The Becks

Ben and Nettie Beck have led Launch Campus Ministry at Purdue University since 2002. Their passion for college students was born during their own time in campus ministry at Pittsburg State University, where their faith—and even their relationship—was deeply shaped.

Ben gave his life to Christ as a child, but it was in college that his faith truly deepened and he sensed a clear call to full-time ministry. Nettie accepted Christ at age 12, but it wasn’t until college, after running from God, that she experienced life-changing discipleship through campus ministry. Both felt called to invest in students just like them—students who are wrestling with life, purpose, and faith.

After years in church-based ministry, the Becks became burdened by how many students were walking away from their faith in college. When the opportunity came to replant the campus ministry at Purdue—a top academic school where spiritual needs often go unmet—they said yes.

Today, Launch exists to help students grow in their spiritual journey, from exploring faith for the first time to discovering a call to ministry. Ben leads the ministry vision, teaches, and mentors student leaders. Nettie mentors women, leads events, mobilizes students for missions, and manages finances.

They serve as Mission Service Corps (MSC) missionaries through the North American Mission Board, receiving 100% of donated support. Alongside their daughters, Michaela and Breanna, they love serving students, playing pickleball, collecting shells at the beach, and helping college students live on mission for Christ.