Ecumenical Campus Ministry

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Looking for a place to belong at K-State? You found it. Ecumenical Campus Ministry (ECM) is a welcoming community where you can come as you are, meet good people, ask honest questions, explore faith, and find your people. At the heart of ECM is Jesus Christ—inviting us to grow in faith, love one another, serve our neighbors, and discover what it means to live with purpose. Whether you're deeply connected to your faith, figuring out what you believe, or just looking for a place to hang out and feel welcome, there's a place for you at ECM. 🍽️ Free community lunches and dinners 🙏 Chapel & worship 💜 Real conversations & meaningful friendships 🌱 Opportunities to grow 🤝 Service & outreach 🎓 Leadership & vocational exploration 🫶 Pastoral care and support 🏡 A welcoming third space away from the classroom and residence hall No church experience required. No pressure. No need to have everything figured out. Just come as you are and join us as we seek to follow Christ together.

Ecumenical Campus Ministry (ECM) is a welcoming community where you can come as you are, meet good people, ask honest questions, explore faith, and find your people. Whether you're deeply connected to your faith, figuring out what you believe, or just looking for a place to hang out and feel welcome, there's a place for you at ECM.

🍽️ Free community lunches and dinners

🙏 Chapel & worship

💜 Real conversations & meaningful friendships

🌱 Opportunities to grow

🤝 Service & outreach

🎓 Leadership & vocational exploration

🫶 Pastoral care and support

🏡 A welcoming third space away from the classroom and residence hall

No church experience required. No pressure. No need to have everything figured out.

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Why Be Part of ECM? 🤝 Find Your People College can be exciting, but it can also feel lonely. ECM gives students a place to build genuine friendships, share meals, laugh together, and find a community that feels like home. 🌱 Grow Into Who You Are ECM is a place where students can ask big questions about life, faith, identity, purpose, and the future—without needing to have all the answers. ECM specifically emphasizes that students can bring their questions and doubts into community. 💜 Be Welcomed for Who You Are You don't have to fit a particular mold to belong. ECM welcomes people from different religious and non-religious backgrounds, cultures, identities, and perspectives. 🌎 Make a Difference ECM connects students with opportunities for service, outreach, environmental stewardship, and engagement with the Manhattan community. K-State identifies community service and personal growth as important benefits of student organizations generally. 🌟 Develop Leadership Skills Students can take on leadership roles, help plan events, serve others, and shape the direction of the ECM community. Those experiences can build communication, teamwork, organization, and leadership skills that carry into life after K-State. 🍽️ Food, Fellowship & Fuel for the Week College life is busy—and sometimes a good meal is exactly what you need. ECM offers grab-and-go lunches, a stocked snack bar, Friday lunches, and Sunday dinners so students can find food, community, and a place to recharge throughout the week. 🧭 Connect College to the Bigger Picture ECM can help students think about how their education, values, relationships, faith, and future career fit together—and what kind of person they want to become.

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Paulicia Bender Profile

Paulicia Bender

Advisor
Sunny Hicks Profile

Sunny Hicks

Carsen Starr Profile

Carsen Starr

Officer
Jessie Kuehner Profile

Jessie Kuehner

Officer
Camille Carrier Profile

Camille Carrier

Teaghan Morton Profile

Teaghan Morton

President
Frida Gonzalez Thurston Profile

Frida Gonzalez Thurston

Secretary
Kelsie Heitman Profile

Kelsie Heitman

Vice-President

E: pastor@ecmksu.org
P: 785-251-3441

Ecumenical Campus Ministry

904 Sunset Ave
Manhattan KS 66502