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Why Consider Supporting the Work of RUF at NMSU?
College is a cultural crossroads where students grapple with independence, freedom, vocation, and new relationships. Sadly, most universities are not Christ-exalting places. This means some students may never hear the gospel and come to faith, while others may let their faith give way to personal doubts and cultural alternatives. One of the main reasons I feel called to college ministry is because of my own story. It was through a college ministry that God brought me to himself my senior year. And it was through the ministry of RUF that he established and grew me in the early years of my new life as a Christian.
New Mexico State is a unique university. Of its roughly 17,000 students at the main campus in Las Cruces, 40% are Hispanic. And it is rated among the top schools for Latinos and Native Americans. The work of RUF @ NMSU there is vital. It reaches NMSU students for Christ through the gospel and builds them up in truth, love, and faithful fellowship. The ministry is also regionally strategic. It is one of only 2 RUF works in the entire Southwest region of the United States. For the sake of comparison, the Southeast has over 50 RUF works. RUF @ NMSU has been and continues to be a catalyst and pipeline for leadership in the church in this region. Because of God's work here, this ministry is populating cities, churches, hospitals, engineering firms, and schools across the Southwest with transformed "20-somethings."
We invite you to partner with us in ministry through prayer and financial support to advance God's kingdom at New Mexico State University. We need both your prayer and financial support to succeed in our Kingdom mission. We cannot reach NMSU for Christ and equip its students to serve without your help.
College is a cultural crossroads where students grapple with independence, freedom, vocation, and new relationships. Sadly, most universities are not Christ-exalting places. This means some students may never hear the gospel and come to faith, while others may let their faith give way to personal doubts and cultural alternatives. One of the main reasons I feel called to college ministry is because of my own story. It was through a college ministry that God brought me to himself my senior year. And it was through the ministry of RUF that he established and grew me in the early years of my new life as a Christian.
New Mexico State is a unique university. Of its roughly 17,000 students at the main campus in Las Cruces, 40% are Hispanic. And it is rated among the top schools for Latinos and Native Americans. The work of RUF @ NMSU there is vital. It reaches NMSU students for Christ through the gospel and builds them up in truth, love, and faithful fellowship. The ministry is also regionally strategic. It is one of only 2 RUF works in the entire Southwest region of the United States. For the sake of comparison, the Southeast has over 50 RUF works. RUF @ NMSU has been and continues to be a catalyst and pipeline for leadership in the church in this region. Because of God's work here, this ministry is populating cities, churches, hospitals, engineering firms, and schools across the Southwest with transformed "20-somethings."
We invite you to partner with us in ministry through prayer and financial support to advance God's kingdom at New Mexico State University. We need both your prayer and financial support to succeed in our Kingdom mission. We cannot reach NMSU for Christ and equip its students to serve without your help.
Next Steps toward Supporting RUF at NMSU
To sign-up for our mailing list and receive updates on the ministry, please email Ben Coppedge with your name, mailing address, and e-mail address.
There are several ways to give a tax-deductible financial contribution to RUF @ NMSU:
1. You may donate online with your credit card: visit www.ruf.org/donate and specify that your donation is to Ben Coppedge or New Mexico State.
2. You may donate via Automatic Checking Account Withdraw, Stock Transfers, or credit card on the phone: call 678-825-1086 and say your donation is for Ben Coppedge or New Mexico State.
3. You may donate by mail with a check: make a check out to Reformed University Fellowship (with "Ben Coppedge" or "RUF @ NMSU" in the memo line) and send it to Reformed University Fellowship/ 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 104/ Lawrenceville, GA 30043.
How Your Gifts Help RUF Reach NMSU Students
$30 One week of lunches with students on campus
$70 One dinner with students in our home
$100 One scholarship to our Fall or Winter Conference
$250 A fully stocked "Resource Library" giving students access to quality theological materials
$500 One semester of dinners in our home
$1,000 One semester of outreach activities, e.g., cookouts on campus, social events, service projects, etc.
$2,500 Semiannual RUF staff training expenses
$5,000 Student scholarships for RUF Summer Conference (we took 40 students this year!)
$10,500 All expenses for one month of RUF at NMSU
To sign-up for our mailing list and receive updates on the ministry, please email Ben Coppedge with your name, mailing address, and e-mail address.
There are several ways to give a tax-deductible financial contribution to RUF @ NMSU:
1. You may donate online with your credit card: visit www.ruf.org/donate and specify that your donation is to Ben Coppedge or New Mexico State.
2. You may donate via Automatic Checking Account Withdraw, Stock Transfers, or credit card on the phone: call 678-825-1086 and say your donation is for Ben Coppedge or New Mexico State.
3. You may donate by mail with a check: make a check out to Reformed University Fellowship (with "Ben Coppedge" or "RUF @ NMSU" in the memo line) and send it to Reformed University Fellowship/ 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 104/ Lawrenceville, GA 30043.
How Your Gifts Help RUF Reach NMSU Students
$30 One week of lunches with students on campus
$70 One dinner with students in our home
$100 One scholarship to our Fall or Winter Conference
$250 A fully stocked "Resource Library" giving students access to quality theological materials
$500 One semester of dinners in our home
$1,000 One semester of outreach activities, e.g., cookouts on campus, social events, service projects, etc.
$2,500 Semiannual RUF staff training expenses
$5,000 Student scholarships for RUF Summer Conference (we took 40 students this year!)
$10,500 All expenses for one month of RUF at NMSU
