University Lutheran Chapel of Hope is relaunching in an exciting way!
With a new vision for ministry impact on the campus of South East Missouri University, Hope Lutheran Ministries is gearing up in big ways to "engage, equip, send, and celebrate" for the sake of the Gospel.
What We're Trying To Do
We strive to be a Gospel-centered student ministry for all SEMO students. Specifically, we work at:
Engaging – We draw students in, connect with them and build relationships.
Equipping – We equip students through Bible studies and other activities to be prepared to spread the gospel.
Sending – We send students into unique places to share the gospel, both on campus and wherever they go in life.
In addition to our ministry "target, we also are interested in:
Celebrating Milestones – We celebrate what God has done.
Our site will be a place of Missional Discipleship.
We will be launching an intentional, premier, disciple-making coffee house right in the heart of the university community at SEMO.
Serving incredible, espresso-based beverages, socially-conscious coffees, and tasty treats, we hope to provide the campus community with a comfortable social environment for studying, meeting, and spending time together.
As people spend time together, they connect and share. Not just about great coffee, but about the intersections of life and faith. These are the opportunities we seek to engage.
Hope Lutheran Ministries seeks to encourage students in faith through relational discipleship, small group bible studies, community service, and intentional leadership training and experiences.
Strategic Partnerships through local congregations bring important connections and support for ministry.
We will utilize the basement of the center as the hub for an intentional discipleship, focused on Bible study and missional training.
We believe this combination of hospitality and intentional discipleship are important ingredients in re-establishing a viable and fruitful partnership with the SEMO campus community.
There is much to do to gear up and build out the work of Hope Lutheran Ministries! If you would like to support this work or talk about ways to be involved, please reach out at doug@hopesemo.org.