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Deepening Faith Through Service

Ministry and Evangelism at Wheaton

The Ministry and Evangelism team helps Wheaton students regularly extend their learning outside the classroom by living out faith in service and volunteering with ministries both on and off campus. Every week, students...

  • grow in their awareness of God’s work around the world
  • coordinate worship and prayer opportunities
  • disciple local middle and high school students in evangelism
  • tutor local refugees and immigrant childrens
  • prepare students for global ministry opportunities experiences

and more!

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Sending Students Worldwide in Mission and Service

Student Missionary Partners (SMP)

Wheaton College has a long history of sending students around the world in missions and service work. These experiences have been at the initiation of students responding to various needs and crisis around the world. Student Missionary Partners continues this work in organizing trips during the school year and summer!

Learn About Student Missionary Partners (SMP)

Teams that Serve Ministry Teams

We provide ministry leadership and volunteer experiences for students that

  • Advocate for the marginalized
  • Provide justice for the oppressed
  • Declare the salvation of Christ

The Ministry and Evangelism staff are always looking to support creative and innovative ministry ideas. If you are interested in discussing the process to form a new Ministry Team reach out to the M&E staff for more information.

Current Ministry Teams:

Abide

Exists to encourage women to pursue a deeper relationship with Christ by remaining steadfast in Him, connecting diligently with their community, and serving the Kingdom wholeheartedly.

Decision Point

Lead middle and high school students to be equipped to minister to their peers.

Garden and Prairie Project

Raises awareness about food insecurity and develops sustainable agriculture on our campus.

Wheaton International Justice Mission (IJM)

IJM is a global organization that partners with local justice systems to end violence against those living in poverty

Wheaton Tutoring Ministry

Coordinates tutoring opportunities in the community.

Voice for Life

Advocates for the rights of the unborn.

YoungLife

Minister to high school students in the community through a fun, evangelistic ministry.

Youth for Christ Juvenile Justice Ministry

JJM brings college students into youth correctional facilities for mentoring and discipleship.

Zoe's Feet

Cultivates a community of dancers that is centered on the Word of God, celebrates unity and diversity, and provides a safe and honest space for worship.

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Urbana Missions Conference

Every three years, the Ministry & Evangelism Office helps send Wheaton College undergrad and grad students to Urbana—a major Christian missions conference hosted by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

At Urbana 22, over 100 Wheaton students joined thousands of others to hear powerful speakers, connect with mission orgs, dive into seminars and breakout tracks, worship through music and the arts, receive prayer, and dig into Scripture through inductive Bible study.

The next conference is coming up December 28–31, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona—and we’d love for you to come! Want to learn more, apply for a scholarship, or get involved? Reach out to us at ministry.evangelism@wheaton.edu.

Our Mission

Ministry & Evangelism equips students to learn from, serve alongside, and partner with communities and organizations around the world in the redemptive work of the Gospel. 

  • We DEVELOP ministry leaders who are growing in awareness of God's work in themselves and God's work around the world to have a greater understanding of how these two work together to inform their purpose. 
  • We SEND student into communities and organizations around the world with a humble and learning posture to participate in serving "the least of these" [Matt. 25:40] and proclaiming Christ in partnership with existing organizations. 
  • We CULTIVATE a holistic ministry ethos and pedagogy in students that is rooted in evangelism, justice, and hospitality. 

"One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts." Psalm 145:4

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What Alumni are Saying About Ministry & Evangelism

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Christine Schlais

Family Medicine PA at Lawndale Christian Health Center

"I intimately learned that God is full of grace and wisdom and that He cares for and sees each person we are leading."

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David Nemetz

"In my time leading with World Christian Fellowship, it taught me how to develop a team and delegate specific tasks, and it helped grow my heart for the global church. We had so much fun hosting weekly worship nights and hearing from speakers from around the world. I also got to go on a trip to Mexico with Student Missionary Partners, which helped open my eyes to a new culture with various ministries that help the community. All of this helped prepare me to be a youth pastor now, where I get to teach my students every week about how much Jesus loves them and how He wants them involved in his global church! I love that we get to do things like raise money to support missionaries and go on trips to other countries to see how God is working there. I’m so thankful for what the OME taught me and I hope more students can experience the same!"

Dan Hanson (w/Kristen Hanson) '20

Business Analyst/Project Coordinator

"I use some of the skills I learned during my time in leadership almost every day as I interact with my coworkers. "

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Ester Ham

Elementary Education

"Being a part of WCF has changed my perspective of my time at Wheaton. We are here to remind each other of the gospel and seek the Kingdom of God first together."

Contact Us

Ministry and Evangelism
Beamer Student Center 061
630.752.5076
ministry.evangelism@wheaton.edu