Campus Ministries
When to Call a Campus Minister?
The Campus Ministry Cooperative (CMC) is a network of religious organizations and centers located in the vicinity of the University of Florida campus, dedicated to meeting the personal, religious, and social needs of university students, faculty, and staff. The CMC relates to the University through the Dean of Students Office (392-1261). Each member Campus Ministry center is committed to providing opportunities for worship, counseling, and personal and spiritual growth; engaging students in conversation about key ethical and social issues; and cooperating with one another and other campus organizations such as the Counseling Center and the Division of Housing to help make the University a more caring place. Each adheres to the principles of its own denomination or tradition, but no effort is made to proselytize individuals who are referred to them. CMC members seek to be safe “No Pressure Zones.”
When Do You Call a Member of the CMC?
Each organization and center of the CMC is served by certified religious professionals who are trained to serve the needs of faculty, staff, and particularly students, especially when emotional and spiritual issues arise in the course of their lives at the University. Often at the heart of many issues faced by students is an essentially spiritual concern.
Contacts:
Baha’i Community of Gainesville 4451 NW 19th St. 375-5552
Baptist Collegiate Ministries 1604 W. University Ave. 376-4405
Christian Study Center of Gainesville 112 NW 16th St. 379-7375
Presbyterian Student Center 1402 W. University Ave. 376-7539
Emmanuel Mennonite Church 1320 W. University Ave. 377-6577
Episcopal Chapel of the Incarnation 1522 W. University Ave. 372-8506
First Lutheran Church 1801 NW 5th Ave. 376-2062
Jewish Student Center—Hillel Found. 16 NW 18th St. 372-2900
Latter Day Saints Institute of Religion 1220 SW 5th Ave. 372-7060
Religious Society of Friends - Quakers 702 NW 38th St. 372-1070, 372-5911
Catholic Student Center, St. Augustine’s 1738 W. University Ave. 372-3533
Trinity Metropolitan Community Church 11604 SW Archer Rd. 495-3378
United Church of Gainesville (UCC) 1624 NW 5th Ave. 378-3500
University Lutheran Church & Campus Center 1826 W. University Ave. 373-6945
University United Methodist Church 1320 W. University Ave. 372-8183
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 4225 NW 34th St. 377-1669
Islamic Center of Gainesville 1010 W. University Ave. 372-1980