Praying - Caring - Thinking - Daring - in the Name of Jesus

The Lutheran Ministry at the University of Delaware is:

THE LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY

The Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Delaware is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America with financial support from the ELCA, from the Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA; and from ELCA and LC-MS congregations of New Castle County, Delaware.

The Pastor of the Lutheran Campus Ministry is the Rev. Dr. Bruce Allen Heggen. Pastor Bruce is a native of Minnesota, has lived in Germany, Colorado, Quebec, and New England, and has studied at Concordia College (Moorhead, MN), Luther Seminary, and McGill University. He’s here to talk with you, listen to you, pray with you, and enjoy your company as often as possible and at any time. 

Try to find Pastor Bruce in his office between 10:00 and 11:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday or call for an appointment: 368-3078; or e-mail him at heggen@udel.edu.

• Life together in Community
  A group of people gathering
  • For meals (not dining hall food!)
  • For fun!
  • For support and conversation (we like each other)
  • For retreats with students from other colleges and universities
  • For two, or three, or four students to covenant to live together in the Bonhoeffer House of Studies
    
• Bible Study
  • Searching scripture together to discover God's presence and will in the world.
  • Grappling with the knotty questions concerning Christian faith, God, and life together as God's people in the world.
    
• Seeking
  • Talking honestly with each other about God, about Jesus, and about Christian faith and life
    
• Spiritual Conservation
  • Talking with a pastor concerning life's "rubs" and joys. Where does God fit into the picture?
    
• Service
  • Living out faith in love by actively caring for the campus, for the community, for the earth and all creatures who live on it
    
• Worship and Praise
  • Gathering with other Christians for prayer, praise, and celebration on Sunday morning, and at Paul's chapel each Tuesday evening

• Worship
  • Students gather to worship each Tuesday evening.
    
• Community
  • We gather each Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. for a home-cooked meal, and occasionally for other events.
    
• Meditation and Prayer
  • The chapel is open daily for a quiet place for prayer.
    
• Study
  • Spread books and papers out on a table in the Common Room; read in a comfortable chair; stretch out on a sofa

• A large congregation with people of all ages.
• Rides are available every week (from several pick-up points).
• Participate in worship leadership and life in the congregation:
  • As reader or assisting minister
  • Sing in the choir
  • Teach Sunday School
    
• St. Paul's website 

• includes the Pastor's Office
• named for German Lutheran pastor and teacher, Dietrich Bonheoffer, hanged by Nazis in 1945 for his Christ-centered resistance to Hitler's Third Reich.
• a residence in which up to four University of Delaware students live together as a community of study and service.

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