A Greater Respect for Humanity: The Shaping of a Young Mind
Who I am and how I view the world is a direct result of the things I’ve done, opportunities I’ve had, and people who I’ve stumbled across...


Bridging the language gap for Church and students
Campus ministers must be bilingual. I’m not referring to the words we use to communicate common pleasantries or to ask directions, rather...
Critical incident report: Making dinner
What? During a Friday Fun event at the Boys and Girls Club, two volunteers and I were set to make dinner. We ran into some roadblocks...


Making a space for the sacred
By Kathleen Robertson King Campus Minister More than twenty years ago, I had just completed a year of service in Peterborough, England...
The Wonky Dolphin
Kaylee is working as an Americorps volunteer at a school in Austin, Texas. She emailed UCM about the experience. This letter is reprinted...
UCM alum credits lasting impact of programs
I attended Western Michigan University where I received my B.S. in exercise science in 2009. It is also where I participated in two...


Confronting assumptions on my Washington D.C. trip
It had been nearly a decade since the last time I had stepped foot in Washington D.C. I do not recall much of my time there when I was...
Critical Incident Report
What? When we were having our “reflection time” as a group in the church, a man named TJ whose house we had been working on came to thank...