Be a part of the exciting work God is doing at University Lutheran Chapel, things like providing care and catechesis for Lutheran students, reaching out to students from around the world with the Gospel, preparing men for seminary study, and training the leaders of tomorrow's laity.

University Lutheran Chapel is committed to providing real, orthodox, confessional Lutheran campus ministry at the University of Minnesota. In the past our mission has been heavily funded by the Minnesota South District of the LC-MS. While our partnership with the District continues on several levels - not the least of which is their providing our facilities to us at a reasonable rental rate - we receive very little program funding from the District (about 11% of our budget).

We need your help to ensure that the vital work of confessional Lutheran campus ministry not only continues, but grows and thrives.

Please keep University Lutheran Chapel in your prayers, and consider making ULC a part of your regular stewardship giving by contributing either to our Endowment Fund or to our General Operating Fund. You can contribute in the traditional way by mailing a donation to ULC (you can download a mail donation form at the right of this page) or by donating now online.

Contributions to the General Operating Fund help University Lutheran Chapel meet the current day to day expenses of carrying out the mission of proclaiming Christ at the University of Minnesota and other Twin Cities colleges and universities. Such expenses include materials for Bible studies and Sunday school, outreach advertising, mailings to students and congregations, salaries and compensation for the staff, general office expenses and equipment, etc. While not terribly exciting, these necessary expenses form the bulk of ULC's budget and enable to carry out our mission to students.

Contributions to the Endowment Fund help ULC build a solid foundation of future income, ensuring that this mission of bringing Christ to the campus and community will continue long into the future.

United Way

Did you know that you can designate University Lutheran Chapel as the recipient of your United Way contributions at work? It's true! While ULC is in no way connected to the United Way, we are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and are eligible to receive United Way funds that have been designated by donors to support the Chapel and its work.

The following is from the United Way Twin Cities website:

Making a Designation

You may designate all or a portion of your United Way contribution to any qualified nonprofit organization as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. To read more about organizations that fit this designation, or to determine if your particular charity is 501(c)(3), go to www.guidestar.org

Designations need to be made and submitted at the time of the pledge.

Complete information, including the agency name, address, city and state is required to ensure that a designated gift is correctly processed. No numeric agency code is required.

Donor names and gift details are forwarded to designated agencies with each payout. Donor names will not be forwarded if anonymity is requested, or if a donor's employer doesn't provide detailed gift information.

Payment of Designated Gifts

Upon receipt, designated gifts made with cash, check or credit card are paid to agencies in the next scheduled designation payout beginning February 2006. Each year donors make pledges to United Way which are then paid through payroll deduction the following year. One third of each designated payroll deduction gift is paid out three times a year in April, August and December.

Prayers for Campus Ministry

Petitions for use in the General Prayer of the Church:

That our Lord would grant His grace and blessing to all campus ministries of our Church that the Gospel may be faithfully proclaimed to students everywhere that those who are of Christ may be strengthened in their faith and knowledge; and that those who are not of Christ may by His Gospel be saved, let us pray to the Lord...

Grant your grace and blessing, Heavenly Father, upon the campus ministries of Your Church, that the Gospel may shine forth in our world’s institutions of higher learning; that Your children may be protected and strengthened in faith and knowledge; and that unbelievers may be converted to the true knowledge of faith in Christ Jesus. Lord in Your mercy...

Collect for Campus Ministry

O God, Source of all abiding knowledge and truth, who through Your Word and Spirit both enlightens the minds and sanctifies the lives of the faithful; we implore You to look with favor on the campus ministries of Your church, especially University Lutheran Chapel, and grant that they may faithfully proclaim Your Gospel on the campuses of our nation; that Your Word may shine both upon the minds and hearts of students everywhere and that these may be drawn by Your grace and calling to salvation through Christ Jesus our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.