With the help of a manual espresso maker and a battery-operated whisk, Rev. Richard Reimer offers caffeine-loving university students a taste of grace. He serves his foam cross-topped “Lutheran latte” from his chaplain’s office at University of Edmonton north campus freely to anyone willing to pause for a few minutes while it brews.
“It takes so long to make, that in that time, we have a pastoral visit,” says the longtime chaplain, who plans to retire from full-time ministry in mid-2025.
Ordained to the ministry in 1991, Reimer has spent 33 years among undergraduate and graduate students in Edmonton, providing a service that has changed as generations of students move through their post-secondary education.
The December – 2024 issue of Canada Lutheran takes a look at the modern missional work of university chaplains and on-campus ministry.
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