The United Church supports campus ministries at 26 universities and colleges across Canada. Listen now to University of Alberta chaplain Denise Davis-Taylor as she describes the impact of the church’s mission and service on campus.

 

Although Brittney had been at university for two years, she was not able to make friends. She came to Faith Lift Campus Ministry at the suggestion of an acquaintance. She was welcomed by another student who had dropped by for tea with the chaplain. The scholars talked about university life and discovered shared interests. Brittney began to attend Thursday dinner and discussion and found a small community where she felt at home.

 

It’s easy to get lost and feel anonymous on campus. Many students experience anxiety and even depression dealing with academic demands away from home and community. Faith Lift Campus Ministry, together with other multi-faith ministries at the U of A, provides face-to-face contact with resourceful people who welcome those who are strangers and help them to discover their inner resources.

 

Our world needs more resourceful people to engage it with hope and compassion. By getting to know people from other religions and denominations as friends and by volunteering and exploring their questions about faith and life without judgment, students find hope and learn compassion through campus ministry.

 

Campus ministry is really people who care about people. It is where strangers can pause, take a deep breath, and learn to engage the world.

 

 

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