Lutheran Presbyterian Campus Ministry
gathering . . . strengthening . . . sending
History
Lutheran Presbyterian Campus Ministry (LPCM) has a long history of serving students, faculty, and staff at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. It is built on the solid foundations of two denominational ministries. The current ecumenical ministry was founded in 2002, an outcome of the 1998 Full Communion Agreement between the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Mission
We are not a church, but through LPCM, students experience the Church in a whole new way. We are not a youth group, but LPCM can provides students with support and friendships similar those in their home church. We are not a club, but a Christian community gathering students from all faith traditions. We are enjoying the journey each of us is on, strengthening students through worship and study. In our call to be Christ for each other, we are sending students into the world in service.
What We Do
Wednesday Night Worship | Service & Advocacy | Local Church Connection
Wednesday Night Worship
LPCM holds an evening prayer service each Wednesday at 6 pm at Haas House. Holy Communion is served weekly. A free, home-cooked meal is served afterwards.
Service & Advocacy
Servant trips create an opportunity to live out Christ’s call to serve “the least of these” in a concrete way. Annual LPCM trips include:
- Alternative Fall Break to Pittsburgh, PA during JMU’s fall break
- Alternative Spring Break (different destination each year)
- English for Ethiopia, a project in Mettu Ethiopia where students teach English to high schoolers for 6 weeks.
Local Church Connection
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church
281 East Market Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia
(540) 434-3496
Rev. David Nelson and Rev. Joe Vought
Mary Delaney
LPCM-MLC Liason
Worship Services:
Sunday - 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 6:30 PM
Sunday transportation from BC:
Contact Ian McNeil or Tessa
Griffin
Sunday transportation from EMU:
University Commons - 10:10 am
Sunday transportation from JMU:
College Center - 10:20 AM
Godwin Hall - 10:30 AM
Varner House - 10:35 AM
Trinity Presbyterian Church
5 blocks from JMU
725 South High Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia
(540) 434-9556
Worship Service:
Sunday - 9:30 AM
Sunday transportation from JMU:
Contact Dr. Polly Cushman
Massanutten Presbyterian Church
50 Indian Trail Road
Penn Laird, VA
Indian Trail Road and Rt. 33 - 5 miles east of Harrisonburg
(540) 434-6194
Worship Services:
Sunday - 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM
Korean Service at 1:00 PM
For more information or a ride, contact the church office by phone or Email.
Bridgewater Presbyterian Church
110 E. College St.
Bridgewater, Virginia
(540) 828-2442
Rev. Dr. Philip
William Somner
Interim Pastor
Worship Service:
Sunday - 11:00 AM
For more information or a ride, contact the church office, or Email Dr. Joe Crocket.
Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church
nearest church to EMU
4222 Mt. Clinton Pike
Harrisonburg, Virginia
(540) 867-5117
Worship Service:
Sunday - 10:30 AM
Sunday transportation:
Contact Barbara Evans
First Presbyterian Church
17 N. Court Square
Harrisonburg, Virginia
(540) 434-6551
Rev. John Sloop, Red. Tom Holden, and Rev. Rob McClelland, Associate Pastor for Youth & College Ministry
Worship Services:
Sunday - 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM
Contemporary Worship Sundays at 6:33 PM
Sunday Transportation from JMU:
Harrisonburg Transit serves First Presbyterian Church for the 8:30 and
11:00 services. Contact the church office or campus pastor Kathleen
Haines for transportation to a particular contemporary service.
Broadway Presbyterian Church
107 Lee Street
Broadway, Virginia
(intersection of Rt. 259 & Rt.42)
(540) 896-3903
Worship Service:
Sunday - 10:30 AM
Contact the church office for more information or a ride.
Elkton Presbyterian Church
Corner of B Street and Ashby Avenue
Elkton, Virginia
(540) 298-1363
Worship Service:
Sunday - 11:00 AM
Contact the church office for more information or a ride.
Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church
372 Kyles Mill Road
Mt. Solon, Virginia
(Five miles south of Bridgewater)
(540) 350-2372
Worship Service:
Sunday - 11:00 AM
(Sunday 10:00 AM June through August)
Contact the church office for more information or a ride.
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
100 Hickory Lane
Bridgewater, Virginia
(540) 828-6591
Rev. Ted Schulz
Worship Service:
Sunday - 10:30 AM
Contact the church office for more information or a ride.
LPCM students serve in local congregations in a variety of contexts. There are opportunities for teaching, youth group work, ushering, lecturing, playing music, singing, and associate membership in many of these congregations. We hope you will find a church home in or near Harrisonburg.
If you need more information about these churches, or would like to attend a local church with an LPCM student, please contact Kathleen Haines, LPCM Campus Minister
Student Leaders
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Board of Directors
Kathy Thompson, LPCM Board Chair, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church
Joe Crockett, LPCM Board Vice-Chair, Bridgewater Presbyterian Church
Mary Delaney, LPCM Secretary, LPCM Student Representative
Herb Amato, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church
Emily Becher, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church
Katherine Betz, LPCM Student Representative
David Carothers, Trinity Presbyterian Church
Tim Miller, Massanutten Presbyterian Church
Sharon Reeves Horn, Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church
Anne Ross, Elkton Presbyterian Church
Jeff Pierson, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church
Ted Sudol, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church
Non-voting members:
Kathleen Haines, LPCM Campus Pastor
Lee Branner, LPCM Treasurer
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