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The United Church Campus Ministry at the University of Victoria

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Campus Ministry is an outreach ministry of the Victoria Presbytery to students, staff and faculty at the University of Victoria.  The focus of the ministry is on supporting students in their faith development and to bring the prophetic and humanizing light of the gospel of Jesus Christ to bear on their learning and contributions to the wider community.
The Campus Ministry at UVic gives opportunity for the campus community to: 

Practice spirituality daily:
Meditation – group meets twice a week           
Prayer in the style of Taizé - monthly    
Labyrinth prayer and contemplation  - during Orientation and exams
Sacred Path Workshops – throughout the term

Learn faith intellectually:      
Jesus Discussion Circles – small group learning circles  
Sustainability Discussion Circles – ecological awareness training
Sessions in Spirituality – presentations on faith and action          
Interfaith Dialogue and Experience 

Community with others:   
Kairos United Church Student Association       
Student Christian Movement    
Student Retreats          
Spiritual Mentoring and Pastoral Care 

Service putting faith into action
Student Activism
Volunteerism with local and international faith-based agencies and initiatives

The United Church is one of the founding members of the Interfaith Chaplaincy at the University of Victoria and has been a leading member of the Chaplaincy since 1973.  The current chaplain, Henri Lock, has been the United Church Campus Minister at UVic since 1992.  To contact Henri Lock, e-mail hlock@uvic.ca or phone (250) 472-4159

Oversight of the Campus Ministry is provided by the United Church Campus Ministry Board:

Rev. Dale Perkins (Chair) dperkins@islandnet.com; 592-5487)
Dr. Ron Skelton
Dr. Stephen Tyler
Dr. Shanti Persaud
Rev. Mark Green
Lynn Crawshaw
Trevor Smith
Dean Goard
Christine Coles
Glenys Verhulst

Campus Ministry is funded through Mission Support, B.C. Conference, Victoria Presbytery, Victoria Presbytery United Churches, Fundraisers and individual donations.