On-campus program offers respite for missionaries
By Kathryn Moore Staff Writer Amid the hustle and bustle of campus life, missionary families from around the world find time for rest and renewal as a part of the campus Missionary-in-Residence...
View ArticleTime in Haiti alters intern’s worldview
By Kathryn Moore Staff Writer Instead of going through the typical college routine of classes, homework and social events, junior psychology major Kierstie Kirby is experiencing a semester of hard work...
View ArticleAlumna feels called to Nicaraguan missions
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series on alumni who have gone into the ministry. Megan Coley, a 2013 Union alumna, has always had a heart for missions, especially in Nicaragua. After graduation,...
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GO Week brings speakers, musicians
Union University’s annual GO Week is Sept. 15-19 and will feature speakers Afshin Ziafat and D.A. Horton, as well as gospel group Shane and Shane. The week kicks off Monday at 7 p.m. in the G.M. Savage...
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Students React to David Platt’s Election
David Platt is the new president for the International Mission Board. | Submitted PhotoTrustees of the Southern Baptist Convention elected David Platt Aug. 27 as president of the International...
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University Ministries offers 11 GO Trips
Union University announced GO Trips this week as part of the GO Week festivities. The 11 trips are oriented around one of three goals: living, learning or serving. “Why would you not go?” said Dr....
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Pilot program offers theological training for Deaf communities
Ministry Students Graduate at the Deaf Theological Center, Aug. 2014. | Submitted PhotoStudents receive their certificate in Theological Education for the Deaf at the Deaf Theological Center, Aug....
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Missionaries share the experiences of persecuted Christians
LifeGroup members pray for the persecuted church after hearing stories of believers in Southeast Asia. | Photo by Victor Miller, staff photographerIn many nations around the world, Christians face...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: University Ministries
Life Groups, Global Outreach trips and weekly chapel services are some of the overarching programs the Office of University Ministries staff plans for students, faculty and staff. Todd Brady, vice...
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Katy Wade to participate in The World Race
Katy Wade, senior zoology major, is preparing to participate in The World Race after graduation. | Photo by Meg Rushing Where are you moving after you graduate? What kind of job are you trying to...
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UT Martin student asks for help giving hope
A few minutes of your time and a simple handwritten letter: that’s what John Sellers, student at the University of Tennessee at Martin, is asking of every Union student. John Sellers started non-profit...
View ArticleWomen’s soccer fundraises for mission trip to Costa Rica
Union University women’s soccer team held a ‘parent’s night out fundraiser’ on Friday, April 17 to help fund a mission trip to Costa Rica in July 2015. Parents dropped their children off at the soccer...
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NAMB president speaks on hot water, the church
Kevin Ezell, North American Mission Board president, speaks in chapel Feb. 10. | Photo by Elizabeth Wilson, staff photographer John Michael Ezell experienced hot water for the first time as his adopted...
View ArticleLancaster’s chapel encourages honest prayer
Dan Lancaster, assistant vice president of university ministries, gave a stirring message about prayer during Friday’s chapel as part of the official launch of GO month, an annual event University...
View ArticleChapel: Mitsamphanh urges a missions mindset in the age of migration
Thi Mitsamphanh, church mobilizer at World Relief in Memphis, Tennessee, spoke to students during Wednesday’s chapel about missions in the face of the current refugee crisis. Mitsamphanh is also an...
View ArticleA one way ticket and giant leap of faith
“I kind of feel like my life is beginning,” sophomore public relations major, Ashley Exum, said when I asked her how her first week in Australia had been. Exum has been in Townsville, Queensland,...
View ArticleGO Trip kicks off with commissioning chapel
At Wednesday’s chapel, the student body commissioned the GO Trip teams that will be gone over Spring Break. Chapel attendees prayed over those who are going to be ministering in cities across the...
View ArticleStudents who changed history: The Traveling Team mobilizes students for...
A small group of student leaders gathered in Bowld 221 on Tuesday night to learn about how God has used college students throughout history to make an impact for Christ and how college students can be...
View ArticleExecutive Director Of Indigenous Outreach International Speaks At Chapel For...
On behalf of Global Focus Month at Union University, Stephen Kennedy, executive director of Indigenous Outreach International in Jackson, Tennessee, spoke at chapel on Friday, Sept. 7 about how God...
View ArticleGO Trip Teams Revealed: A Night Of Surrender
The Office of University Ministries held their GO Trip team reveal on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Students who had applied to go on a GO Trip gathered in the Bowld gym, where flags hung around the room,...
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