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Lutheran Campus Ministry
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
dates its beginning from the call of the first
campus pastor, the Rev. Howard Gold, to serve
students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,
in 1907.
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Campus ministries at the three Regent colleges in Iowa
began early in the century. The University
of Iowa dates its start from 1919, the University
of Northern Iowa from 1922, and Iowa
State University from 1923. In each
location, prior to the advent of campus ministry,
local congregations served students and faculty
by offering worship, study, and fellowship opportunities.
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In 1922, the Lutheran Student
Association of America was organized to build
a network of Lutheran students at state and public
colleges, as well as church-related institutions. The
first president was Fredrik Schiotz. In
1969, the LSAA gave way to the Lutheran Student
Movement, USA, a pan-Lutheran organization that
continues strongly today.
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After World War II, when the
GI Bill made public education readily available to
returning veterans, the Lutheran church bodies cooperated
in expanding the witness of the church to over 100
campuses. Buildings and staff for campus ministry
were secured. Nearby congregations were enlisted
to support the ever-expanding work among students,
faculty, and staff.
Currently there are 190 ELCA
campus ministry agencies across the country
at public universities and over 400 cooperating congregations. In
Iowa there are fulltime Lutheran Campus Ministries
at the three Regent schools:
- Iowa State University
- University of Northern Iowa
- University of Iowa.
Cooperating Congregations in
Campus Ministry are located at:
- Drake University, Des Moines
- Coe College, Cedar Rapids
- Central College, Pella
- Cornell College, Mt.
Vernon
- Iowa Western College, Council
Bluffs
- Upper Iowa University, West
Union
- Grinell College, Grinell
- Simpson College, Indianola
- Northern Iowa Community College,
Mason City
- Briar Cliff and Morningside
Colleges, Sioux City
Address:
8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631
Associate Director:
Galen Hora
Phone: 612/379-1282
Address:
2616 College Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Interim Campus Pastor:
Scott Duffus
Phone: 319-266-1653
Contributions of any amount are invited and appreciated.
Please make checks payable to Iowa Lutheran Campus Ministry
and send them to 5636 Lakeview Drive, Clear Lake, IA 50428.
Checks sent directly to the local campus ministries can
be matched on a 1 to 2 ratio by members of Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans. Local ministries will provide matching gift
information upon request.
To make a gift of stock, insurance, or an estate gift,
contact Galen Hora at Galen.Hora@elca.org
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