About Emmaus

Emmaus Student Ministries seeks to help students see and understand God’s transforming grace, respond to Christ’s presence in their lives as He walks with them, and form friendships that move them along on their journey of faith. We get our name from a story in Luke 24:13-35. This simple story takes place the first Easter afternoon. The risen Christ appeared to two disciples who were walking together along the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus, and then walked along with them. Like many of us today, who are blinded by our own busyness and agendas, these two disciples’ hopelessness seemed to prevent them from recognizing Jesus for who He really was.

As they walked to Emmaus, Jesus explained to them the meaning of all the Scriptures concerning himself and what was really going on. When they arrived in Emmaus, Jesus “took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them,” and their eyes were opened. They recognized Him as Jesus and they remembered how their hearts had burned within them as they talked with Him on the road. Within the hour, the two disciples left Emmaus and returned immediately to the other disciples in Jerusalem. At the core of this great story is this verse from Luke 24:15, “While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.” We think this verse serves as an incredible summary of all that will be taking place at Emmaus Student Ministries!