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 | Mar 31, 2020 | A big God, campus minister, coronavirus, Lent, Lenten Season, love, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Social Media, Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Virtual Ministry
Like most of you, I have spent the past week deep in zoom and facetime calls, working with my peers to figure out a way forward, a way to navigate this unprecedented and uncertain time. We are all navigating these unsteady and shaky steps, doing the best we can with...
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...
by admin | Mar 1, 2019 | campus minister, Hate speech, LGBTQ, love, Love everyone, Millennials, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), racism, safe space, Social Media, Twitter, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” I used to say these words, as I’m sure others have or have even repeated to children, when words were weaponized to do harm. It’s a catchy phrase, but it’s simply not true. Words can hurt and more,...
by admin | Sep 28, 2018 | All Are Welcome, Facebook, Instagram, Millennials, News, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, Social Media, Social Media Platforms, Twitter, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, UPerk, UPerk Coffee, UTK
UKirk UTK has one of the most far-reaching Instagram pages in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is a primary means of communication used to tell the many stories of life and ministry to our followers. We believe that if we are doing something well, it’s important to...
