For Parents


So your offspring is off to college!  Fixin' to become a five star chef...or a gourmet business executive...or an accountant.


I am pleased that your son or daughter has chosen to be involved in RUF.  If you have any questions about our ministry please don't hesitate to contact me. My wife (Carrie) and I began this ministry with one primary purpose: to pastor college students through this unique, and pivotal, stage of life.  College is one of the most formative stages of life; it can be a time of both delight and despondency, and we want to be there for your student to walk with them through this time and help them recognize their need for, and dependence upon, the Lord Jesus Christ.  We are wounded, broken, sinners,and we are utterly lost apart from the saving work of Christ.  Yet we know by the power of the Holy Spirit God is going to change and transform lives for his glory.



If you have any questions about RUF I would love to talk with you. Please feel free to call any time.

Grace & Peace

In Christ,

Tyler Dirks - Campus Minister

ph. 980.254.4588   e-mail: tdirks@ruf.org


"If I could highlight just one thing that RUF seeks to be about, it would be caring for the souls of students.  Academics occupy their minds; addictions compete for their bodies.  We want to capture their hearts for the gospel, which tranforms the whole person."

~ Dr. Rod Mays, RUF National Coordinator