Presbyterian Mission Agency rev. gini norris-lane Archives

The PC(USA)’s UKirk Collegiate Ministries director says in an era of isolation, campus ministry is more important than ever

Posted May 4th, 2023

Asked Wednesday about the work that’s making her come alive, the Rev. Gini Norris-Lane, executive director of UKirk Campus Ministries in the Presbyterian Mission Agency, said it’s that “there are college students on campuses around the country that are craving community.”

‘Heartened and hopeful’ to be part of the conversation in Uvalde, Texas

Posted July 28th, 2022

The Rev. Katherine Culpepper, who goes by “Cully,” and the Rev. John Cheek, both members of the National Response Team for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, continued to minister to the Uvalde, Texas community this week, capped by a lunch-n-learn event Monday at First Presbyterian Church.

‘Collegiate ministry is the best-kept secret in the denomination’

Posted June 16th, 2022

One of the things the Rev. Gini Norris-Lane has come to know at a deeper level in the last month is the importance and power of community.

A grieving and shocked community gathers to pray

Posted May 26th, 2022

More than 200 people gathered online along with members and friends of First Presbyterian Church of Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday evening for a moving and powerful prayer service on the day following the shootings at Robb Elementary School in that community. View the 50-minute service here.

Young adults impress leaders at 2022 College Conference at Montreat

Posted January 6th, 2022

Following the just-completed 2022 College Conference at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, Anisha Hackney said she learned as much, if not more, than the young adults attending her “Minding the Gap: Living and Working with Different Cultures” workshop.

‘What is the church to do?’

Posted February 9th, 2021

According to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, “Mental Health & COVID-19,” one in four people aged 18-24 has seriously considered death by suicide in the last 30 days.

UKirk calls a new executive director

Posted July 9th, 2019

The UKirk board of directors has called Rev. Virginia “Gini” Norris-Lane as the executive director and campus ministry advocate for UKirk.