Joey Culp - FOCUS

Joseph Culp

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20

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Where I serve

I will be serving at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville as I finish my undergrad this fall semester. After I graduate, I will be sent to a new campus for the spring semester where I will serve as a full-time missionary. Check out the team I will be serving with!

My Story

Growing up, I was raised Catholic, but when I got to high school I started ignoring my faith life and focused more on the sports I was playing and doing what I thought was fun. I built my life around sports, my family, and my friends. After graduating high school and going off to college, I found that the things I had built my life around were no longer with me. My friends and family were back in my hometown and the teams I was once a part of were now gone. There was a hole in my life and I was searching for a deeper purpose. Feeling lost, I turned to the “college life” trying to find a sense of belonging, but could not find it.

During my sophomore year of college, I was invited to join a Bible Study. Through this study, I met some people who were living differently from the other people I encountered on campus. They were filled with joy and had this drive to live virtuously that grabbed my attention. Soon enough, I was invited to start coming back to Sunday Mass and I eventually met a FOCUS Missionary. They shared the Gospel with me and invited me to place Jesus at the center of my life. I attended my first SEEK conference and had a profound encounter with Jesus in adoration. He had lit a fire in my heart and that is where He called me by name. A year later, after lots of direction and prayer, I started my first Bible study and received the Sacrament of Confirmation, having a FOCUS Missionary as my confirmation sponsor. Now, I get to grow closer to Christ each day through prayer and the Sacraments. He has shown me that it is not about what you do, but who you become. My hope is to walk with Christ and allow Him to work in the lives of the students around me.

Your Impact

When I answered the call to join FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help me through this mission. If you feel the Lord inviting you to join me on this mission. Please let me know how I can schedule an appointment with you. I am extremely honored to share this essential mission with you.

Please feel free to give me a call or shoot me a text at: (608) 473-5107

Or you can send me an email at: [email protected]

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Host	Retreat Type	Start Date	End Date
Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Sanctifier	09/13/24	09/15/24
Parish Outreach	The Father’s House	09/16/24	09/18/24
Kansas State University	The Father’s House	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of Delaware	Rec	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of South Carolina – Columbia	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24
St. Francis University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Nicholls State University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Northwestern State University	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
University of Memphis	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
Ohio State University	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
University of Dallas	The Sanctifier	10/24/24	10/26/24
Central Connecticut State University	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Universidad de Monterrey	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
California State University – Fullerton	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Sts. Anne and Joaquim, Fargo, ND	Way of the Disciple	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Krems	Men’s	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Mary	The Father’s House	11/08/24	11/10/24
DePauw University	Rec	11/08/24	11/10/24
Philanthropy Engagement	Way of the Disciple	11/15/24	11/17/24
University of Passau	Rec	11/21/24	11/23/24
Texas A&M University	The Sanctifier	02/07/25	02/09/25
FOCUS Greek Southeast	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Midwest	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	The Sanctifier	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Southwest	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
Wayne State University	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
University of Illinois-Chicago	The Sanctifier	02/21/25	02/23/25
Queens College of the City University of New York	The Father’s House	03/07/25	03/09/25
Nicholls State University	Way of the Disciple	03/07/25	03/09/25
Grand Valley State University	The Father’s House	03/28/25	03/30/25
University of Northern Iowa	Way of the Disciple	04/03/25	04/05/25
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Father’s House	04/04/25	04/06/25
Arizona State University	Men’s	02/07/25	02/09/25
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24