Stories
Marie Meyer: “Keep Saying Yes” (Grad Sunday)
Looking back on my time at UW-Madison, there’s a lot my high school senior self wouldn’t expect. I didn’t row all four years like I planned; I only did one…
Josie Reeve: “Finding Welcome” (Grad Sunday)
I’ve felt a little silly writing this grad reflection to share with this community, as I’ve really only been a part of Pres House for about 30% of my college…
Aby Bencent: “Come As You Are” (Grad Sunday)
When I started attending Pres House in the Fall 2025 semester, I had just one simple thought in mind - I wanted to try something different. I honestly had no…
Lauren Jackson: “A Universal Heart” (Grad Sunday)
From the several times you may have seen me on this stage playing guitar or singing, you can probably guess that I love music. As a child of two band…
Khiem Vu: “Making Music, Making Friends, Making Memories” (Grad Sunday)
This is probably blasphemous for me to admit on the pulpit of a church that I’ve attended for four years, but I consider myself to be agnostic. So you might…
Kyle Digman: “Where Two or Three” (Grad Sunday)
The bare minimum to have a community is just a group of people. People together make a community, and people are community. It's not the place or the activities. The…
Baptism Statement: Lorien Gaither
Tell us your faith story. When I was younger, I was raised in a large, non-denominational church which hosted my Sunday school, my homeschool group, and basically all of my…
Baptism Statement: Sara Dennis
Tell us your faith story. My faith journey started early on. Growing up, Christ was all around me. Between Sunday services, playing as Mary in my school's nativity performance, and…
Will Clancy: “Do the Scary Thing Even Though It Sucks” (Grad Sunday)
Rather than sitting alone in my dorm room on my first night of college, I decided instead to be adventurous: I was going to visit this place in Madison called…