by admin | Dec 6, 2020 | Advent, All Are Welcome, coronavirus, Covid 19, Current Events, Devotional, Events, giving, hope, love, PC(USA), peace, Prayer, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Waiting
“15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the...
by admin | Oct 6, 2020 | chosen family, coronavirus, Current Events, Events, freshmen, News, PC(USA), student blogger, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Wilderness
Lessons learned being a college freshman during the pandemic: Blessings are found in even the darkest of times. Since coming to college it feels like everything I have been excited for or looked forward to has been taken away. I can’t have guests in my room or friends...
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...
by admin | Apr 3, 2020 | coronavirus, Events, Lenten Season, News, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Social Media, student blogger, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Wilderness
I’m sure we are all tired of hearing about the repercussions of COVID-19, I know I am. But I’ll say it one more time for the people in the back, these are weird times we are going through. One of the weirdest adjustments that UT students have been making is switching...
by admin | Oct 22, 2019 | campus minister, Events, love, Love everyone, Millennials, Missions, News, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, Social Media, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, University of Tennessee, UPerk, UPerk Coffee, UTK
In the late spring our campus minister resigned to take a new call. With the timing of everything we knew we would not be able to have a new campus minister in place by the time the new school year started, but we were ready for the challenge. The Board of Directors...
