Minute for Mission: College and Young Adult Sunday

August 4, 2024

Photo caption: Emma Rigler

Emma Rigler’s mom is a Presbyterian pastor, and Emma and her siblings grew up in PC(USA) congregations. Her Christian formation has involved Presbyterian church schools, camps, youth events and mission trips.

After high school, Emma attended Austin College (a PC[USA]-related college in Sherman, Texas). She received a Westminster Fellowship — financial aid for Austin College students who are dependents of PC(USA) professionals. She did children’s ministry in a local congregation and was active in the Austin College ACtivators Youth Ministry program. During her senior year, Emma was a Sallie Majors Religious Life Intern.

Emma graduated from Austin College in 2022 and became a PC(USA) Young Adult Volunteer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For her YAV year, she worked with New Mexico WILD, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection, restoration and continued enjoyment of New Mexico’s wildlands and wilderness areas. When she completed her YAV year, Emma was hired as director of Youth Ministry at Trinity Presbyterian Church in McKinney, Texas.

Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well. – 1 Peter 4:10 (CEV)

Throughout its history, the PC(USA) has endeavored to invite, encourage, assist, and enable college students and other young adults to identify, develop and share their gifts.

College and Young Adult Sunday is a day set aside to lift up college students and young adults.  

Worship resources:
College and Young Adult Sunday: pcusa.org/collegesunday
Young Adult Volunteers: presbyterianmission.org/ministries/yav
Supporting college students: ukirk.org
PC(USA)-related colleges: presbyteriancolleges.org

Rev. Dr. John Williams, Chaplain and Director of Church Relations at Austin College

Today’s Focus: College and Young Adult Sunday

Let us join in prayer for:

PC(USA) Agencies’ Staff
Phillip Morgan, Associate, Music, Theology, Formation & Evangelism, Presbyterian Mission Agency
Bill  and Ann Moore, Mission co-workers serving in Japan, Presbyterian Mission Agency

Let us pray

Generous and Extravagant God, you continue to do new things by blessing college students and young adults with abundant gifts they can share within and beyond your church. Help us support, teach and learn from each other as we all strive together to be instruments of your justice, mercy, reconciliation and peace. Amen.