by admin | Mar 24, 2020 | All Are Welcome, coronavirus, Facebook, Hospitality, Instagram, love, Love everyone, PC(USA), Prayer, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
Some of us remember the Jetsons cartoon, always wondering what the future would be like. Would we be driving flying cars, using robot vacuums, video calling friends and family, having robot maids and assistants in our home? The Jetsons was set in 2062 and yet in 2020...
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | campus minister, coronavirus, Current Events, Lent, Lenten Season, love, Love everyone, Missions, PC(USA), Prayer, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Sprituality, The Lord's Table, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Wilderness
Welcome to the wilderness. It’s fitting that we are in the season of Lent, walking with Jesus through unknown territory. No one knows what to do here, we are all anxious, uncertain, and fearful. And yet, when I think about this time, I am reminded of an article I read...
by admin | Feb 6, 2020 | All Are Welcome, beatitudes, campus minister, commumion, Love everyone, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
Blessed are the college students In brick buildings and behind computer screens Those with a trust fund and those on financial aid Those in their first year, those finishing a fifth, and all the spaces in-between For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the...
by admin | May 16, 2019 | All Are Welcome, Alumni, Fundraising, love, Love everyone, Millennials, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, Sprituality, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
The first time I stepped inside UKirk, it was the first Wednesday of my freshman year and just from that initial service, I knew I had found the place for me. Let me start off by saying that I have never been an extremely religious person. I have always questioned...
by admin | Aug 16, 2017 | Baptism, Baptism Promise Keepers, Baptismal Promises, giving, Missions, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, Sprituality, UTK
When I came to UT as a student in the 1980’s one of the first places I went was the Presbyterian Campus Ministry house. I knew nothing about the ministry, but I was proud of my Presbyterian identity, having been active in my hometown church since I was a child. I...
by admin | Aug 15, 2017 | Baptism, Baptism Promise Keepers, Baptismal Promises, giving, love, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UTK
In November 2016, I was asked to be on the board of UKirk. I didn’t hesitate and jumped on the opportunity (even though I have no ties to UTK or have college-age kids). I met Andy at the Middle School fall retreat and have been excited and intrigued by the...
