{ CAMPUS NEWS } “SWEET TO WORSHIP” GU’s Pursuit ministry team typically leads worship and engages youth at seven or eight camping venues each summer. Tour Manager Nathan Kriebel ’16 finalized Pursuit’s summer 2020 itinerary months before COVID-19 forced camp closures. “It was a major disappointment,” said Kriebel of the cancellations that poured in. Only one camp— Phantom Ranch Bible Camp, a longtime host and friend to GU Pursuit teams—stayed open. The camp implemented an altered format that accommodated social distancing. “We were glad for the opportunity to share the gospel,” said Kriebel afterward. “It was so sweet to worship and serve together and to just be around people; it felt like another world where COVID didn’t exist.” Delivering the gospel remains central to Pursuit’s participation in camps. “[We] give high school students language to respond to God through encounters in worship music,” said Kriebel. Contact Nathan Kriebel to learn more about securing Pursuit for your event: nathan.kriebel@greenville.edu.
GU INSTALLS SOLAR PANELS Eight buildings on GU’s campus now draw power from solar panels. Workers recently installed 1300 panels in total, an installation made possible by a renewable energy program offered by the State of Illinois. GU acquired the panel system at no up-front cost and will use the energy savings over six years to pay for it. GU anticipates saving $70-80k each year, or 75 percent of its annual 939-megawatt power needs. Department Chair of Biology and Chemistry Eric Nord relates the commitment to solar power to GU’s mission as a Christ-centered institution. “We believe that the human vocation is to be bearers of God’s image to all creation,” he says, which means caring for the earth. “Installing these solar panels is one small step in the direction of putting this belief into action.”
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