Campus: Prairie View A&M University
Campus Missioner: The Rev. Enrique A. McCartney
The Canterbury ministry at Prairie View A&M University exists to create a vibrant spiritual home where students are engaged through worship, fellowship, service, and cultural celebration. More than 30 students gather each week in a community shaped by listening, shared responsibility, and a commitment to meet people as they are and where they are. Faith here is practiced in real time, woven into the daily life of the campus.
That posture of presence extends beyond campus and across borders. Following the impact of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, students organized support and worked through local partners to send essential supplies to affected communities. On campus, the Tuesday Public Prayer Table offers a steady place for prayer and conversation. When a person experiencing homelessness approached the table, the response was immediate and practical: clean clothes, warm meals, and safe transportation to shelter, offered quietly and with dignity.
Students are trusted with real responsibility. They step into leadership, organize outreach, and respond to needs as they arise, learning that service is not an activity but a way of life rooted in humility, care, and inclusion. As one student shared,
“I have grown to see faith not just as Sunday worship but as a call to serve, include, and uplift others.”
The Canterbury community is deeply international, bringing together students from Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica, Ethiopia, India, Equatorial Guinea, and the United States. Shared meals, prayer, and Scripture create space where cultures are honored and faith is practiced without pretense. Participation in diocesan gatherings such as SEAT and ongoing formation continues to shape students whose faith is grounded in service and community.
Reflecting on the impact of the ministry, another student noted,
“This experience taught me that faith communities must be both sanctuaries and platforms, places where people can heal and also be empowered to heal others.” Under the leadership of the Rev. Enrique McCartney, the Canterbury ministry at Prairie View A&M University continues to form students who live their faith with clarity, compassion, and responsibility within the wider life of the Diocese of Texas.
Photo Credits: Mr. Innocent Oprah, Mr. Isaac Jones, and The Rev. Enrique A. McCartney.
