Thursday Nights Together (TNT)-

Thursdays at 7:27pm at 507 Waldron St.

Large Group Worship Time, fun opener, announcements, break out into small groups after large group worship. Once a month, we will stay together as a large group for teaching from a staff or guest speaker.

Sunday Supper

Sundays at 6pm at 507 Waldron St.

Since the dorms don’t serve dinner on Sunday evenings we have a time together for food and fellowship before the week starts. The meal is provided by local churches and we have a $3 donation that goes to a local non-profit like Lafayette Transitional Housing.

Typically, we try to have events specifically to reach out to students who would not normally come. Some of those events have been things like:

– Free Sno-Cones, welcoming new students during Freshmen orientation on campus

– S’mores for Everyone, an event held at our ministry facility at the end of Freshmen orientation

– Boiler Reach, Free Pancakes homecoming weekend and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with those who stop to get pancakes

– Train & Engage, practical teaching & training to help students engage with the student body at Purdue and the world for Christ. Afterward, go on campus with a partner to engage.

We hope to provide cultural experiences for international students that are American traditions or just bringing international and domestic students together. Some examples are:

Fall Festival

We have a fall festival where we cook over an open fire, carve pumpkins, line dancing and more.

An American Wedding

This is an event where we invite international students to come watch a re-enactment of an American Wedding. The people who are playing the role of the Bride and Groom have already been married and are going through this to allow others to learn.

International Potluck Dinner

Food is a great way to learn about others and their culture. Each person attending is invited to bring a dish of food or non-alcoholic drink from their culture to share with everyone else.

Typically, in late September to mid October we take a weekend to get away from campus with our focus being to help students learn and grow in their personal relationship with Jesus while also bonding with other students.

Spring Break Mission Trips: (example) Beach Reach is one where we take students to Panama City Beach, Florida, for a week of serving fellow students by giving free van rides keeping all spring breakers safe. We also give a free pancake breakfast away in late mornings. We use this to share our faith with those we serve.

We see Spring Break as a great opportunity to use it for the Gospel by serving and sharing. More details to come.

Summer Missions

We encourage students to take the time to go on a summer mission trip that could last 2-12 weeks long anywhere in the world that God is calling them. We raise over 6k with events like parking cars for home football games, PNO, Dessert Auction, to help support students to be able to go.

Giving back should be a part of what all people do wherever they live. Since the greater Lafayette is the student’s community, we give them ways they can give back. For example:

Winterization

A service project held in early November where over 1,500 students go out and serve the elderly and disabled in preparing their yards for winter. This group of students serves over 350 homes in the community on just one Saturday morning.

Parents Night Out

Students take care of children from the community so that the parents can have an evening out. Each student is required to get a background check which can be obtained through the lead campus minister, Ben. This is where parents can be sure their children are taken care of and in safe hands. If you are a parent and want to sign up CLICK HERE.