Sundays
11:00 am
Sunday morning worship at the ULC is a contemporary and dynamic service that welcomes you to examine your student life and how you can better follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Pastor Bob, students, and occasional guest speakers lead this weekly service. Also, a free meal is provided once a month as a time to eat, socialize, and relax.
Wednesdays
Lenten
5:15 pm
Join us for weekly services during this Lenten season. There is a free mean following each week's Holden Evening Prayer service.
Praise & Worship
9:00 pm
The Wednesday evening praise and worship service is a comfortable half-hour service during the middle of the week. This student-led service includes praise music, skits, and time for scripture. Join us for the fun and interactive service.
SDSU University Lutheran Center
The University Lutheran Center at South Dakota State University is a community of faith gathering for worship, service, support, and education. Events and programs at the ULC are designed to engage and encourage student involvement. Students of many different faith backgrounds are welcome to visit and participate at the ULC.
The ULC is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
The ULC is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
ELCA Formation
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America resulted from a union of three North American Lutheran church bodies: The American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches and the Lutheran Church in America.
The three churches agreed to unite in 1982. They formed a 70-member Commission for a New Lutheran Church, which planned the merger. The plan was approved by church conventions in 1986, and the ELCA constituting convention was held April 30-May 3, 1987, with the church actually beginning operations on January 1, 1988.
The three churches agreed to unite in 1982. They formed a 70-member Commission for a New Lutheran Church, which planned the merger. The plan was approved by church conventions in 1986, and the ELCA constituting convention was held April 30-May 3, 1987, with the church actually beginning operations on January 1, 1988.
ELCA Confession of Faith
- This church confesses the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- This church
confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of
God for the salvation of all who believe
- Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom
everything was made and through whose life, death, and
resurrection God fashions a new creation.
- The proclamation of God's message to us as both Law and Gospel
is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word
and deed, beginning with the Word in creation, continuing in the
history of Israel, and centering in all its fullness in the person and
work of Jesus Christ.
- The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the
written Word of God. Inspired by God's Spirit speaking through
their authors, they record and announce God's revelation centering
in Jesus Christ. Through them God's Spirit speaks to us to create
and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the
world. - This church accepts the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
- This church accepts the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of the faith of this church.
- This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one with it In faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
- This church accepts the other confessional writings in the Book of Concord, namely, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise, the Small Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord, as further valid interpretations of the faith of the Church.
- This church confesses the Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God to create and sustain the Church for God's mission in the world.
Permanent Staff
Pastor Bob Chell
Lutheran Campus Pastor
This is Pastor Bob's fifteenth year at SDSU. He has degrees from Augustana College, Wartburg Seminary, and USD. He has been a pastor at Orient & Faulkton, SD, Southwest Minnesota State University, and James Madison & Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia.
Bob and his wife Carole have two children. Dan, 15, is a sophomore at Brookings High School. Margaret, 13, is a seventh grader at George Mickelson Middle School.
Pastor Bob loves being a campus pastor. When he's not at work, Bob enjoys traveling with his family, reading and fishing.
Bob and his wife Carole have two children. Dan, 15, is a sophomore at Brookings High School. Margaret, 13, is a seventh grader at George Mickelson Middle School.
Pastor Bob loves being a campus pastor. When he's not at work, Bob enjoys traveling with his family, reading and fishing.
Katie Tvedt
Office Manager
Katie taught PE and Health for thirteen years in Minnesota and Texas and is thrilled to be working in her third year as Office Manager. Her father, grandfather, four uncles, and two brothers are ordained pastors, so the church is like home for her. Katie's husband, Dan, is a financial planner and farmer. They have three children: Hans, 13, in eighth grade; Siri, 10, in fifth grade; and Bryn, 7, in second grade. All attend Volga Christian School. The entire family shares a love of the outdoors, sports, and music.
Peer Ministers
Tyler Poppen
Hospitality
A Senior Environmental Management major, Tyler is from Milbank, SD. Tyler is a member of Collegian FFA, and he a fantastic job at Wal-Mart. He has been a church musician for five years, playing organ and piano at his home church and at churches in the Brookings area. Tyler enjoys spending his time outdoors: pheasant and deer hunting, and tubing and skiing at the lake.
Emily Jepsen
Music
Emily is a junior Chemistry major from Gayville, SD. She stays active by tutoring chemistry at the Wintrode Center and marching with the Pride of the Dakotas. Emily also works at the Mission Coffeehouse and enjoys spending her free time playing piano, cooking, and crocheting.
Andrew Natzel
Website
Andrew is a senior Civil Engineering major from Owatonna, MN. He is a Senator for the Students' Association, and spends much of his time with several activities, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, College Democrats, German Club, Joint Engineering Council, and Engineering Expo. When he finds time, Andrew likes sleeping, traveling, and camping.
Nita Perterson
Development
Senior Nursing major Nita is from Milbank, SD. Nita is active in many activities, including Air Force ROTC, Nurses Student Association, Arnold Air Society, and Officers Christian Fellowship; she also is a hospice volunteer. Nita finds time to take in the outdoors by riding horse, running, and hiking.
Claire Harstad
Service
Claire, a sophomore from Milbank, SD, is studying Early Childhood Education & Spanish. She teaches Spanish to students at Hillcrest Elementary and works as a Safe Ride Monitor. In her spare time, Claire likes watching movies, playing games, sleeping, and hanging out with friends and family.