College Ministry

No matter who you are, who you love or where you're from, you are always welcome here — a home away from home.

Welcome to UCC College, where we seek to live the good news of Jesus Christ with open minds and loving hearts. For us, that means we do our best to embody the following priorities:

Diversity & Inclusion
Whoever you are and whoever you love, you are welcome.

Curiosity & Contemplation
We are comfortable with hard questions and uncomfortable with easy answers.

Sacredness & Service
All people are the beloved image of God and of sacred worth.

Relationships & Vulnerability
We are made for authentic community with other divine image bearers.

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This Spring (2023), here are some of the ways we are trying to live our priorities out…

Crowded Table

Dates & Times are internally shared.

Crowded Table is a once-a-month dinner gathering for LGBTQ+ college students. Here, we exchange our diverse stories and make every effort to support one another. This group takes seriously the privacy of those who attend, so the date, time, and location of the gathering is provided upon a get-to-know-you phone conversation with our Minister to Students (Alison Fitzgerald) and/ or Director of College (Austin Schmidt).

Interested in coming? Reach out via email to Austin Schmidt at [email protected] or Alison Fitzgerald at [email protected]

Grow

Every Wednesday | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | UCC College Lounge

Introducing our newest program just for college students – Grow! Come join us for small group conversation to share in community, read scripture, talk about God, & learn from each other.

Lunch Bunch

Wednesdays | 11:30am – 1:30pm

Every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m, UCC provides a free lunch for college students in the College Lounge, easily accessed from “College Corner” (Cantey & Rogers). Come and join us for free fuel for your day and to connect with other college students and even some folks from UCC! If your Sunday School class, family, or ministry group would like to provide a meal or financial assistance for a meal, email Alison Fitzgerald at [email protected]

Share a Meal

Centered

Sundays | 7:30 pm | UCC Chapel

Our college worship service is a collaboration with TCU Disciples on Campus. This service is a great way to relax and recenter for your week ahead.

Young Adult Sunday School

Sundays | 11 AM | Room 150

Come hang with us in Room 150 after the Ten:10 service (11 am) to get to know other college students or 20-somethings, talk about the worship service, and have fun together. This Sunday School class was created with you in mind. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday mornings at UCC!

Walk and Talk

Want to grab coffee and walk-and-talk with our college director, Lauren? She’s here to listen, journey alongside you, and, if you want, pray with you. Have questions? Want to connect? Email Austin at [email protected] or Alison at [email protected] And, if you don’t want to walk, they’re okay with sitting too!

Walk and Talk

Meet the Director of College Ministry

Austin Schmidt

Director of College Ministry

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