Campus Ministries
Contact Campus Ministries
Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Campus Ministries Guy Chmieleski
316-295-5844 guy_chmieleski@friends.edu
Director of Campus Ministries Michael Jaderston
316-295-5488 michael_jaderston@friends.edu
Campus Ministries Coordinator Miranda Shackelford
316-295-5746 miranda_shackelford@friends.edu
At Campus Ministries, our mission is to build community and growth within Friends University by leading and encouraging students to live transformed lives in the grace of God.
As a student who chooses to be involved in Campus Ministries, we encourage you to re-imagine your faith in the context of your college experience. This means identifying some of your core narratives, learning how to tell your story and considering who you are becoming. We provide an environment for you to lean into God’s love and goodness, and grow into the person you want to be as a follower of Jesus.
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Campus Ministries Activities & Community
As a student who chooses to be involved in Campus Ministries, we encourage you to re-imagine your faith in the context of your college experience. This means identifying some of your core narratives, learning how to tell your story and considering who you are becoming. We provide an environment for you to lean into God’s love and goodness, and grow into the person you want to be as a follower of Jesus.
Devotional Guides
Campus Ministries provides the Friends University community with devotional guides for Advent and Lent. View the Advent 2022 devotional.
Chapel
Chapel is a time for the community to gather for worship, prayer and to explore what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, friends of the University and the Wichita community are invited to join us on Thursdays from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in the Alumni Auditorium of the Davis Administration Building.
Bible Studies
Reconnect with the Bible and learn how to see the world as God sees it. Contact the Campus Ministries office for study dates and times.
Local Service Projects
Engage the local community through service. Campus Ministries partners with organizations such as Bread of Life for food distribution and ICTSOS, an organization that works to end domestic sex trafficking in Wichita. Announcements for ongoing opportunities for community engagement projects can be found in the Campus Ministries Lounge and on Campus Ministries’ social media sites.
Immersion Trips
Go with Campus Ministries on an immersion trip and work with non-profits and churches around the country and around the world. Immersion Trips are an opportunity to partner with others in service, learn about national and global issues, and see the ways that God’s kingdom is moving around the world.
Retreats
Campus Ministries takes students on retreats. These retreats are an opportunity to join with other students in rest and recreation, to have to connect with God, and to learn and engage in spiritual practices and disciplines.
Wichita Area Churches
We’ve compiled a list of Wichita area churches to help students find a church.
Individual Pastoral Care and Spiritual Direction
Our full-time staff provide a safe and supportive environment to help you navigate life. Regardless of where you are on your faith journey, our doors are always open to you. Male and female staff are available to meet with you, listen to you, pray with you, and help you sense what God is doing in your life. Our staff are confidential, and will not disclose anything you say without your permission.
Prayer
Have a prayer request? Our Campus Ministries staff is committed to praying for the needs of the campus, and invite you to share your requests with us by emailing prayerrequest@friends.edu.