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School's Out for the summer

LCM ended the year on a high note with a bonfire, reflection, and planning for the year ahead. There was a great crew of students who shared how much both Lutheran Campus Ministry and Collegiate Methodist has meant to them over the year.

Many commented on the community they found in LCM, and the healing they experienced through the year.

The consensus was that Holden Evening Prayer should DEFINITELY be a part of the ministry moving forward, and there are plans in the works to have Holden a few times yet this summer with the students who are still working on campus. Pr. AJ is meeting with student leaders, preparing for orientation, and is ready to receive names of your incoming and returning students, as LCM continues to rebuild.

God has truly been at work through the lives of the students who have found a home at LCM, and we know that in these Pentecost days the Spirit will continue to make a path to welcome more students in to the wideness of God's love and mercy.

Director's Message

A note from Pr. AJ

I am grateful to begin my call with Lutheran Campus Ministry–Ames and to join this community in ministering to students at Iowa State University. LCM–Ames is a place of welcome, grounding, and support, and I am honored to step into this important work.

As I begin this role, I look forward to building relationships across campus, throughout the Ames community and throughout the state of Iowa. College is a season filled with questions, transitions, and growth, and our ministry has the privilege of walking with students through all of it.

With loving care, we will continue to support their spiritual lives—through worship, conversation, prayer, and accompaniment—while also tending to the practical needs that arise as they navigate academic pressures, personal challenges, and the search for belonging and identity.

I am excited to share this ministry with you and to strengthen the partnerships that make our work possible. Thank you for your welcome, your support, and your dedication to creating a community where students can experience care, compassion, and the expansive love of God in a place that’s open and welcoming to all.

I am excited to see what we will continue to build in the months and years ahead. Thanks be to God!

To request a congregational visit from Pastor AJ or more information about how you can support LCM-Ames, email them at pastoraj@lcmames.org.

Lutheran Campus Ministry Receives ELCA Strategic Ministry Grant

Lutheran Campus Ministry is thrilled to be awarded the 2026 ELCA Campus Ministry Strategic Grant.

The grant of $100,000 from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will support Lutheran Campus Ministry at Iowa State in the efforts of redevelopment as the ministry seeks to reestablish regular ministry on the Iowa State University campus.

"We are thrilled to receive the Strategic Ministry grant," says Pr. Erika Uthe, Interim Redevelopment Pastor, "and are thankful the ELCA sees the value of supporting and growing the Lutheran witness at Iowa State University." Lutheran Campus Ministry at Iowa State is one of four recipients of the ELCA Campus Ministry Strategic Grant across the country. "This grant gives Lutheran Campus Ministry the space to grow our network of students and alumni, discern the best re-start steps, and establish a long-term, sustainable ministry for the future," continued Pr. Uthe, "and we are deeply grateful for the support and partnership of the ELCA and the Lutheran Campus Ministry organization of the ELCA."

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Evangelical Lutheran Church
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