The mission of campus ministry in the ELCA is to invite people in academic settings to engage more deeply with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the community that bears his name so that they can discover and fulfill their vocation as disciples.
ELCA campus ministry is a Lutheran ministry for students, faculty, staff, and others on campus—not just a ministry for Lutherans. It provides an ELCA presence at more than 180 state and private colleges and universities with cooperating congregations in campus ministry at an additional 400 campuses nationwide. Here in North Carolina, these 13 campus ministries are our priority.
Lutheran Student Movement of Appalachian is a congregation-based ministry sponsored by Grace, Boone.
Duke Lutherans is a pan-Lutheran ministry sponsored by St. Paul’s, ELCA, and Grace, LCMS, in Durham.
The Well is a Lutheran & Episcopal ecumenical ministry for East Carolina and Pitt Community College.
LEAF—Lutherans, Episcopalians, and Friends—is sponsored by Macedonia Lutheran & Holy Comforter Episcopal in Burlington.
Lenoir-Rhyne University, the ELCA school of this synod, has a campus-based ministry with a full-time campus pastor.
This congregation-based ministry is sponsored by Church of the Abiding Savior, Lutheran, in Durham.
Lutheran Campus Ministry—Raleigh serves NC State, Meredith, and Wake Tech, and is sponsored by Holy Trinity, Raleigh.
In the heart of UNC Chapel Hill’s campus, this is a congregation-based ministry sponsored by Holy Trinity, Chapel Hill.
Niner United at UNC Charlotte is an ecumenical ministry sponsored by Lutherans, Episcopalians, Methodists, and Presbyterians.
Wesley-Luther at UNC Greensboro is an ecumenical ministry sponsored by Lutherans & Methodists.
New in 2023, WingspanILM is an ecumenical, inclusive faith community campus ministry at UNC Wilmington.
Congregation-based ministry for Wake Forest students sponsored by Epiphany, Winston-Salem.
A congregation-based ministry sponsored by Shepherd of the Hills, Sylva.