Presbyterian Mission Agency UKirk collegiate ministries Archives

Preparing for College and Young Adult Sunday on Aug. 4

Posted July 31st, 2024

As summer comes to an end and schools resume, young adults transition again between communities of formation — the homes and churches that raised them and the universities and vocational programs that promise to continue their growth.

‘Good God, y’all!’ becomes a rallying cry for PC(USA) campus ministers

Posted June 17th, 2024

“Good God, y’all!” is not just a figure of speech, a lyric from a pacifist anthem or a cry of disbelief; it was also the theme of a conference held at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center last week.

UKirk debuts new four-session study and liturgy for those exploring ministry with Gen Z

Posted July 25th, 2023

For the third year, UKirk Collegiate Ministries is providing a liturgy that can be used on College and Young Adult Sunday, Aug. 6.

Worship resource designed to aid churches celebrating College and Young Adult Sunday

Posted August 2nd, 2022

UKirk Collegiate Ministries and the Office of Christian Formation in the Presbyterian Mission Agency have developed a worship resource for use this Sunday, Aug. 7, which is College and Young Adult Sunday. Download the resource here.

Young adults impress leaders at 2022 College Conference at Montreat

Posted January 6th, 2022

Following the just-completed 2022 College Conference at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, Anisha Hackney said she learned as much, if not more, than the young adults attending her “Minding the Gap: Living and Working with Different Cultures” workshop.

‘You don’t have to do it alone’

Posted August 5th, 2021

When Jasmine Evans reads Scripture, she often imagines what the people who are not heard from in the story are thinking and feeling.

‘God is with Us in Every Season’

Posted July 21st, 2021

“God Is with Us in Every Season,” a new resource from UKirk Collegiate Ministries, is now available for congregations to help them celebrate College & Young Adult Sunday in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Sunday, August 8.

What prevents your organization from being antiracist?

Posted April 28th, 2021

As the digital national “101 Racism & Organizing Training” event for UKirk Collegiate Ministries began, Shaniya Auxier admits she was “a little bit hesitant.”

‘What is the church to do?’

Posted February 9th, 2021

According to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, “Mental Health & COVID-19,” one in four people aged 18-24 has seriously considered death by suicide in the last 30 days.

What prevents your organization from being antiracist?

Posted October 5th, 2020

As the digital national “101 Racism & Organizing Training” event for UKirk Collegiate Ministries began last week, Shaniya Auxier admits she was “a little bit hesitant.”