About Lutheran Campus Ministry at UTK

	"Come, Follow Me" - Jesus
	University of Tennessee

About Us

What We Do | Beliefs | Pastor | Affiliations | History

WHAT WE DO (also watch our video)

Mainly, we worship and serve the Triune God that Jesus revealed and is part of. Second, we engage in the study of Sacred Scripture and other topics on campus. Likewise, we come together as a community of Christian students who live in the forgiveness of sins, learn to engage the world with the Christian mind, and to be active in love for others. We thrive on God's good gifts and grow in the fellowship of Christ and His saints. All are welcome.

BELIEFS

We believe in Jesus Christ and all that He did and still teaches in His Word, the Bible (Old Testament and New). We confess this faith according to the Scriptures and the ecumenical creeds (Apostles', Nicene, Athanasian) along with the writings of the early church fathers and our Lutheran fathers contained in The Book of Concord. We believe in the Triune God that Christ Jesus revealed. We live by faith in God (in the forgiveness of sins) and are active in works of love for one another. We desire with God's help to reach out to those who are in need. Come find out more or Read More >

PASTOR

Our campus pastor is Rev. Derek Roberts, a called and ordained pastor of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. First Lutheran Church and School (1207 N. Broadway St., 37917) called Pastor Roberts in 2005 to serve the campus community at UT. You can reach him at (865) 524-0366 ext. 4. Contact Our Pastor

AFFILIATIONS

Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Tennessee is affiliated with the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). We are supported by First Lutheran Church and School, The Mid-South District of the LCMS, Rocky Top Mission Council, and other churches and individuals. As a campus ministry of the LCMS, we are the local Lutheran Student Fellowship and we are one of the pioneering chapters of Christ on Campus, a nation-wide network of campus ministries.

HISTORY

1968	Lutheran Campus Ministries began as the "first constituted all Lutheran agency in the U.S. involving full-time called and ordained Word and Sacrament Ministry on campus." Members included The Lutheran Church in America (LCA), The American Lutheran Church (ALC), and The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS).
1968-73	Rev. Joeseph Meixner served.
1974-2003	Rev. William Couch installed (Mar. '74) and served ministry faithfully until retirement (Sept. '03).
2003	Lutheran Campus Ministries is dissolved.
2003-05	Rev. Paul Bushur and Rev. Timothy Rake serve remnant and incoming students.
2005	First Lutheran Church, Knoxville, (LCMS) under the Pastorate of Rev. Paul Bushur prayerfully decides to call an associate pastor with primary focus on ministry and mission to students of the University of Tenn.
2006	Rev. Derek Roberts ordained and installed (Jan. 29). Rev. William Couch, circuit counselor, officiates ordination.
2006	Lutheran Campus Ministry organized as an official student organization.

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Quotes

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Ephesians 2:8-9

© 2007 Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
A campus ministry of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)
Contact by phone at (865) 524-0366 ext. 4 or Mail to: Rev. Derek Roberts, c/o First Lutheran Church,
1207 N. Broadway St., Knoxville, TN 37917