Activities & Events

Batten University is committed to providing opportunities for spiritual growth and exploration through Epworth Campus Ministries. Spiritual growth can take many forms — worship, service, community, learning, prayer, and personal transformation — and students are encouraged to engage that journey in ways that are meaningful to them.

Campus Ministries offers opportunities for weekly worship, faith-based groups, service, conversation, and prayer across campus. Students may participate in interdenominational worship on campus or connect with Campus Ministries for help finding a local place of worship.

Through a partnership with Haygood United Methodist Church, located just minutes from campus, Batten University shares a Director of Epworth Campus Ministries who supports religious life on campus and helps connect students with volunteer, employment, worship, and service opportunities in the broader community.

Mission Statement

Campus Ministries is a vibrant, inclusive community rooted in faith, where all are welcome to experience the love of God, engage in service, and build meaningful connections both on campus and in the wider community.

Our mission is to offer a Christian, interdenominational ministry that fosters discipleship, evangelism, service, counseling, hospitality, and faith-based education for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the surrounding community of Batten University. The Director of Campus Ministries, Marie Porter, is also dedicated to supporting students of all faiths, helping them gather, create spaces for worship, and form a sense of community on campus.

Our Vision

To discover God, experience God, and share God’s love with the world.