CAMPUS MINISTRIES CREATE CARING COMMUNITY

College is undoubtedly one of the most stressful times in life. Through this time a student will need care in many different areas, and one of them happens to be community.

Community is significant because it can improve the resources a student has at their disposal to get through this journey through higher ed. Community essentially means friends and peers to whom they can talk, a group of people who support each other. There’s much to gain and nothing to lose – a student may find a friend who can help them with a difficult assignment, or someone to talk to if they are struggling emotionally.

Campus ministries are a great resource for community, in all of its sense, and MHCC has two of them.

NCM (Northwest Collegiate Ministries), and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship are both communities whose mission, simply put, is to care for students as they trudge through the trek of college. Sure, they have different formats and individual mission statements, but their mission is essentially one and the same.

One of the best things these communities provide to students is a break from the hustle and bustle of college life and life in general.

Both groups host weekly meetings where students can hang out with their peers or meet new people, relax, and forget about school, even for just a moment. To be clear, these groups are not suggesting that students shirk their classes and other responsibilities; they just want to help them find that balance in life where they can accomplish what they need to each week and still find pockets of time to just rest and refresh for a moment

Toward that goal, NCM and Intervarsity have joined forces along with Good Shepherd Community Church, Grace Community Church, Pathway Church and Trinity Church to provide one of those opportunities to relax. This opportunity is “Revive” worship night.

Revive is a night for students to come relax, refresh, and worship, if they feel so led. Essentially, Revive is for students to come and perhaps join in their community. The event is 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 in the Student Union.

Anyone further interested in NCM or Intervarsity can check out their weekly meetings, as well. NCM meets on Wednesdays at noon in the Jazz Café (second floor of the Student Union). Intervarsity meets on Mondays, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. and Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Student Union or just outside, depending on the weather.