Adventist Christian Fellowship Student Union
Baptist Student Union
Campus Outreach
Campus Rock Christian Fellowship
Catholic Campus Ministry
Church of Christ Student Center
Lutheran Student Ministry
Mt. Zion AME Zion
Presbyterian Campus Ministries (By the Gate Student Ministries)
The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple
United Methodist Campus Ministry
Adventist Christian Fellowship Student Union
Campus pastor: Kevin Pires
kkpires@peoplepc.com
Student Leader: Nathanael Reese
nathanaelreese@yahoo.com
The Adventist Christian Fellowship Student Union is here to lift up Jesus. Pastor Kevin is usually on campus three mornings a week.
Baptist Student Union
Campus minister: the Rev. Wanda Kidd
828-293-9030
bsu@dnet.net
The BSU House is open daily and offers weekly worship, intramural teams, student-led Bible studies, a place to study, fellowship, dances, and spring-break and after-school mission opportunities. The union also offers a choir, community service, kitchen facilities, piano, pool table, outdoor activities, leadership opportunities, and outreach in the name of Christ.
Campus Outreach
Evan Iluzada
eiluzada@hotmail.com.
Campus Outreach Greenville is an interdenominational ministry that reaches out to the students on the WCU campus.
Campus Rock Christian Fellowship
Candace Martin
candace@campusrock.org
Campus Rock Christian Fellowship is a nondenominational Christian outreach at Western Carolina University.
Catholic Campus Ministry
The Catholic Student Center offers Sunday liturgy, retreats, dinners, prayer services, social events, and service opportunities for students who wish to develop their faith and put it into action.
Church of Christ Student Center
Campus minister: Bart Andrus
828-227-3623 or 828-293-777
The Church of Christ Student Center is an effort of the Sylva Church of Christ to reach the students of WCU with the message of Christ. Bus service to the Sylva Church of Christ and weekly fellowship activities give students an opportunity for spiritual nourishment. Sylva Church of Christ services:
Sunday Bible class 10:00 a.m.
Morning worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening worship 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible class 7:30 p.m.
Lutheran Student Ministry
828-586-2084 (office)
wcu_lutherancampusministry@yahoo.com
TheLutheran Student Ministry meets every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the Cullowhee Presbyterian Church for a meal, fellowship, worship, study, and prayer. The ministry also offers service events in the community, off-campus activities, and occasional retreats.
Mt. Zion AME Zion
Reverend Demita Wilder
828-281-0649 (home) 828-293-3710 (church)
Mt. Zion AME Zion (located next to the university) is a place where a student's faith, ministry, and love of the Lord Jesus can grow and be shared with others. Regular events and services include:
• Sunday mornings—Sunday school at 9:45, morning worship at 11
• Every third Sunday—youth and young adults take charge of morning worship
• Every fourth Sunday—free "Breaking of Bread Sunday" dinner provided after service for all attendees
• Mondays—5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. prayer at the church (We also fast from 5:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.)
Other events and activities include:
• Children's church—takes place during morning worship (The Word is given in a way children can understand.)
• Church choir—every Thursday and Saturday at
6 p.m.
• Mommie's Day Out (contact number 828-586-
6499)
Presbyterian Campus Ministries (By the Gate Student Ministries)
Minister: Samuel Hale II
smshale3@verizon.net
Presbyterian Campus Ministries enriches the spiritual climate on the WCU campus, as well as within the surrounding community.
The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple
Lianna Costantino, High Priestess
828-586-8762
liannacostantino@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 612, Dillsboro, NC 28725
The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple is a legally incorporated Pagan church that provides fellowship and worship, pastoral counseling, workshops, rituals such as handfastings (legal weddings; the church also supports gay marriage) and rites of passage, Initiation for those properly prepared and trained, volunteer/charitable/environmental activities, and mediation/advocacy in cases of religious discrimination or harassment. The Pagan Temple is for anyone who identifies as a "Pagan".
The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple sponsors the Pagan Student Association at WCU and provides their campus ministry, as well as sponsoring the Sylvan Spiralscouts, a scouting program for Pagan children. Additionally, the Pagan Temple is a Safe Zone for gay, lesbian, bi and transgendered people, and is involved in environmental and charitable activities.
United Methodist Campus Ministry
The Wesley Foundation is the United Methodist Student group at Western Carolina University, and has served students over the last 50 years by providing a nurturing community where Christians can grow in their relationship with God and with each other.