Ministries
"The eight ministries at SPU strive to provide a holistic experience for the student body at each of their events."
Vice President of Ministries
Audrey Riddle
Urban Involvement
Ben Goebel
Bio:
Major: Global Development & Political Science
Hometown: Boise, ID
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
Exposing students to parts of Seattle that they would never otherwise experience.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Discovery Park
What is your spirit animal?
Owl
School of Theology Senator
Molly Erickson
Bio:
Major: Educational Ministry
Hometown: Lynnwood, WA
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
I love that I get to be a bridge between the School of Theology and campus ministries and be an advocate and a voice for those groups.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Carkeek or Ella Bailey
What is your spirit animal?
Cobra
Gather Coordinator
Jenny Kim
Bio:
Major: Political Science, Latin American Studies minor
Hometown: Mercer Island, WA
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
My favorite part of leading Gather is being humbled by the people I get to work with and serve. I am reminded every day of how weak I am as an individual, and how all the strength I have comes completely from God and the people that He places in my life.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Discovery Park
What is your spirit animal?
Squirrel
SPRINT Coordinator(Seattle Pacific Reachout International)
Emily Brown
Bio:
Major: Cultural Anthropology
Hometown: Salem, OR
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
I enjoy getting to watch students go through the SPRINT program – from reading their application in November, to welcoming them back from their trip the following September. I love seeing how they grow and change as a result of their SPRINT experience.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Bhy Kracke Park, Queen Anne
Group Coodinator
Nolan Kurtz
Bio:
Major:Theology
Hometown:Tacoma, WA
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
Probably going to bed on a Wednesday night after our weekly service and realizing that all the late nights leading up until then practicing songs and discussing scripture and liturgy is entirely worth it because in that precise moment right before I fall asleep I see the faces of my dear staff and those of the congregation and am reminded of how God is uniquely working in and through us. I frequently think to myself, "What a blessing it is to be part of something so grand and glorious."
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Maybe Discovery park because you can get lost in those woods and that's an adventure. I love adventures. Getting lost is fun. Pass it on.
What is your spirit animal?
I don't know yet, but I'll say Casper the Friendly Ghost even though he isn't really an animal.
CSMC (Campus Student Ministry Coordinator)
Gerald Shaddock Jr.
Bio:
Major:Theology: Emphasis in Educational Ministry
Hometown:Kailua, HI
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
Being able to see the joy and peace in the people within the SMC Program, as well as the people affected by it.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
West Seattle Park (view of entire city)
What is your spirit animal?
Turtle
Relinquish
Lucas Pulver
Bio:
Major: Vocal Performance
Hometown: Carbondale, CO
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
Feeling like I'm a part of a superhero alliance like the Justice league.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Marshal Park
What is your spirit animal?
Penguin
Sharpen
Desiree Friesen
Bio:
Major: Theology
Hometown: Dallas, OR
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
Watching God work in people's lives through prayer, conversation, discipleship and good food! I also love being with my core team and serving SPU with them.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
So many. But it is hard to beat Gas Works on a sunny day.
What is your spirit animal?
Sparrow
CSMC(Campus Student Ministry Coordinator)
McKenna Dalrymple
Bio:
Major:English Literature
Hometown:Devner, CO
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
I cannot get enough of the people I work with. They are incredible and I am so blessed to have them in my life this year.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Gotta be Marshall Park (the one to the left of Kerry Park)
What is your spirit animal?
Wolf. No questions asked.
Latreia
Lori Petrauski
Bio:
Major:Ecology
Hometown:Nashwauk, MN
What is your favorite part of leading your ministry?
I love being with students on the service day and seeing them get excited about the organization they serve with. I also like getting feedback from the organizations about how wonderful the students are who volunteered with them.
What is your favorite park in Seattle?
Bhy Kracke Park in Queen Anne.
What is your spirit animal?
Butterfly
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