Contact Us
Email: slad@swau.edu
Call: (817) 202-6462
Southwestern Adventist University’s (SWAU) Spiritual Life and Development (SLAD) team provides students with a college campus life full of worship, service, and missions. They seek to help students spiritually prosper through multiple opportunities and experiences. Led by a mixture of students and seasoned leaders, there is something for everyone.
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Student Missions
Want to see what it takes to be a missionary? Learn more from our past missionaries and get informed about our current opportunities!
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Become a missionary
Student Missions
Want to see what it takes to be a missionary? Learn more from our past missionaries and get informed about our current opportunities!
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LIFT
Every third Saturday of the month, we join our Keene Church family in sharing food and resources with members of our community who are in need by providing a food bank.
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LIFT
Every third Saturday of the month, we join our Keene Church family in sharing food and resources with members of our community who are in need by providing a food bank.
Ignite Service
We host service projects each year that impact churches, schools, and charities across Tarrant and Johnson Counties through 800-1,200 hours of service at dozens of locations.
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Ignite Service
We host service projects each year that impact churches, schools, and charities across Tarrant and Johnson Counties through 800-1,200 hours of service at dozens of locations.
The Navajo Mission Trip
This spring, join the ministry serving the Navajo Nation over spring break.


The Navajo Mission Trip
This spring, join the ministry serving the Navajo Nation over spring break.
Events
Aug
25
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Aug
25
7:30 AM -
Instruction Begins
Aug
25
6:00 PM -
Back to School Bash
Aug
26
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Aug
27
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Aug
27
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Aug
28
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Aug
29
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Aug
29
8:00 AM -
Last Day to Add Class
Aug
30
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Aug
30
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Aug
30
3:00 PM -
Uplift Card Ministry
Aug
31
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Sep
1
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Sep
1
7:30 AM -
Labor Day/School - School in Session
Sep
2
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Sep
3
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Sep
3
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Sep
4
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Sep
5
All Day -
Bookstore in Meadows Gallery
Sep
5
8:00 AM -
Last Day to Withdraw w/o W
Sep
5
5:00 PM -
Vespers
Sep
6
4:00 PM -
SWAY (Opening of Year)
Sep
8
11:20 AM -
Week of Prayer
Sep
9
1:00 PM -
Week of Prayer
Sep
10
11:20 AM -
Week of Prayer
Sep
11
1:00 PM -
Week of Prayer
Sep
12
11:20 AM -
Week of Prayer
Sep
12
5:00 PM -
Vespers
Sep
17
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Sep
22
6:00 PM -
Scholarship Gala
Sep
27
3:00 PM -
SWAY-Jam Session
Sep
27
3:00 PM -
Uplift Card Ministry
Oct
1
All Day -
Ignite Service Day
Oct
8
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Oct
11
7:00 PM -
Nursing Dedication
Oct
15
8:00 AM -
Mid-Semester
Oct
15
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Oct
16
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
17
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
18
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
19
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
22
8:00 AM -
SWAU Career Fair
Oct
22
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Oct
23
5:00 PM -
University Days
Oct
24
8:00 AM -
Deadline for SU Incompletes
Oct
24
8:00 AM -
University Days
Oct
25
10:00 AM -
University Days
Oct
25
3:00 PM -
Uplift Card Ministry
Oct
31
8:00 AM -
Last Day to Withdraw
Oct
31
5:00 PM -
Vespers
Nov
2
All Day -
SWAU Thanks & Giving Run 2025
Nov
3
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
3
8:00 AM -
Spring Registration Begins
Nov
4
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
5
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
5
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Nov
6
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
7
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
9
3:00 PM -
University Experience
Nov
10
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
10
8:00 AM -
University Experience
Nov
11
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
12
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
12
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Nov
13
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
14
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
19
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Nov
22
3:00 PM -
Uplift Card Ministry
Nov
24
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
25
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
26
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
27
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
28
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Dec
1
7:30 AM -
Instruction Begins
Dec
3
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Dec
10
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Dec
15
7:30 AM -
Examinations
Dec
16
7:30 AM -
Examinations
Dec
17
7:30 AM -
Examinations
Dec
17
7:00 PM -
Nurses' Pinning
Dec
17
7:30 PM -
Christmas Vacation Begins
Dec
18