CHAPLAIN OF COLLEGE CHURCH
Contact: Reverend Doctor Timothy Allen Verhey
(434) 223-8625
BAPTIST COLLEGIATE MINISTRIES
Contact: Cadance Tyler, Campus Minister
(434) 944-3914
cadancetyler@bgav.org
BCM is a student-led Christian organization that seeks to connect students to God. The Baptist Student Center is located at 303 Griffin Blvd. in Farmville. Weekly programs which begin with dinner and end with worship take place there on Tuesdays at 6:30pm. Weekly small group Bible studies take place on both Hampden-Sydney and Longwood campuses. Other activities include retreats, mission trips, campus outreach, community service and various social gatherings.
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY
Contact: Mary Carmen Mead
(512) 202-4711
mmead@richmonddiocese.org
Catholic Campus Ministry strives to glorify God through the Sacraments, fellowship, intellectual formation, and service in the Farmville community. Our ministry exists to serve the Catholic populations at Hampden-Sydney College and Longwood University and to provide a spiritual home for our students, faculty, and staff. At Hampden-Sydney College, our ministry fosters authentic male friendship rooted in Christ through men's small groups, discernment retreats, fellowship activities, and service projects. The CCM house is located on 711 W 3rd Street and open to all HS and LU students, Catholic, Catholic-Curious, non-Catholic, etc. Follow us on Instagram at farmvilleccm or checkout our website farmvilleccm.org to know about our events on HS campus and at the CCM house.
Fr. Matthew Kelly will be hearing confessions or available for spiritual direction/counseling on campus in the College Church basement on Tuesdays from 7:30 am to 8:15 am. And he will host fellowship breakfasts at Pannill Commons on Thursdays from 7:30 am to 8:15 am.
CALHOUN-HILL SOCIETY
The Calhoun-Hill Leaders (previously Chi-Alpha):
President: Brone Zajicek '27
Vice president: Andru Lee '27
Secretary/Treasurer: Gavin Yoder '28
Contact: Desiree Lee, Advisor
(434) 223-6129
dlee@hsc.edu
"The Calhoun-Hill Society exists to create an environment in which young men can cultivate their spiritual relationship with the God of the universe through theological discussions, community, and prayer. God is the Father Almighty and Creator of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again; He ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of the Father, and will come again to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Church (which is the body of Christ), the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.”
-Article II & III C-HS Constitution and Bylaws (Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 3:28)
Group Bible Studies are held Sundays at 4 pm, prayer and devotions on Mondays, with other activities throughout the year
COGITO
Contact: Jarrett Knight
(434) 989-3841
jwknig@email.wm.edu
Cogito at Hampden-Sydney College is committed to the safe exploration of the large issues of our day and to the ideas of beauty, truth, justice and duty. We believe that the academy is enriched by the traditions and teachings of the Christian faith and that mature faith can be upheld and strengthened by intellectual integrity. To these ends, we seek to establish communities and formats that promote thoughtful discussion, mutual respect and the joy of discovery. Opportunities include a year long apologetics study group, a semester-long intensive Bible study, and a lecture series held 3-4 times a semester on various topics.
EPISCOPAL-LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY
Contact: Amanda Knight
(307) 631-7548
amanda.abernathy.19@gmail.com
The purpose of the Episcopal Campus Ministry is to provide students a place to explore life's questions in the context of the Christian faith. We engage scripture, worship, reason and experience in a manner that both progressively addresses today's issues and is rooted theologically in the time-tested anchors of Christian belief and practice. We also just have a lot of fun! The Episcopal Campus ministry is based at Johns Memorial Episcopal Church, located at 400 High Street in Farmville. ECM meets Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00 pm in the Parish Hall for dinner, discussion and compline. Students are also welcome to actively participate in the Sunday morning worship at Johns (8:00 am and 10:30 am). Mission trips, service projects, recreational activities and other special events occur throughout the semester. ECM is open to all students on both campuses of Longwood University and Hampden-Sydney College.
ORGANIZATION FOR JEWISH STUDENTS
Contact: Sean Gleason
sgleason@hsc.edu
The Jewish Student Organization provides opportunities for social and religious activities. While there are no formal religious services on campus, the Sabbath and holidays are occasionally celebrated in common with members of the area's Jewish community, and arrangements for participating in services for the High Holy Days at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Lynchburg are made for those who wish to attend. The Organization and the Office of the College Chaplain annually sponsor a community Seder. The College library has a special endowment for books on Judaism and Jewish culture. Biblical Hebrew is offered as an elective for academic credit in the Department of Religion.
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
The mission of Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is to experience and witness to the Orthodox Christian Church on the college campus through community life, prayer, service to others & study of the faith (Acts 2:42). Furthermore, OCF will work to nurture and strengthen love for Jesus Christ and His Church in its fullness at this most critical juncture of human life and offer an opportunity for Orthodox Christian students and those interested in the Orthodox Christian Church to become more fully acquainted with and informed about their Orthodox heritage. The OCF also hopes to strengthen ties between students of the Orthodox Christian Faith, and to develop a more fruitful fellowship among them, and further cooperation with other Christian organizations with similar aims.
PRESBYTERIAN STUDENTS
Contact: Rev. M. Keith Leach
(434) 223-8625
kleach@hsc.edu
SCHAEFFER CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY
schaeffer-hsc.org
Contact: Dr. Mike Weaver
(703) 789-3191
mike@schaeffer-hsc.org
The Schaeffer Center for Christian Study invites Hampden-Sydney students into a space to wrestle with the biggest questions of life — questions about beauty, truth, and goodness — lived out in a community that welcomes real intellectual curiosity. We believe the life of the mind and a mature Christian faith aren't at odds; each sharpens the other, and the college’s academic life is richer for the presence of Christian thought and tradition. You'll find a place here to think out loud without pretending to have it all figured out. Through semester-long reading groups and engaging lectures each term, we build genuine community grounded in thoughtful discussion, mutual respect, and the joy of discovery.
WESLEY CAMPUS MINISTRY (United Methodist Ministry)
Contact: Justin Hicks
(804) 387-1484
justinhicks@uaumc.org
The Wesley Foundation Campus ministry is a full time campus ministry sponsored by the United Methodist Church and staffed with church professionals. We serve both Longwood and Hampden-Sydney, and we have a student center located in Farmville on 204 High St., next to Farmville United Methodist Church. Our regular weekly meeting is on Tuesday nights from 5-6:30 pm. This gathering includes a home-cooked fellowship meal and a time of informal worship with a message. Our weekly "message" is given by a variety of people, including professors and college administrators, local clergy, HSC and LU alumni, and students. We also provide weekly small group gatherings that range from lunch together for fellowship and support to Bible and book studies. Our student center is open extended hours for studying and relaxing. Please check us out on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates and events.
YOUNG LIFE
Contact: Noah Thompson
ylsouthsideva@gmail.com
(919) 815-6858
Young Life is an interdenominational ministry with the goal of introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. At Hampden-Sydney we offer opportunities to be a part of this ministry through volunteering as a Young Life leader for local high school or middle school students. Through this involvement, our volunteers are able to minister through building friendships with teenagers and earning the right to tell them about Jesus Christ. In order to be involved with this ministry we ask that Hampden-Sydney students take part in a training program that starts in the fall semester. If you do not get involved in the fall though, please contact us and we can help figure out a way to train you for this work on an individualized basis. In addition to working with high school students, we host a small group for Hampden-Sydney guys on Thursday nights at 8 in Brown Student Center. For more information, follow our Instagram page @longwood.hsc.younglife where we stay up to date with events.