View the annual report for Duke Presbyterian campus ministry.

1. DUKE PCM+
2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT
Connect. Reflect. Worship. Serve.
www.dukepcm.org

2. A YEAR OF EXILE AND OPPORTUNITY

3. SCATTERING AND DISLOCATION
The year was defined by the hospitality of friends all across campus providing
space to meet, including:
 Office and worship space in the Duke Episcopal Center (505 Alexander)
 New “drop-in” hours on the BC Plaza swinging benches M, T, Th
 Winter drop-in hours in the Center for Multicultural Affairs
 Bible Study (B-stud) housed at Women’s Center on West and Wellness Center
on East
 bREVfast in the Divinity Café
 Ecumenical event planning meetings in Library; events in Rubenstein 153
“So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the earth.” -Genesis 11:8

4. DUKE RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE
Year Self-Identified
Presbyterian/UCC
2010 38
2011 64
2012 61
2013 62
2014 89
2015 54
2016 60
Wide Variety of Choices for Students
• 19 Christian ministries
• 4 non-Christian religious ministries
Staff Transitions Prevalent
Since 2011, 50% of the groups have
experienced a change in staff, including:
• IV
• CRU
• RUF (PCA)
• Episcopal Center
• Lutheran Campus Ministry
• Wesley Fellowship (Methodist)
• Baptist Campus Ministry
• Orthodox Fellowship
• Catholic Center (staff additions)
• Jewish Life
• Center for Muslim Life
~2% of student body self-identifies as Presbyterian

5. PCM+ PARTICIPATION STATISTICS:
CONSISTENT THROUGH A YEAR OF EXILE
• Average Sunday Night Dinner and
Worship Attendance
• 2011-2012: 4-8
• 2012-2013: 8-12
• 2013-2014: 18-30
• 2014-2015: 20-37
• 2015-2016: 20-35
• Average Bible Study Attendance
• West campus: 1-8
• East campus: 2-5
• Unique Individual Undergraduate
Contacts by Campus Minister: >75
124
157
190
235
0
50
100
150
200
250
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
Weekly Email Listserve

6. PCM+ PARTICIPATION STATISTICS
• 2015-2016 By the Numbers
• Total Participants
(participated in at least one
PCM event/semester): 66
• Active Participants
(participated in >30% of PCM
activities): 41
• Numbers stable from ‘14/15 to
’15/16 despite dislocation
• Smaller freshmen class compared
to previous years
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Class of
2016
Class of
2017
Class of
2018
Class of
2019
Total
Active
Engagement by Class

7. EVANGELISM IN MANY FORMS
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
How did you hear about PCM?
Letter in the mail
Email before
semester began
Religious Life Open
House
Friend on campus
Invitation from
current PCM student
Met campus minister
• Personalized outreach to students is
key
• There is no one “silver bullet”
• Multiple forms and settings are
needed, especially at the
beginning of the year
• Just like the early church, growth
happens through relationship
• Low uptake from online presence

8. YEAR IN REVIEW
How the Gospel Comes Alive

9. PCM+: CONNECT. REFLECT. WORSHIP. SERVE.
 One-on-one mentoring and
discipleship
 Campus Minister + PCM Interns
key players
 Fall Outreach to freshmen
 Fall, Winter and Spring Retreats
 Weekly Sunday Dinner and Contemplative
Worship
 Fall Theme: Biblical Characters
 Spring Theme: Getting to Know Jesus
 Visits to local congregations
 Academy of Preachers Festival
CONNECTREFLECT
WORSHIPSERVE
 Mission Trip: Atlanta and Durham
 Service projects alongside partner
congregations at:
 Urban Ministries
 Reality Ministries
 Habitat for Humanity
 J-ville: Spotlight on Human Trafficking
 Mid-week B-stud on East and West
 bREVfast theological discussions
 Spiritual Sidekicks mentoring
program with 7 partner churches
 Christian LGBTQ+ discussion group

10. CONNECT
REFLECT
WORSHIP
SERVE

11. STRENGTHENED CONNECTION TO
CONGREGATIONS THROUGH MISSION
Service and Mission done alongside partner congregations:
 Urban Ministries Breakfast with FPC-Durham
 Urban Ministries Dinner with Pilgrim UCC
 Pass the Peas with Blacknall Presbyterian
 Habitat for Humanity with Trinity Avenue
 Stop Hunger Now with Westminster Presbyterian
 Mission Trip Dinner Discussion with Covenant Presbyterian

12. NEW MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: SPIRITUAL SIDEKICKS
Expansion of Lent Buddies enabled 17 students to be paired with
congregation members from 7 local partner congregations
Spring Program included:
 Sidekick training
 Monthly dinners around vocation, service, and identity
 One-on-one relationship building
 Closing worship
Laura Johnson’s internship funded
through $5000 Ukirk grant to
launch program

13. “ACADEMY OF PREACHERS” PREACHING FESTIVAL
 In partnership with Duke Chapel, Duke PCM hosted
the first “Academy of Preachers” preaching
festival
 12 undergraduate student preachers prepared and
delivered sermons
 Coached by divinity school professors and local
pastors
 Opening and closing worship with Dean Luke
Powery and United in Praise Gospel choir
PCM student Delaney Thompson (P’18) delivers sermon

14. MISSION TRIP: ATLANTA & DURHAM
Habitat for
Humanity in
Durham
Mennonite Farm
providing
sustainable food for
low-income families
in Atlanta
Loaves and Fishes
meals for the
homeless in Atlanta
The trip focused on homelessness and housing issues in Atlanta and
Durham through service, listening, education, and worship

15. RETREATS THAT BUILD COMMUNITY
Fall in Montreat:
Finding Joy
“...You have turned my mourning into dancing; you
have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.”
–Psalm 30:11
Spring at Camp Albemarle:
Faith and Doubt
with NCState and UNC PCM
“A week later his disciples were again in the house, and
Thomas was with them…” –John 20:26

16. STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM 2015-2016
 Moderator: Natalie Knox (T’17)
 Treasurer: Courtney Trunta (P’17)
 Student Pastor/Board Rep: John Hare-Grogg (T’16)
 Fellowship: Shannon Thoits (T’18)
 Service: Sarah Beaverson (T’18)
 Interfaith Rep: Lauren Harper (P’17)
 Communications: Amelia Cheatham (T’18)
 Retreat Coordinators: Jacqueline Emerson & Lucy Wooldridge (T’18)
 Freshmen Outreach: Vanessa Lusa & Lukas Gschwandtner (T’18)

17. STUDENTS RESPOND:
I LIKE PCM+ BECAUSE…..
Hugs :)
PCM is a patient place where I can be myself and fail a lot
I still have a lot of questions about faith, and I feel like
my questions are welcomed, and I am not forced to
become a certain way. For me, there is more to
following Jesus than to be identified as a Christian. I
really appreciate the grace PCM has given me as I am
considering baptism and exploring what it means to be a
Christian.
It feels like home.
I feel safe and
welcomed.
PCM challenges me,
welcomes me, and
comforts me
PCM+ is a community that is, and
should be, primarily focused on
cultivating spiritual health and
Christian discipline, and these are
things I seek and need that I don't
feel are adequately fulfilled in other
places or groups while I'm on
campus.
I love the community and the idea that
we devote time to social justice issues on
and off campus

18. THE VALUE OF CAMPUS MINISTRY
PCM challenges me to grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ
PCM is a place where I can be honest about myself
I feel comfortable talking to my campus minister
What I believe is important to what I want to be and do
when I graduate
I would invite a friend to PCM
I connect with other students outside of PCM
I have found a spiritual home in PCM
I know more of what it means to be a Christian because of
PCM
I learned something meaningful about myself through PCM
5
4
3
End of Year Survey Results
On a scale of 5-1 where 5 = strongly agree and 1 = strongly disagree

19. The + in PCM+ is a statement. It invites everyone to the cross and
celebrates Jesus in a way that we are beautifully made by God. The
students in PCM+ carry this love and this spirit to all parts of Duke’s
campus.
-Katie Becker, T’17, incoming student moderator

20. PRESBYTERIAN-REFORMED
HOUSE OF STUDIES
Duke Divinity School Connection

21. STUDENT LEADERSHIP DRIVES PROGRAMMING
Programmatic Highlights for 2015-2016
 Clergy Mentoring Lunch (hosted at Trinity Avenue)
 Theology on Tap continued monthly
 Attendance 2-8 students lower than in year’s past
 PRHOS Spiritual Formation Retreat
 Led by Rev. Katie Crowe and Rev. Cate Church Norman
 Allen Verhey Memorial Colloquium
 Contributors of These Days devotional (October 2016)

22. ALLEN VERHEY MEMORIAL COLLOQUIUM
Program highlights:
 Guest lecture on Calvin & the Psalms by Dr. Sujin Pak
 Presentation of Reformed papers by Mary Berry and Daniel Camacho
 “The Real Allen Verhey would…” by doctoral students

23. PRHOS LEADERSHIP
 Student Leadership
 Lara Musser Gritter, moderator
 Nicholas Andersen, treasurer
 Katie Ross and Mary Berry, representatives
 Staff Support
 Rev. Dr. Charles Campbell, faculty advisor
 Rev. Dr. Matthew Floding, staff advisor
 Rev. Katie Owen Aumann, PCM advisor

24. FROM STUDENT ORG…TO HOUSE OF STUDIES…TO CERTIFICATE PROGRAM?
Pre-2011
 Limited student leadership
 Student organization run via
student government
 Almost all Presbyterian field
ed placements self-initiated
 Limited staff/faculty support,
only through student
solicitation
 Funding through student
government
(~$700 annually)
2015-2016
 Strong and diverse student leadership
 Formal House of Studies, approved by
faculty
 Increasing # of Presbyterian field ed
placements available, Matt Floding
providing increased network
 Active staff support (Matt Floding and
Katie Aumann) and faculty advisor
(Chuck Campbell)
 Funding through student government,
but allowed to fundraise from outside
sources separately
2016-?
 Stronger leadership present,
but better connection among
students still needed
 Pending approval of certificate
program in “Reformed Studies”
 Additional year-long field ed
settings desired
 Desire for designated staff
person
 Increased need for funding

25. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
Fundraising and Financial Report

26. FUNDING SOURCES
• Presbytery support remains largest
center of support
• Record year for individual fundraising
• Includes a one-time $4500 gift
from the Durham March 5th Group
• Congregational funding stable but
better presence and advocacy needed
• Grants present untapped opportunity
for additional funding
• Ex: 2015 Ukirk grant for $5000 for
internship
Individuals
23%
Presbytery
45%
Congregations
21% Grants
9%
Program fees
2%

27. FINANCIAL SHIFTS IN 2016-2017
2015 support from Presbytery: $46,290
2016 support from Presbytery: $46,290
2017 support from Presbytery: TBD
New Hope Presbytery’s Campus Ministry Committee has reformulated the funding
structure for 2017. Beginning in 2017, they will use the following formula:
75% toward salaries of campus ministers across 4 ministries (approx $153,000)
 Duke anticipated support: $42,500
25% toward program across 5 campus ministries (approx $50,000)
 Grant-based moving forward
 Duke anticipated support: TBD

28. INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISING REPORT:
2015 A RECORD RESPONSE FROM DONORS
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Friends List 232 220 206 207 206 178
Friends Donors 49 41 31 23 22 20
Friends Giving $ 9120 11445 6235 6004 1815 3085
Response Rate 21.10% 18.6% 15% 11.1% 10.7% 11.2%
Alumni List 132 132 138 138 138 137
Alumni Donors 22 18 17 18 16 12
Alumni Giving $ 7995 6410 5290 7750 4365 2225
Response Rate 16.67% 13.6% 12.30% 13.0% 11.6% 8.8%
Other List (parents) 13 14
Other Donors (parents) 5 5
Other Giving $ 816.66 1500 250 1000
Total List 377 366 344 345 344 315
Total Donors 76 64 48 41 40 33
Total Giving 17931.66 19355 11525 13754 6430 6310
Response Rate 20.20% 17.5% 13.40% 11.9% 11.6% 10.5%

29. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am
with you always, to the end of the age. -Matthew 28:19-20
As we said farewell to four seniors, we prepare to welcome another class of freshmen in August!