The Episcopal Campus Ministry (ECM) is a Christian community grounded in worship, prayer, service, and hospitality for the students, faculty and staff of our local colleges and universities. We follow in the traditions of the Episcopal Church and are a ministry of St. Mary's Episcopal Church (located on 13th and Pearl).
Our ministry is engaging students by:
Engaging the ECM community by:
Engaging the wider academic community by:
Our ministry is engaging students by:
- Assisting them with transitions from high school to college and into adulthood
- Assisting them in their discernment of God’s call for their lives
- Helping them wrestle with the spiritual issues raised by academic life and their areas of study
- Nurturing their growth in faith, helping them to explore questions of faith
- Encouraging their participation in service to other students (especially through the Student Food Pantry), the community and the world
- Encouraging continued participation in their home and local churches and preparing them for life and ministry in the church in years to come
Engaging the ECM community by:
- Offering an inviting and healthy Christian community grounded in the traditions of the Episcopal Church
- Offering opportunities for fellowship, worship, leadership and service to others
- Offering a weekly communal meal and Eucharist at the ECM House
- Offering a safe and affordable place to live in Christian community
Engaging the wider academic community by:
- Heading the Student Food Pantry by providing food for students, offering an opportunity for students to be in service to other students, assisting students in their learning about hunger issues and partnering with other groups, especially the UO Religious Directors Association and specific campus ministries, and individuals on campuses about hunger and other social issues
- Offering worship opportunities and pastoral care to faculty and staff.
- Participating in the University of Oregon Religious Directors Association