Florida Gulf Coast University
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Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) is a Christian ministry at Florida Gulf Coast University. RUF exists to reach students for Christ and equip them to serve.
You don’t have to be a Christian to come to RUF. RUF is a place where every student, regardless of their background or personal beliefs, can examine the truths of biblical Christianity in ways that are plausible to the skeptic and life-changing for the believer. All are welcome!
RUF meets on campus Tuesday nights for worship and Bible study, and in small groups throughout the week. We go on retreats and mission trips, and have social events and do service projects. Being involved in RUF is a great way to grow in your faith, search for answers, and find community. We’d love to meet you, so come check us out!
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Large Group
Small Group: Job (coed)
Small Group: Sermon on the Mount (coed)
Small Group: 1 & 2 Timothy (women)
Small Group: 2 Corinthians (coed)
Small Group: Exodus (freshmen)
Small Group: 1 & 2 Thessalonians (coed)
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Meet Our Team
Lucas Tanner
Lucas was born and raised in Naples, Florida. He met his wife Bobbilee while studying business at the University of Florida. They got married in November 2004 and have three children: Isaac, Sadie and Molly. Lucas earned a Master of Divinity from Knox Theological Seminary and has been a minister to students for 20 years.
Christina McWhite
Christina McWhite was Raised in Southwest Florida, and is an Alumnus of Florida Gulf Coast University with her Bachelors in Music Therapy. Introduced to RUF at the end of her Freshman year, RUF transformed Christina's college experience. She found a place where she could cultivate her spiritual life surrounded by like minded people. Through RUF, Christina realized the importance of intentionally pursuing relationships with others and the deep joy that comes with being uncomfortable for the sake of the Gospel. Christina yearns to not only be in spiritual community with the students, but also live life with them. Her favorite phrase is “To Know God and be known by his creation." Christina did the RUF internship at Winston-Salem State University, an HBCU, where she cultivated the lives of young Women, through scripture and hospitality. She can't wait to bring all she learned from North Carolina back home to the Sunshine State! Christina loves FGCU and can't wait to see students serve the Lord with their Heart, Souls, and Mind for the rest of their lives! GO EAGLES!
Noah Brown
Noah Brown was born and raised in Fort Myers, FL. He grew up in a Christian household and was saved at a Christian youth camp in North Carolina when he was 14. Noah studied Digital Media Design at FGCU for four years, all the while attending RUF. Through RUF Noah learned how to facilitate small groups, lead a worship team, host events and much more. He also met some of his closest friends to date there and fell in love with leading worship having led the team for his last year as a student and then was brought on staff to continue leading. He ventured out into the world of marketing and graphic design and quickly discerned he desired to enter into a role in vocational ministry, and RUF was the perfect fit, especially after God opened multiple doors which pushed him towards the RUF internship. When Noah isn’t busy with RUF related things he enjoys playing spikeball, writing music, playing video/board games, long-boarding and hammocking. Noah is a member of Providence Christian Church in Cape Coral, a PCA church located relatively close to FGCU’s campus.