Jade Christian
Catholic Campus Ministries Coordinator
 

Hello! My name is Jade Christian. I am originally from Panama City, FL but moved to Pensacola in 2014 to attend the University of West Florida. I graduated in 2017 from UWF with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Shortly after graduation, I was brought on board to work with Catholic Campus Ministries as the assistant to the ministry. I have been an active member of CCM since my freshman year of college so I was familiar with ministry but very eager to be welcomed into this new challenge, a new opporunity of leadership.

As a student at UWF, I found great value in campus ministry. I was given a great community of friends who were very encouraging and  supportive. CCM challenged me to take the few years of college seriously, in a way that bears fruit. I learned quickly that school and your faith life go hand in hand; they're not seperate entitities. CCM showed me that by knowing God and knowing that He is the source of all things good can offer me a new way of life; a new way of being with friends, a new way of learning in class, a new way to study. All things point back to the source otherwise nothing truly makes sense.

Now, as the Coordinator of CCM, I hope that the students I encounter in this ministry encounters Jesus in that way. Not in the exact way I did (beause we all are different) but in a way that shows them that Jesus is just as much in their classes, their studies, their dorm halls, just as much as He is in the Eucharist we receive at mass.

I am excited for all the experiences the Lord will bring our way here at UWF. Come holy spirit!