Overview of service and justice

Working towards a just world is the focus of this aspect of Campus Ministry. In Campus Ministry, we do this by putting our faith into action through service projects and by educating for justice.

Community service activities

Campus Ministry is involved in community service projects on local, regional, national and international levels.

Local service
We regularly volunteer at local meal centers where food is offered to the hungry for free. These include Community Dinners at St. Benedict Episcopal Church and the Community Kitchen in Olympia. We are also involved in Habitat for Humanity, local ecology projects and many more. For more information on local service, contact Josh Hite.

Regional service
Two to three times a semester, a group of students travel to Portland, Oregon for our Portland Immersion: Finding God in the Poor.

National service
Every year since 2002 we have gone on our Service Trip outside of our local area. 2012 will be our ten year anniversary of serving others in areas such as Alabama, Kentucky, Montana, New York, Ohio and Washington, DC.

International service
Campus Ministry has strong ties with the Benedictine Sisters of St. Agnes in Chipole, Tanzania. Since 2001, seven students of Saint Martin's University have traveled to East Africa in order to live with and serve the village of Chipole.