With the coming of 2011 the Presbyterian Church (USA) Synod of South Atlantic is the contact organization with reference to the closure of the PDCSC. For information about the future of PC(USA) campus ministry in Gainesville call the Synod office at 904-356-6070.
There are several campus ministries on W. University Ave. ready and willing to welcome students who would seek to find fellowship, opportunities for service, worship and Bible study while they are enrolled in classes as Santa Fe College and University of Florida students. Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, Catholic and Lutheran (and Jewish) friends are either very close or only a few blocks away. As members of the Campus Ministry Cooperative, the association of ecumenical and interfaith ministries officially recognized by the Dean of Students Office of Multicultural and Diversity Affairs as a positive and healthy partner in student services, all of these ministries and their respective leadership teams are prepared to meet students’ spiritual needs.
Also, for those who have ready access to transportation, there are numerous Presbyterian churches in Gainesville. First Christian Church is immediately across the street from Santa Fe College. All of these churches are most welcoming, as they always have been, of students. And as has always been the case, the former Council and Director continue to encourage PC(USA) and CC(DOC) students to find a church home here in Gainesville.
Your best interests, with reference to your spiritual health, are paramount in our hearts and minds as you pursue your academic career.
Every blessing be yours in Christ Jesus,
Rev C David Dean, former director/campus minister
