Campus Ministry

Campus Ministry seeks to provide a safe and stimulating place for students, staff, and faculty at Indiana Tech to explore their spirituality, investigate the possibility of a relationship with God, and to nurture and nourish that relationship if one is established. We also seek to encourage the growth of community on campus among those who participate in our activities.

As a ministry to students, we offer Bible studies, special recreational and social events, opportunities to become involved in local and national service projects, ecumenical worship services on campus, special seminars, concerts on campus, a weekly electronic devotional distributed at no expense over the Internet, an annual spring break work trip, and one-on-one mentoring and discipleship opportunities. We constantly seek to provide programs and opportunities that are both helpful and hope-filled to all facets of the campus community. It is our desire to remind the academic community on an ongoing basis that the secular and the sacred, reason and faith, must be held in balance in any honest intellectual search.

The Campus Minister at Indiana Tech, Ben Gates, has been active in ministry for over twenty years. He has rich experience working with college-age youth in both church and campus settings. His counseling training included a student chaplaincy at Parkview Memorial Hospital here in Fort Wayne. He has taught history courses at a number of local colleges and universities, including Indiana Tech. Ben's main focus is to encourage students to investigate the claims of Jesus Christ and to introduce them to a real and vital relationship with Him as Savior and Lord. He wants to see students experience the power and the reality of the love of God while providing a safe environment to doubt, ask questions and even struggle with God. Ben and his wife Janet have two sons, Alex and Benjamin.

In order to contact Ben Gates, call 422-5561, ext. 2515.

Also serving as a Campus Minister at Indiana Tech, Sister Jacinta Krecek, OSF is available to all of the campus community and particularly for the Catholic students. Serving within the Office of Campus/Young Adult Ministry of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, she is able to connect students with local parishes for worship as well as to spiritual, social, and service opportunities sponsored by the diocese.

To contact Sr. Jacinta, call 260-414-9943; jkrecek@indianatech.edu www.diocesefwsb.org/CYAM

CAMPUS MINISTRY MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of Greater Fort Wayne Campus Ministry is to help college-age young people take a deep and honest look at the spiritual side of life. We hope to provide a safe environment for each student to develop a personal relationship with God and to enjoy the fellowship of community.

GREATER FORT WAYNE CAMPUS MINISTRY

"Becoming Real with God, Ourselves and Others"

CAMPUS MINISTRY CORE VALUES

Giving our lives and resources to serve the poor and the suffering. Relaxing, hanging out and having fun with each other while building community in the process. Accepting others by respecting where they are spiritually and being real ourselves in return. Creating an environment in which young people can meet Jesus Christ and find a local church just right for them. Experiencing God and building a relationship with Him that will overflow into serving others.

CAMPUS MINISTRY OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday 9 a.m.-Noon
Wedneday 1-2:30 p.m.
Thursday 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Friday Noon-2 p.m.
Or by appointment

MORE INFORMATION

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