Visit the website of Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Maryland. In 2007, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Lutheran Campus Ministry.
Please fill out an information card at Hope so that we can keep you current with all that is happening. Contact information for Pastor Elizabeth Platz and Pastor Ray Ranker is: e-mail lutheran@umd.edu; phone 301-405-8448.
The following is a general weekly schedule of events, which is subject to changes and additions:
- Mondays, 12:00-1:30 pm -John Bible Study. Chapel lounge. Please bring your lunch.
- Tuesdays, 12:30-2 pm - Grad Student Bible Study, Chapel lounge on campus. Bibles and lunch are provided.
- Tuesdays, 5 pm - LSA Dinner, Chapel lounge on campus
- Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - LSA Worship, Main Chapel on campus
- Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 pm - Joyful Noise Rehearsal, Hope Student Lounge
- Wednesdays, 3-5:30 pm - En Camino. Meet at the Chapel on campus to go to Langley Park. Volunteer to mentor a child in our Lutheran Latino Ministry.
- Thursdays, 3-5:30 pm, CARing Kids/CARing Project, Hope. Volunteer to be a buddy to a child from Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School. Brochures about the program are in the narthex and literature rack at the top of the stairs at Hope.
Check out the article about the road trip that the Lutheran Student Association (LSA) took in May 2011 to a seminary, a camp, and a congregation.
The Terrapin Brunch provides an opportunity for all college and university students, and all individuals associated with a college or university, to enjoy a good meal and conversation together. We host this brunch monthly during the fall and spring semesters. Check the calendar for the next date.
Hope Lutheran Church and Student Center is located on the south edge of campus (just down the hill from Susquehanna Hall). It is directly next to the Catholic Student Center at the corner of Guilford Drive and Knox Road. For students who live on North Campus, it is a 15-20 minute walk to Hope. For more information, please contact the Lutheran office at the Chapel: lutheran@umd.edu or 301-405-8448.
Almighty God, you give wisdom and knowledge. Help us to study faithfully and to grow in all that is good. Bless all who teach and all who learn, so that together we may know and follow your ways; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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