:: About Urban Servant Corps

What is the Urban Servant Corps?

USC is a one-year, full-time Lutheran volunteer program involved in ministries serving inner-city Denver. The USC works in cooperation with community agencies, churches, and individuals in the city as channels of God's love and concern. USC volunteers bring a variety of gifts to the larger community. USC volunteer positions balance between working with direct service programs to address immediate needs, and advocating or networking with other organizations to work for long-term social change.

We live out the following:

"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" –Micah 6:8

Serving Christ through action for a better community reflected in our core mission:

We will carry out our faith commitments by:

• hosting full time volunteers living in Christian community houses in central Denver, serving primarily the Capitol Hill, North Capitol Hill, and Five Points Neighborhoods, promoting our mutual growth in faith and ministry through our vocations.
• seeking to better understand and address the issues that arise in the neighborhood, responding through direct service, empowering one another, or advocating on behalf of others.
• hosting foreign exchangees and maintaining friendships and connections with individuals worldwide in order to broaden our range of understanding to include global perspectives.
• inviting others to share our experiences and learnings. especially the church community, and encouraging those persons to pursue their own education through personal involvement.

Affirmation of Welcome

The Urban Servant Corps is committed to anti-discrimination on every level. Reconciling in Christ is a program for Lutheran communities of faith to answer the inclusive call of the gospel by welcoming gay and lesbian believers. To read our Affirmation of Welcome, click here.

:: USC News & Happenings

We welcome Krista Ullestad (USC Alum '03-04) as the new Executive Director of the Urban Servant Corps!

Consider signing up to give a monthly gift to the USC, automatically deducted from your checking or savings account. E-mail us, and we'll send you a simple form to complete! Or make a donation on-line at www.justgive.org.

USC is currently full for our 2009-10 community. Refer a friend or apply yourself for 2010-11! A year of service, community, justice, faith and service with the USC will change and uplift you in ways you never imagined. Click here for more information.

Recent Events

Current volunteers, alums and friends of the USC joined forces to conquer E Colfax Avenue in the Colorado Colfax Marathon in the half-marathon and marathon relay events on May 17th, 2009. Celebrations followed at the Irish Snug!

On June 13th, 2009, current USCers used their creativity at the USC Family Carnival.

Are you a USC alum? Want to keep up on community matters? Stay inspired to work for justice, seek mercy and live simply? Join the Alumni Association? E-mail us today!

Ask us about an Immigration Themed Urban Plunge. Click here for more info.

A letter from the former director, Laura Folkwein

Click here.

Check out our Calendar of Events

Click here for our events calendar.

Donate your Car and Support USC

Through "Cars Helping Charities" of Colorado, you can now donate your beater, clunker or otherwise used car with money going to USC. USC is listed under “support for the disadvantaged and those in need" Call toll-free at 1-866-701-CARS (2277). or if in the Denver metro area, please call 303-423-CARS (2277). See http://www.carshelpingcharities.com/ for more info..

You can donate to USC online through JustGive.org