Campus Ministry
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105The Lutheran campus ministries at Kansas colleges and universities provide a “church home away from home” for students. Our campus ministry leaders understand the challenges students face and are committed to providing them with the support they need, whether those students are longtime Lutherans or new to the faith.
If you or someone you know is heading off to college or already there, we encourage you to look into one of the LCMS U chapters listed below. We also invite you to complete the student contact form at the end of the page. When you submit the form, we’ll help you connect with a new church, wherever you might be headed.
Campus Ministry Video
Campus ministry is an excellent way for college students to continue growing in their faith during the college years. This video encourages high school students to get involved with campus ministry as they transition to college, as well as connecting with a local LCMS congregation. (Video production credit: JAECreative, www.jae-creative.com)
Meet the Kansas District Campus Ministry Coordinator
Rev. Mark Boxman was appointed to serve as the Kansas District Campus Ministry Coordinator in 2022. He is the senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Salina. Trinity holds a weekly Bible study on Thursday nights for college students to study God’s Word, share a meal, have fellowship, and pray.
Here are some insights Pastor Boxman offers on best practices for campus ministry:
1. Visit with your high school seniors about their plans for spiritual care and growth while away at college.
2. Stay connected to your college students. Ask them what they are doing to stay strong in the faith. Discuss if their college education and experience is helping them grow in faith or is it leading them away from Christ. Explore how God can bring the light of Christ to their campus through them.
3. If your community has a college nearby, be prepared to lovingly welcome college students into your midst. Invite them to lunch and get to know them. Offer to walk alongside them throughout their college experience.
4. Enjoy these energetic, curious, and adventuresome children of God.
Pastor Boxman can be reached at his contact information below, for additional campus ministry ideas.
Rev. Mark Boxman
Trinity Lutheran Church
702 S. 9th St.
Salina, KS 67401-4802
620-441-8342
markdboxman@gmail.com
Life at Trinity Lutheran Church is wonderful. All the people at Trinity have accepted me, and they’ve been very welcoming since the moment I stepped through the doors. I’ve enjoyed all the Bible studies on Sundays as well as the Disciple U’s on Wednesdays. Some people from the congregation have invited me over for dinner and taken me out for lunch after Bible study on Sundays. They’ve also sent me care packages each semester, and Pastor [Mark] Boxman created a college Bible study on Thursday nights for me and some of the other college kids from Kansas Wesleyan. Life at Trinity couldn’t be any better. The people are absolutely amazing!
Cowley County Community College
Redeemer Lutheran Church
320 W. Central Ave.
Arkansas City, KS 67005-2637
620-442-5240 (church office)
www.rlcarkcity.com
For Campus Ministry questions, please contact the Redeemer church office.
Emporia State University
Rev. Eddie Hosch
Messiah Lutheran Church
1101 Neosho St.
Emporia, KS 66801-2747
620-342-8181 (church office)
ehosch@messiahlutheran.org
www.messiahlutheran.org
Fort Hays State University
Messiah Lutheran Church
2000 Main St.
Hays, KS 67601-2938
785-625-2057 (church office)
www.messiahlutheranhays.com
For Campus Ministry questions, please contact the Messiah church office.
Kansas Wesleyan, Salina
Bethany, Lindsborg
Kansas State University Polytechnic, Salina
Rev. Mark Boxman
Trinity Lutheran Church
702 S. 9th St.
Salina, KS 67401-4802
620-441-8342
markdboxman@gmail.com
www.trinitysalina.org
University of Kansas
Haskell University
Rev. Sean Kilgo
Redeemer Lutheran Church
2700 Lawrence Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66047-3016
785-843-8181 (church office)
redeemer.lutheran@att.net
www.redeemer-lawrence.org
University of Kansas
Haskell University
Baker University
Rev. Andrew Wehling
Lutheran Student Fellowship
Immanuel Lutheran Church
2104 Bob Billings Parkway
Lawrence, KS 66049-2722
785-843-0620 (church office)
revwehling@hotmail.com
www.immanuellawrence.org
Kansas State University
Rev. Michael Schmidt
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
4801 Anderson Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66503
785-539-2604 (church office)
srpastor@stlukesmanhattan.org
stlukesmanhattan.org
Kansas State University
Rev. Jim Woelmer
Christ Lutheran Church
4592 Green Valley Rd.
Manhattan, KS 66502-8716
972-704-6722
jwoelmer@verizon.net
christlutheranmanhattan.org
Pittsburg State University
Rev. Ted Cook
Lutheran Student Fellowship
Zion Lutheran Church
102 W. Jackson St.
Pittsburg, KS 66762-5658
620-231-4267 (church office)
zionpitt@ckt.net
www.zionpittsburg.org
University of Kansas Medical Center
UMKC
Rockhurst University
Rev. Mark Wood
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
4153 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66103-3110
913-236-6228 (church office)
pastormarkcwood@gmail.com
https://oskc.org
Washburn University
Rev. Jacob Heine
Faith Lutheran Church
1716 SW Gage Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66604-3334
785-272-4214 (church office)
pastorheine@faithlutherantopeka.com
www.faithlutherantopeka.com
Wichita State University
Butler Community College
Friends University
Fairmount Ministries – an outreach ministry of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and a local chapter of LCMS U to Wichita State University and surrounding areas.
3815 E. 17th St. N.
Wichita, KS 67208
316-684-5224
fairmountministries.org
Instagram: @fairmountministries
Congregations and campus ministry leaders: If you have an LCMS U chapter in Kansas that isn’t listed here, please contact us at the District Office, and we’ll add you to this list.
Students: No LCMS U chapter in your college town? Search for LCMS churches HERE. If you’re going anywhere in Kansas, we encourage you to fill out the contact form below to get connected with a church home away from home. We’re happy to help!
Missions Staff
Janet Powell
Administrative Assistant
janet@kslcms.org
785-357-4441, ext. 2001
LCMS U
You can find additional resources for college-age students, including an interactive LCMS U chapter map, on the Synod’s Campus Ministry page.