James Madison University

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Welcome to the JMU RUF profile page!

RUF launched at JMU in August 2014, and since then God has done great things. He has raised up an active community of students who love the Word of God, who love each other, and want to see the kingdom of God advanced on our campus. God is answering our prayers to "reach students for Christ and to equip students to serve." We would love to have you join us!

Check out our website and/or contact our staff below.

Join Us

Small Group Bible Studies

See jmuruf.org for complete listing of times and locations.

Weekend Events

Contact Joe Slater at joe.slater@ruf.org for more information

Connect

Small Group Bible Studies are offered throughout the week on different days and in different locations. Visit jmuruf.org to see our full slate of small groups.

Meet Our Team

Bailey Wagner

Bailey Wagner

Campus Associate
Cayla Ball

Cayla Ball

Campus Staff

Cayla was born and raised in Northern Virginia, is the youngest of three siblings, and competes with her family dog, Nestle, for attention. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.S. in Physics and Sustainability, a major that she created herself because she could not make up her mind. She also minored in Process Management and Consulting, just to really take advantage of that "liberal arts" education. While pursuing these various academic endeavors, Cayla devoted a majority of time to extra curricular activities that included RUF. Through this organization she experienced an outpouring of love through the community that RUF fostered which is centered around the Gospel. Through the relationships with her own interns, and the hunger to continue growing in God's word, Cayla decided to pursue an internship with RUF after graduating in 2016. After serving as an intern for two years, Cayla is excited to continue ministering to students as Campus Staff.

When Cayla is not knitting in a corner alone, she is probably hanging out at a local coffee shop, (where she does not drink coffee) and is hoping for someone to launch into a conversation about spirit animals. She also has a passion for dancing and singing, neither of which she does well, but through which will encourage herself and others to be their authentic selves.

Emily Cartledge

Emily Cartledge

Campus Staff

Emily was born in Georgia, but spent the majority of her childhood in Iowa before eventually making her way back to Peachtree City, Georgia, where she is from. She graduated from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) in 2020 with a degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders for Speech-Language Pathology. During her time at UGA, Emily was heavily involved in RUF, and it became her home for her three years there. She grew in faith and community greatly under the counseling and teaching of her campus minister and interns at UGA, and she hopes that as she begins ministry at JMU, God will use her to bring hope to students and remind them of His great love for them as they face the next few years of their college experience.

In her free time, Emily can be found reading a good book, watching Netflix, or jamming in the kitchen as she cooks or bakes her latest treat. She is a sucker for a good caramel iced coffee, and a lover of all forms of potatoes. Most of all, Emily is a lover of people, and as a Two on the Enneagram, she is always down for a heartfelt conversation-don’t worry, she’ll bring the tissues. Emily is thrilled to spend the next couple years in Harrisonburg getting to know the students and enjoying the view! Go Dukes!