About Us
UC Riverside - The Navigators
Our Team
Tobie & Laurie Owl
Jenessa Davis
Who We Are
The UCR Navigators is a community of students who want to know God & Jesus Christ, and encourage one another while walking through life together. There are no prerequisites or specific affiliations required to participate in the UCR Navigators or their events. We encourage you to come just as you are, to enjoy friendship and fellowship with us as we seek to understand who God is and why a relationship with Him matters. Thanks for checking out our group. We would love to invite you to connect with us. Please check out our events or contact pages.
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes... " Romans 1:16
What We Do
The UCR Navigators ministry serves to share Jesus each year on campus through life-on-life relationships, activities, and discipleship. Our goal is to equip others with the skills and tools for them to advance the gospel wherever life leads during and after their university career. We believe that discipleship is intentional friendship with a vision and purpose and is one of the best ways to share the Gospel. The UCR Navigators desire to come alongside, live life with you and to help you know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same.
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace." 1 Peter 4:10
Who We Serve
YOU! The UCR students & Campus
We want to relate to you where you are at in life right now, at UCR. We offer prayer groups, evangelism teams, women's and men's Bible study groups, Navnights (large group meetings), leadership training sessions, Investigative Bible Discussions and outreach events. As we serve, we want to love and encourage each other while walking through life together.
"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28
Why We Serve
The UCR Navigators ministry believes Jesus came so that everyone who believes in Him "may have life and have it abundantly" (John 10:10). People need this abundant life that God offers through Jesus. What better way to make Him known than through serving others?
The heartbeat of The UCR Navigators is discipleship! Jesus came alongside a few ordinary people at a pivotal point in history and walked with them so that they might know Him, and make Him known. Our goal is to be amongst those we serve, shoulder to shoulder. We desire to show them Christ's love in a truthful, powerful and active way, that will change their lives forever.
"We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too." 1 Thessalonians 2:8
Tobie & Laurie Owl | Donate
Tobie and Laurie have been on staff and married since 2013. Spending their first few years at USC and then moving to Riverside to do ministry at UCR. They met as students in the University of Arizona's Nav ministry.
They feel compelled to reach college students with the Gospel, discipling and equipping them to hear, accept and follow Christ. They view the college years of life as some of the most foundational points in a person's life and as a pivotal launching point for passionately pursuing Christ for a lifetime!
They would love to meet you and have you meet their 2 year old Faron!
Jenessa Davis