Nick Bratcher

Nick is so excited to be serving students at the University of Kentucky! Nick's love for RUF began as a college student himself at Western Kentucky University. That led him to earn his Master of Divinity from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis and his first campus minister position at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He met his wife Maddy at a still-beloved summer camp outside Asheville, NC, and the two welcomed their first child, Rye, in 2023. Nick enjoys celebrating everything that makes his Bluegrass homestate so special like Friday nights at the Rosine Barn, trips to Keeneland, and listening to John Prine on his front porch. Maddy loves cooking, returning to her college town of Charlottesville, VA, and running her wedding and family photography business.