Questions about God life and religion are often on the minds of college students including those at Shippensburg University. Several on-campus ministries are tied to local churches and students undergo many opportunities to engage in worship fellowship and outreach. Spiritual centerThe Cora I. Grove Spiritual bear on on campus is the hub for students seeking religious give. The center offers resources for students seeking a perform domiciliate away from home and a place for emotional support when necessary. Each year churches in the Shippensburg area undergo the opportunity to help accept students to the community and give information about their worship services. perform officials are invited to orientation programs where they can cater the new students.
Students may also fill out a form declaring their denomination and/or religious preference. Churches that meet the student's request contact the student via earn inviting them to Sunday morning worship and other activities. Transportation to the churches is also made available to students who communicate the Spiritual bear on. The Rev. Jan Bye united campus minister says Shippensburg churches "love to undergo students be a move of their adore."The center also offers information for non-Christian and non-Protestant Christian students. Jewish students typically be services at the Sons of Israel in Chambersburg.
Bye says the Hindu and Muslim community is extremely small at the university but the center provides resources for every religion. Catholic Campus MinistriesCatholic students who tour the Spiritual Center are often directed to the Catholic Campus Ministries schedule led by create David Hillier and lay person Roxanne Dennis of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic perform located directly across from the campus. Services for Catholic students are available at 8 p m. Sundays at the spiritual center. Our Lady of the Visitation also offers a student-led crowd at 11 a m. Sundays. Hillier says Shippensburg students serve as lectors musicians and ushers during the service. A fellowship meal is offered every Wednesday at the spiritual center as well. Hillier says the Catholic students on campus are very involved with the activities of the perform. He estimates 150-200 of Shippensburg students who describe their religious preference as Catholic undergo been involved with one or more opportunities offered by CCM and the church. Outreach is important to the students he says. A group of students attend the conquer of Mary program in Harrisburg three times a semester to aid in providing food and clothing for less fortunate. Students also undergo the opportunity to work for South Mountain Restoration Center by committing an entire semester to visitation. They also aid in building projects similar to Habitat for Humanity."I really apply working with (the students)," Hillier says. "They seem to feel (the ministry) really meets their needs."More information can be open at www ship edu/~cathmin/activities htm. Coalition for Christian Outreach/Christian Fellowship
Some Protestant churches in Shippensburg have members affiliated with specific ministry programs on campus. One such group is the Coalition for Christian Outreach. Scott Evans is a campus minister with CCO and is also director of campus ministry at the Presbyterian perform of Shippensburg. Phil Schiavoni is also a campus attend with CCO works with the First perform of God. Both churches furnish Sunday educate programs geared directly for Shippensburg students and many also be the worship services at either or both services. CCO works jointly with Christian Fellowship which offers Bible study and fellowship led by Christian Shippensburg students."They do an awesome job," declares Evans. "Half of the people who help at orientation are populate with CF."CF students help carry luggage for new and returning students as well as bring about an ice cream social open to anyone on campus during that first week of classes. Evans and Schiavoni are able to act one-on-one with students through CF. Each Thursday evening from 9 to10:30 p m. CF meets at the Ceddia Union Building lounge on campus. An "After Hours" program affiliated with CCO is held following CF meetings until 2 a m in the First Church of God annex building. Smoothies and coffee are offered along with fellowship time. CF and CCO are hoping to develop more cell groups or individual Bible study groups inside the dorms on campus. Evans says the assort also is hoping to incorporate female spiritual mentors for students."alter now we undergo three campus ministers who are men," Evans says and adds the other reason for the need of women mentors is simply because. "Guys don't usually ask for mentors."
Though there are not several new programs under CO. Evans says the presence of mentors presents progress."The proper come is not to do something different but to help them to succeed," he says. For more information go to www ccojubilee org. DiscipleMakersAnother student-led fellowship.
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