James Madison University
Join us every Wednesday at 8 PM in Madison Union 405 (Taylor Hall)
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Welcome to the RUF at JMU!
RUF is a ministry at James Madison University that seeks to love God, one another, and our campus.
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Meet Our Team
Bailey Wagner
Bailey grew up in the small town of Horneytown, NC. He attended Appalachian State University where he was heavily involved with RUF as a student. During his time there, he felt the call to ministry. After graduation, he did the RUF Internship at the University of Florida. This led him to then attend Reformed Theological Seminary at Charlotte where he earned his Masters in Divinity. Bailey is married to Liz and they have a daughter, Phoebe. Bailey enjoys fly fishing, collecting Dale Earnhardt memorabilia, and watching a good documentary
Cayla Ball
Cayla was born and raised in Northern Virginia, and graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.S. in Physics and Sustainability in 2016. While a student at W&M, she heard the gospel preached and saw it lived out through her peers that helped her take ownership of her faith and relationship with Jesus. Through the relationships with her own interns and campus staff, and the hunger to continue growing in God's word, Cayla decided to pursue the RUF internship at JMU, followed by the Campus Staff role beginning in 2018. At JMU, she met and married her husband, Michael, in 2020 and had their first daughter, Priscilla in 2022. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Divinity at RTS DC (very slowly), and chasing her toddler (not as slowly). You can probably find Cayla hanging out at a local coffee shop, ready to play a game or talk to you about Formula 1!
Nathan Daly
Nathan grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, arguably the homeschool capital of the United States. A proud JMU Duke, he graduated from James Madison University in 2025 with a B.S. in Intelligence Analysis (it's way less boring than it sounds). He enjoyed serving on RUF ministry team immensely in college, leading a small group and playing guitar on the worship team. After graduation, Nathan felt called to continue pursuing ministry through RUF as an Intern at his home campus. JMU couldn't get rid of him so easily! In his free time, Nathan loves to read just about anything (fantasy, sci-fi, Charles Spurgeon sermons, classic poetry/novels, etc.). He likes to learn about other people's passions, too, so he's always down to try something new! Nathan loves exploring the Bible with his friends and is always down for a long talk (and maybe a late-night Cookout run??).
Annie Keitel
Annie is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2026 with a degree in bioengineering. In her time at college, the Lord used RUF at Pitt to give Annie an opportunity to reconnect with her faith and fall in love with Christ and His Church. She was intentionally pursued by RUF staff and students that met her right in her mess! She found a community to wrestle through questions and confusion together and was met with so much overflowing love and compassion. She has since been blessed with the opportunity to turn around and pursue, love, and challenge new folks in RUF through serving on ministry team, leading a Small Group, and running the RUF events team. She could not be more excited to continue her journey serving with RUF as an Intern at James Madison University!
Annie loves discovering new music (especially if she can listen to it on vinyl), trying new coffee shops, going on hikes, a movie marathon (Harry Potter or all the Cars movies obviously) and most importantly… a good dance party!