Region: Western CanadaExternal donation url: DonateState / Province: AlbertaPartner Since: 2003Ministry Director(s): Paul VerhoefVertical Tabs AboutAbout: Embracing students, faculty, and staff in intentional community, campus chaplaincies engage their campuses, bringing the Gospel in word and deed. Campus Chaplains are there to facilitate faith formation, worship and gospel proclamation, servant leadership, global mission, and mercy and justice. Chaplains are supportive listeners who are on campus to support campus well-being and encourage students, faculty and staff on their spiritual journey. Stories April 3, 2019A Campus Pastor Asks, What If We Were No Longer Here?Fresh out of Calvin Theological Seminary, Paul Verhoef was called to serve as the first Christian Reformed chaplain at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta. He recalls arriving at his newly renovated, freshly painted office on August 3, 2004, and looking around. There was no furniture in the room. The office was just a 10-by-10-foot space connected to seven other empty offices along a common hallway and joined by a gathering space, said Paul. A new thing was starting, but work had to be done.CONTINUE READING ContactEmail: pverhoef@ucalgary.caAddress: Faith and Spirituality Centre, MSC 373 2500 University Dr NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 CanadaWebsite: https://ucalgary.ca/fsc/chaplains#christian-cr
