Welcome to The Baptist House/The Oasis Campus Ministry homepage. We invite you to browse around our web site and see the unique ministry we are building with students at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.

We welcome all students to check us out and see how we can minister together to build a genuine Christian presence in our community as we seek together to follow Jesus by loving God and loving others.

We want The Baptist House/The Oasis to be a place where students feel like they belong, where they feel they can be honest and genuine about their faith questions and struggles, as well as honest about their life struggles.

We hope you will feel free to come by The House at 1400 W. Abbott Street in Muncie, right off New York behind Worthen Arena to hang out with friends, study, have study groups meet there, work on a paper, have some meals with friends, and participate in our scheduled activities, Bible Studies, retreats, and mission experiences throughout the school term.

We offer housing for up to 4 students. Click on our Housing Ministry tab for more information about this experience we think will make us unique. There, you can download the application forms you'll need. We also house students during the summer.

Our Spiritual Formation page will inform you about our Bible Study Gatherings, Missional Experiences, and opportunities for spiritual growth.

The Calendar page will show you what we already have scheduled so you can plan to be a part of what's happening at The Baptist House/The Oasis. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us

We look forward to meeting you and being part of your spiritual formation during your college years.

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Tuesday Night Bible Studies Begins January 12 at 8pm at the House
Just a reminder that (January 12) we'll have our first Bible Study night of the semester at 8pm at the house at 1400 West Abbott Street. We will begin looking at our three key words related to our new mission...Renew, Restore, Re-Form. We'll have free Pizza available and hope you can join us.

Check out our other upcoming events below:

SO, WHAT'S NEW WITH US?

Our new name: The Oasis Campus Ministry
A Place to Renew, Restore, and Re-Form

Our new mission statement: Providing hospitality to students of all backgrounds, the mission of The Oasis Campus Ministry at Ball State University is to open its doors as a home-away-from-home environment; giving students spiritual support and emotional guidance through Christian leadership in an open and non-judgmental way.

We want students to experience our openness, our commitment to hospitality, and our desire to assist students as they seek out and/or strengthen their spiritual lives and connect with friends.

WHAT WILL WE BE OFFERING THIS SPRING SEMESTER?

Tuesday Night Bible Study at The Oasis @ 8pm, beginning January 12th.

Free Sunday Night Dinners, 5:30pm (First one begins January 17th). Many of these dinners will be provided by church groups who will come in and serve us. These evenings will just be an opportunity for us to get together, enjoy a meal, and maybe follow dinner up with a movie or games, etc. One of these will be on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7th and will begin earlier (probably more like 5pm, game time is listed at 6:30pm). We'll offer the game on the big screen and provide lots of snacks and other game playing options too.

Walk-A-Mile in My Shoes for the Muncie Mission, Saturday, February 6: We'll be participating in this event to raise support for the Muncie Mission and would for many students to register to get sponsors and walk with us as a group. Students can pick up brochures and sponsor forms at The Oasis (1400 West Abbott Street). This is a great way to provide support for the Mission in Muncie which provides shelter, AA support, and many other programs and services to assist the homeless and families in need in this community.

*Student Winter Retreat, February 26-28, at Indiana Creek Camp and Retreat Center in Bedford, IN.
Join us for our Winter Retreat at Indian Creek as we explore the theme "Intimacy with Christ." The cost is $70 total (but we'll cover half your cost, which means you only need to pay $35, if you register through us, which includes a $10 nonrefundable registration fee along with your registration form. Forms need to be turned in at The Oasis/aka: The Baptist House by Sunday, January 24th. Space is limited so the sooner you get registered the better. You can pick up registration forms at the house.

Spring Break (March Mission Trip with Indiana State Students), March 6-13: Where we are going is still being researched but we are looking into the possibility of Mississippi (in order to precede our sister campus ministry from Purdue who will going there the week after) or to Chicago for a more urban experience of serving those in need and educating ourselves about Poverty issues in our major cities.

Spring Semester Exam Week Breakfasts' (May 3-7), 8:30am - 11:00am Daily: Our Fall semester exam week breakfasts' went great... with great food... prepared for us by great people. We hope you'll join us for the Spring Exam Week Breakfasts' as well...invite your friends.

We'll also be going to some games together and more over the semester and have other kinds of events at the house or in the area. Please feel free to drop in.

Our Location
The Oasis Campus Ministry (formerly known as The Baptist House) is located at 1400 West Abbott Street. Our street dead ends into the campus near Worthen Arena. We are just off New York Street, if you are driving, walking or riding your bike away from campus on New York Street, we are the last street on the left. The house is at 1400 on the right about 1/2 way down the street. We don't have a sign out front, but the number is on the mailbox.

The house is open and available to any and all students who want to come by, hang out, meet with friends, study, watch TV (we have cable), or use our on location computer and printer or make use of the free WiFi in the house. There is also sodas, coffee, etc. available if students would like any.

Look forward to seeing you at The Oasis/The Baptist House.