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), sabbath, Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Virtual Ministry
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 Hope. I’m not sure about you but the word hope and I have had quite the complicated relationship this year. I find myself...
by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | All Are Welcome, Bible Study, Church involvement, coronavirus, Hospitality, Missions, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UPerk, UTK, Worship
As the Presbyterian Church closest to the UTK campus, we at 2nd Presbyterian Church often have the chance to welcome college students into the worship and fellowship life of our community of faith. (At least, we did before Covid!) There are usually two kinds of...
by admin | Apr 22, 2020 | All Are Welcome, coronavirus, Earth Day, Events, garden, love, Missions, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, student blogger, ugrow, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Virtual Ministry, Wilderness
One of my all time favorite hymns is “In the Garden,” and I often find myself humming the tune as I work in the UGrow garden at UKirk. The song opens with the line “I come to the garden alone,” and as I hummed that verse while gardening last week I couldn’t help...
by admin | Apr 14, 2020 | coronavirus, Current Events, Events, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), student blogger, study abroad, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
On Friday February 28th, I was sitting on the bed in a tiny Paris AirBnb, daydreaming out the sixth-story slanted window, when my friend interrupted my thoughts: “They’re getting sent home.” They were our friends studying abroad in Rome, Italy, and this led to a...
