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Campus Ministry Committee

Mission Statement

The Campus Ministry Committee of the New England Synod exists to promote Campus Ministry as a part of the Church's life by continuing to support and oversee established campus ministries, visioning and developing possibilities for new ministry, and assisting congregations in strengthening the faith and Christian action of students and academic community, and in doing so to upbuild the whole Church.

The committee typically meets twice a year and addresses issues including:

Finance - Allocating Synod Campus Ministry funds to individual ministries and programs, and ensuring that ministries are acting as responsible stewards of these funds;
Communication - Sharing the good news about campus ministry within the Synod; and
Outreach - Imagining and implementing strategies to grow and expand the work of campus ministry in New England. Such strategies may include (but are not limited to) working with Cooperating Congregations in Ministry to strengthen connections with nearby campuses; working with other Synod units that focus on mission and outreach to identify areas of collaboration; maintaining and strengthening the College Student Contact Network (which collects names of college-bound New England graduating high school seniors and forwards them to campus pastors); and seeking non-traditional sources of funding to support campus ministry.

Synod Contact

For more information or if you are interested in working with the Campus Ministry Committee to support campus ministry in New England, contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Chair

Congregations as Partners in Campus Ministry

Pastors and Lay People: Is your church near a school? To establish a formal relationship, you can be designated by the ELCA as a Cooperating Congregation in Ministry. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , ELCA Region 7 Coordinator for Ministry Leadership, for information.

Find resources for reaching out to students at http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Campus-Ministry/Campus-Ministry-Articles-and-Guides.aspx. Two resources that we recommend are:

Campus Ministry Committee