University of Memphis
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Welcome to RUF Memphis, RUF has been serving all types of students on the campus of Memphis for the past twenty years. We like to say we are a ministry for the masses. Our aim in RUF is to create a safe place for all students to explore Christianity and grow in their understanding of who Jesus is and what it means to follow Him in community with others at the UofM. We are here for the “convinced” and the “unconvinced,” the lost, the found, the burned, bored, cynical and spiritual. We invite you, no matter where you are in the process, to RUF at the University of Memphis.
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John Crosby
John was born and raised in what he confidently calls God’s country—Columbia, SC. He graduated from Bryan College in Dayton, TN in 1996, and later earned his M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. John was ordained at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis in 2007, where he served for seven years. He then continued his ministry to students at Lexington Presbyterian Church in Lexington, SC, and First Presbyterian Church in Rome, GA.
In the spring of 2016, John was called to serve as the RUF Campus Minister at the University of Memphis. John is humbled that, after so many years in ministry, he still gets to spend time with students—teaching them, caring for them, and pointing them to the gracious, undeserved love of Jesus. John has one wife, Trina, and three sons—Charlie, Henry, and Max.
Spencer Sipe
Spencer was an intern at Vanderbilt for the past three years, and is now working with RUF at Memphis while he is pursuing his Masters through Covenant Seminary! He and his wife Faith are excited to serve on campus, as they are both alumni, and are looking forward to seeing the ways God is at work on campus!
Jenna White
Jenna was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and graduated from Suffolk University in Boston with a degree in Public Relations. Since her campus did not have an RUF, she attended RUF at Harvard University, where she fell in love with the ministry and the work Christ does through it. Jesus changed her life through RUF, pointing her to Christ daily. Jenna loves country dancing, baking, and board games. She also enjoys making music, cooking for friends, and meeting new people. Though she will miss Boston, Jenna is so excited to build relationships and serve the students at Memphis!