Episcopal Campus Ministry at Eastern Michigan University

EPISCOPAL CAMPUS MINISTRY

AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

September 2003 marked the official registration date of the Episcopal Campus Ministry at Eastern Michigan University. As a registered student organization along with advertising in local campus publications, sponsorship of on-campus events and intentional outreach to the students, faculty and staff of EMU, the focus of the first phase of development was to get to know the campus community. As a commuter campus EMU is unique mission territory to get young people back to church, back to their home parish.

As a parish-based campus ministry housed and funded by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Ypsilanti we try to maintain an on-campus presence that will spiritually engage the commuter student during the week so that they will actively maintain or renew their membership with their home Episcopal parish. This is done in part by attending campus student/faculty events and serving on university boards and panels. We donate regularly to the student food pantry, and for a third year successfully assisted the pantry in seeking funding from the Diocesan Ministry’s Grant. We continue to offer meeting space for various student groups who want to meet off campus.

Our 2022-23 goals are to continue our food pantry participation and our Sunday worship outreach for the students along with specific liturgical and educational programming for this diverse commuter community; and to make our building more available as a resource for off-campus meetings.

Information regarding the EMU Campus Ministry program can be received by contacting: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (734)483-4253; or email/web - www.stlukesypsi.org