Grab some friends and come join us before Freshmen Fellowship for a free meal together in the Firestone! We’ll eat at 7:30 and will jump into our normal routine (message and prayer groups) at 8:30pm. This is a great event to bring friends to—we’d love to meet them!

Join us for a Labor Day float down the Broad River—about a 40 minutes drive outside of Athens. Meet at Redeemer at 8:30am Monday morning and we’ll caravan over. Bring $25 cash. If you need a ride to Redeemer please contact Trevor Heffner (you can find his contact info here).

Transfers into UGA and UNG… we want to meet you and help you connect to others in RUF! Join us before Large Group for dinner downtown and then we’ll all head back to Redeemer at 8 for the service. Meet us in Redeemer’s parking lot at 6pm and we’ll walk up to Ted’s together (about a block away).

We have missed you this summer, and can’t wait to see you again! Whether you’re new to UGA/UNG or have been around for years, come join us on the North Campus Quad outside of the main library/law library. We’ll have free pizza, drinks, lawn games, music, and a true UGA Gameday experience to get you ready for the fall!

FRESHMEN: North campus quad is about a 5 minute walk from Sanford Stadium… come join us after the big “G” picture in the stadium!

Not sure where you’ll be going on the first day of class? Bring your schedule and meet some upperclassmen RUF students at the Arch! We’ll walk you to your buildings and help you get to know your way around campus. If you have questions about bus routes, which advisers are best, tips for certain professors, how to survive 8ams… then come prepared to ask away! We’ll meet AT THE UGA ARCH (downtown—any UGA bus line will take you here from the dorms) at 10:30a and will walk from there. We’ll grab lunch at Bulldog Cafe on campus afterwards.

Join us as we kick off this year’s Freshmen Fellowship meetings with a giant taco party at Redeemer’s Firestone Room along with drinks, games, music, and a room full of friendly faces eager to meet you. All incoming freshmen to UGA, UNG, and Athens Tech are invited. If you need a ride, we’d love to give you one. Just let us know!

As part of our “Welcome to Athens”, we want to share one of our local favorites with you for dinner. Come enjoy the evening with fellow freshmen at Ted’s Most Best downtown. We’ll meet at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (165 Pulaski St.) and walk over. Here’s a glance at their menu in case you’re interested: http://www.tedsmostbest.com/menu.html

Join us for a chill night playing board games, grabbing food, and getting to know other freshmen! We’re going to meet at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (165 Pulaski St.) and walk over to The Rook and Pawn—it’s about a block away. If you want to come after 7pm, just head straight over to The Rook and Pawn downtown.

Invite your friends and come join RUF as we close out an amazing semester at Lake Herrick’s newly renovated lakeside pavilion and docks. We’ll have great food, music, dancing, games, and activities on the adjacent Intramural Fields. Free parking is right next to the lake in the IM Fields Parking Deck.

Come join us as we enjoy a weekend together in the mountains of Western, NC full of fellowship, the great outdoors, and excellent teaching on “Jesus and Your Job—Discovering Your Calling in His Kingdom.” Cost is $85 and covers your 5 meals, lodging, recreation and speaker fees. Scholarship help is there for the asking if money is an obstacle to you joining us!

<> UPDATE <> Registration is now closed, but if you’d like to be added to our waitlist please let us know!

If you just transferred into UGA, UNG, or Athens Tech and are new to Athens, we want to get to know you and share one of our favorite restaurants with you! We’ll meet in Redeemer’s parking lot (free parking) at 7pm and then walk as a group to Ted’s (a 1-min walk). Bring about $10-12 for dinner if you plan to eat. Let Madeline or Trevor know if you have any questions and we’ll see you there!

We've saved a seat for you this Wednesday night!  Whether you’re an RUF veteran or if it’s your first time checking us out, we’re excited to have you with us. Learn more about RUF Large Group, where we meet, what it's like, and even see it for yourself here.

F R E S H M E N ! Whether you’re back after an amazing semester at RUF Freshman Fellowship last fall or if you’re brand new to it… we want you to come join us as we kickoff Spring 2019 together. Dinner, drinks, games, music, and great people await. Meet us at the “Firestone Room” at Redeemer at 7p; we’ll be there till 9p. Invite your friends—the more the merrier!

Whether you’re back for another semester or if you’re new to Athens, we've saved a seat for you at our first "Large Group" of Spring semester!  Learn more about RUF Large Group, where we meet, what it's like, and even see it for yourself here.

Save this date and plan to join us for RUF’s annual Thanksgiving Potluck! Bring your buddies along; the more the merrier! Due to weather issues, we’ll now be hosting the dinner at Redeemer’s Firestone Room.

Whether you transferred in a year ago or a month ago and whether to UGA or UNG… we want you to join us for lunch after church Sunday, 9/16 at the Hardin House. Text Maggie Aldin 706-549-7177 if you have any questions or need a ride!

Come float the Broad River with us on Labor Day!  Cost is $20 (bring cash or Venmo Trevor).  Check social media for times, meeting location for the caravan, etc.  

Freshman Fellowship meets every Tuesday from 8-9:15p at Redeemer's Firestone Room.  Join us for dinner at Bolton beforehand and then catch a ride with us over to group (it's less than one minute from Bolton).  Learn more about RUF Freshman Fellowship here.

All RUF Community Groups begin meeting this week and studying the book of Proverbs.  Check out which group best fits your schedule or part of town.  Groups typically meet Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.  Just contact the group's leaders for rides and they'll help you out!

We wanna meet you!  And we wanna have a time and place for you to meet other freshmen.  Drop by anytime between 7-9 for music, games, a taco bar, and great people.   Invite your friends along!