University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Join us Tuesdays at 535 McCallie Ave (a 3 minute walk from the UTC Library) at 8:00 PM!
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All students are welcome to RUF at UTC, regardless of personal or religious background. We welcome the "convinced" and "unconvinced" and invite all students, no matter where they are, to RUF as we consider the truth claims of Jesus together.
We want RUF to be a place where a student can come with questions, find fellowship with others, worship God, serve others, and grow in their knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ and His work on their behalf.
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Meet Our Team
Davis Mooney
Davis was born and raised in the Chattanooga area. He attended NC State University where he got involved with RUF as a student. Soon after graduation in 2014, Davis met Hannah (their first date was Clumpies on the Walnut St. Bridge in Chattanooga), and they were married during Davis’s second year as an RUF intern at Virginia Tech. Hannah is from Nashville and graduated from Samford University. In 2016 the Mooneys moved to St. Louis, and Davis graduated from Covenant Seminary in 2019. They then moved to Winston-Salem, NC where Davis served as the Pastor for Students & Families at Hope Presbyterian Church for 4 years. Davis and Hannah welcomed their first son, Winston, in October 2018 and their second son, William, in June 2021. They love taking walks and hikes together as a family, trying new restaurants, and enjoying good meals with friends. Davis also enjoys cycling, trail running, and ultimate frisbee. The Mooneys are so excited to get back to Tennessee and be a part of RUF at UTC!
Grace Kreul
Grace went to the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) and majored in HDFS. She is now pursuing her master's degree at Richmont Graduate University. As a transfer student from North Georgia, UGA’s RUF transfer group is what drew her to RUF in the first place. She spent the next three years fully invested in RUF, learning how God cares for His people and their stories. Before working for RUF, Grace worked with middle and high school girls at a residential program for families in crisis situations.
Grace loves kickboxing and trail running, has two cats (though she says she’s not a cat person), and is a twin. She is an avid non-fiction reader and loves all the good coffee shop hangs (especially Mad Priest coffee) and unique hiking spots Chattanooga has to offer. After doing the internship at UTC, Grace loved UTC so much that she wanted to continue on with RUF as Campus Staff! Grace is so excited to welcome all the new and returning students at UTC and share God’s love to them through the Gospel.
Catherine Upton
Catherine grew up in western North Carolina and then went to Reformation Bible College in Florida to receive a Biblical Studies degree. After college, Catherine moved to Liberia, West Africa, to serve at a Christian teacher training college. While there, she developed a love and passion for discipling college students. Once she returned to the States to live with family in Chattanooga, she began volunteering with RUF at UTC. She immediately fell in love with it and decided to pursue working with RUF full time. Now Catherine is so excited to serve students at UTC as Campus Staff.
Andy Reed
Andy Reed is a military kid who has lived all over. Most recently, he lived in Hereford, Pennsylvania and graduated from Millersville University with a BS in Applied Engineering/Technology Management. He spent four years in RUF at Millersville, serving on ministry team for three years. College is where Andy found himself growing deeper and deeper in his relationship with the Lord. He is so incredibly excited to serve RUF at UT—Chattanooga! He enjoys hiking, camping, reading, hockey (go Flyers!), and spending time with family and friends.