Wesley Foundation/United Campus Ministy
PRAXIS Service Learning is sponsored by the Work Study Program at UTEP lead by Irma Walsh and the WesleyFoundation/United Campus Ministry at UTEP lead by Maria Elena Romero. We strive to train and prepare students, staff, and faculty at UTEP towards a meaningful life long Christian service through Word, Stewardship and Community involvement.This campus ministry is a UTEP student organization built up by students from different denominations.
PRAXIS Service Learning doesn't interfere with any religious activities of the Wesley Foundation/United Campus Ministry
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Besides Praxis program, Wesley Foundation has more activities for people who wants to develop a true Christian character.
Activities Fall, 2009
Kimberly's birthday & welcome back party
Monday August 24
E. Union Smiley room 310
Bible Studies
Every Monday
E. Union Smiley room 310
1:30 p.m.
S.W.I.F.T Retreat
Sacramento N.M.
coming on September.18-20
$ 40.00 per student
Interested please email us at praxis@utep.edu
Feeding the Miners - Sunday
Free meals are served to the Miner Villgers the last Sunday of every class semester month
Where? the Summitt at Miner Village.
Dates: September 27, October 25 and Thanksgiving Day November 26
Missions at Sparks
New blankets, toys and jackets to low income families at Sparks during Christmas Season.
Interacting with the Community
Your participation could be a huge difference in a blind person this day.
Where? Fall Festival of the Lighthouse for the Blind of El Paso.
Activities for 2008
 
Selah Place- This year we started a new project to provide a nice an cozy place to everybody. We want to thank Rev. Beverly Jones, Rev. Felicia Hopkins, Rev. Paul Bauernfiend, Rev. Eduardo Rivera, Rev. John Scwarting, Rev. Mark Alexander and Rev. Bill Case who helped improve the office to make this dream a reality.
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Gideon's Day- Every two years we proudly host the Gideon's International Association here in UTEP campus. This year the participation of many students made possible the distribution of more than 6,000 New Testaments w/Proverbs and Psalms.
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Missions- This year we accomplished three mission activities: Mochilas Felices, Jackets at Sparks, and Dibujando Sonrisas.
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Mochilas Alegres- Mission trip to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Last summer we gave backpacks, school supplies and tennis shoes to 150 children from two orphanages and a shelter for Tarahumara Natives in Juarez, Mexico. Every child received those items according to their ages and grade levels. |
  
"Jackets at SPARKS"- About 24% of families living in El Paso are consider below poverty (this statistic does not include undocumented residents). Sparks is one of the poorest colonias in El Paso. Members from the WF/UCM started this mission's preparation weeks before. They sold cupcakes to raise money for jackets and Trinity First UMC donated blankets to accomplish this mission. Every family living in Sparks received two to four blankets, jackets and what is most important the word of God, and we also prayed for their needs.
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Dibujando Sonrisas - God multiplied the jackets we collected for Jackets at SPARKS and we unify our efforts with "Drawing Smiles", a youth movement at El Paso, TX. More than 320 children from an orphanage were blessed by all the toys, blankets, and food they received.
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Bible Studies and fellowship- Our weekly bible study provides free lunch, good fellowship, and of course the teaching of the Word of God. Sometimes students have the opportunity to share a meditation or special testimony. The fellowship that we had during birthday parties, mission meetings, cookouts, and Posada Navideña were great.
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Tasty Treats & Balloon Day-WF/UCM has many wonderful activities to offer to the students. We gather together at Leech Grove Park located in UTEP campus to tell students about all the wonderful activities and we give them treats as well. We also take prayer requests from students, attach them to balloons and prey for those petitions. We highlighted our spot with balloons and more than 150 students passing by write their prayer petitions.
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Annual Retreat- Every summer we have an annual retreat that provides emotional, physical and spiritual relief for the students. We had canoe races in the river, a basketball tournament, had a group bonfire each night, and we played volleyball in the swimming pool. On our way back we visited Carlsbad which is always a side to see. One of our students attended to SWIFT retreat and the annual FORUM convention for the second time.
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Thanksgiving Dinner- This year St. Marks UMC provided this delicious meal. For students, it is very significant to realize that someone cares for them.
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Praise, Honor and Thanksgiving Sunday - Every last Sunday of each month our students help serve the food and take the opportunity to interact with more students.
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Fund-raising- This is the first time we see students and members of our board are active in this area. Minerpalooza and Cake Sale: the students sold cupcakes in campus and raised enough money to buy 20 jackets for the mission called "Jackets for Sparks" held on December. Discount Cards: our chairman Togo Railey organized the selling of the $10.00 discount cards that are used for discounts in many businesses and are very convenient since most of the participating businesses are located around UTEP campus. All members of our board and students are participating in this fund-raising activity.
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Activities
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Activities in the past
Minerpalooza
We enjoyed being part of this wonderful festival! We raised money to decore our lovely project of the Selah Place.
Selah Place
This place is to provide a cozy room to the students. The relaxing atmosphere of this place invite you to enjoy a cup of coffee or cocoa while you can watch a video or just read a good book (or do homework)
Mochilas Felices
This annual mission trip is to bless orphans and Tarahumara Chihuahuan natives. Some uniforms, 150 backpacks with school supplies individualy named had been given to those children every summer.
Gideon's Day
Every two years the students and Gideons gave away about two thousand New Testaments to faculty and students in UTEP campus
Balloon Day
Students passing by can write down their concerns on a prayer request slip and then tie them to a balloon. Afterwards, we pray together for all those prayer requests and the balloons are popped up.
Tasty Treat
once in a while we treat all students passing by with goodies at Leech Grove Park from 10 a.m-1 p.m. and at the same time invite them to join our organization.
Prayer Box Day
Students passing by Leech Grove Park will have the opportunity to write their concerns on paper, put them in a box, and we will pray for them.
Bible Study-
Christian Fellowship, time where students learn and share about the word of God and free lunch is serve!!
Conference
We had the forture to enjoy interesting lectures with important Christian guest speakers like:
Alma Ortega - Wellsf Fargo Presidents of Borderland Bussiness,
Karla Mariscal - several times awarded as the best anchor in Texas,
famous basketball Togo Railey who was part in the Texas Western Championship team in 1966.
PHAT Sunday (Praise, Honor And Thanksgiving)
Free dinner to all Miner Village Students at the Summit Hall every last Sunday of each month.
Starts at 3:00 p.m....Go Miners!!
Thanksgiving Dinner-
Some students do not have the time to go home and celebrate Thanksgiving with their love ones. We come and rescue this day to give Miner Village students a delicious Thanksgiving meal.
Together We Mourn-
Vigil commemorate the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy with students, faculty and staff. The prayer box was present to fill out their prayers for the affected families.
Walk-A-Thon
For many years Roadney and Jeannen Smith along with members of our Board participated in this activity to raise money to support student activities in Campus Ministry.
Meetings, Cook-outs and fellowship parties are frecuentely held on different ocasions.-
Mission to Tarahumaras Native Chihuahuans.
Every child will receive new shoes, a hygiene kit, and new toys. The women will be getting new sandals and fabric to sew their traditional outfits. All the families will receive groceries like pinto beans, rice, wheat and corn flour.
Navidad en Cd. Juarez, Mexico
For four years in a row we had served each Christmas season a delicious meal to more than 400 people, all the children had received new toys and hundreds of blankets had been distributed amongst the families in need.
PRAXIS
Service Learning experience for UTEP students in more than 70 agencies.
See PRAXIS organizations for more information.
Praxis Annual Angency Fair-
The purpose of this event is to provide information about different non-profit agencies listed in Praxis Service Learning Program.
Annual Retreat at Black River Center in Ruidoso, NM.
Wonderful event that provides an emotional, physical and spiritual relief for the students at the ending of the semester. Students enjoy activities such as basketball tournaments, swimming time, canoe contests, bonfire each night, delicious meals, excellent lectures, praise and worship time.
Forum Annual Retreat
S.W.I.F.T. Retreat
Sacramento, N.M.
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