Stephanie Shipley

“To receive Jesus and to take Him to others is the true joy of the Christian.”

-Pope Benedict XVI

Where I serve

My first year on staff, I served at the University of Kentucky. Then I moved back to my home state of Georgia to serve at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA for two years. For the next three years, I served as a Regional Campus Director, where I was the Team Director at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and the Regional Director for three campuses. The last four years, I have served as the Team Director at the University of Kentucky. In my 11th year as a missionary, I will now be moving down to serve as the Team Director at Florida State University!

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My Florida State team: PJ, Maria, Jordan, and myself!

My Story

Growing up a proud Catholic in the middle of the “Bible Belt” of the South, I thought I had a good grasp on the Catholic Faith. I went to mass and youth group every Sunday, attended all the retreats, and was the “good little Catholic girl” in school. I definitely thought I had a relationship with Jesus. However, when I started college at Georgia Southern University and met the FOCUS missionaries, I saw in them what was missing in myself, the joy that comes from that personal encounter and relationship with Our Lord. I slowly learned, through the guidance of the missionaries, how to have that personal relationship with Jesus through prayer, mass, and confession. Eventually, I came to desire to share the joy that I now had from my own relationship with Christ with everyone and anyone I encountered. To do this in a much more intentional way, I followed God calling me to be a FOCUS missionary, and today, I could not be more grateful for where He has led me and I can’t wait to see where He will take me next.

Me and Katie, one of the missionaries who invested in me at Georgia Southern.

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. I’ve been blessed with the most amazing people who have journeyed with me as I serve on campus. If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know of the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I’d be honored to share this mission with you.

Me with my family at Disney!

Stephanie Shipley

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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