College Winter Weekend Retreat

More than forty college students gathered for the College Winter Weekend retreat at Glen Lake Camp. Students from United Campus Ministry (Texas State) and Texas Wesley (UT Austin) spent three days together with worship, service, relaxation, and friendship.

College Winter Weekend featured outdoor adventures, including a zipline, climbing wall, archery, morning hike, and more. Students participated in a service opportunity packing nutritious meals for distribution with a nonprofit partner. Worship throughout the weekend offered reflections about how God invites young adults to respond to their calling and build community. Faithful friendships were formed around the campfire and throughout the weekend as students spent time together with each other.

College Winter Weekend is part of an emerging regional college ministry connection called Harvest CoLab (www.harvestcolab.org). Harvest CoLab brings together United Methodist college ministry leaders and students throughout Rio Texas, Central Texas, North Texas, Louisiana and beyond to share best practices regarding young adult ministry and encourage one another in working with the future of the church. 

If you have a college student or young adult looking for a church connection anywhere in Texas or beyond, please email Rev. David McMinn (david@texaswesley.com). If your church wants to support young adults, please contact Rev. Todd Salmi (todd@ucmtxstate.org).

The Holy Spirit is at work among the next generation of leaders for the church and the world. Learn more about College Ministry in Rio Texas at https://riotexas.org/campus-ministry

River Baptism of College Students

By Rev. Todd Salmi - United Campus Ministry at Texas State

This Easter Season, the United Campus Ministry at Texas State baptized two college students in the San Marcos River. Young adults also reaffirmed their Baptismal promise to care and nurture one another in the love of Christ.  See more at https://www.ucmtxstate.org/news/river-baptisms

For more than 50 years, the United Campus Ministry at Texas State has partnered with The United Methodist Church to welcome all students in the love of Christ. To connect a student with this ministry, or make a donation in support of college ministry, please contact Rev. Todd Salmi (todd@ucmtxstate.org) and visit www.ucmtxstate.org.

Ps. If you have any specific suggestions on how we can connect with churches and graduating high school seniors coming to Texas State, please let me know. We’d love to welcome them with some free SWAG and connect our students to answer any questions they might have. Let me know if you have any ideas.