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Forrest Buckner stands with his arms outstretched with a group of students outside. The group sings.

Seeley G. Mudd Chapel

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Chapel Community Worship

About Chapel

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11-11:30 a.m.
Where: The chapel and livestream

This twice-weekly worship service allows the Whitworth community to gather together in an expression of our commitment to honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity. Each worship service is led by the campus ministry staff and student leaders as we draw upon all that has been given to us: the Bible, the two millennia of church tradition, the best of contemporary music, the spirituality of written prayers, the sharing of Communion together, the power of liturgical symbols and dance, the joy of global music and the witness of the worldwide Christian community.

Tuesday services are centered on the chapel theme for the semester and typically include two to three songs of praise, prayer and a short sermon connected with the chapel theme. Every Thursday, we gather around the table to celebrate the Lord's Supper as we learn and grow in our various gifts and offer our lives to God through diverse worship styles. Services will be led by Whitworth University choirs and by sacred dancers and many other members of the Whitworth community.

We will be serving communion on Thursdays and will be featuring testimonies from various individuals on campus.

Keep up with what is happening with campus ministry on our Instagram, @whitworthcampusministries.

Forrest Buckner lifts his hands and prayers with students over a table set with communion cups and bread.

Come join us this semester at chapel for community worship from 11-11:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays as we are comforted and confronted in the Gospel of Luke. 

Being face-to-face with Jesus in Luke's Gospel results in feelings of both comfort and confrontation. Jesus begins his public ministry by claiming his fulfillment of the words of Isaiah 61, "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me to bring good news to the poor... to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor." Throughout the gospel account, Jesus proclaims and enacts these comforting words as he heals broken bodies, frees the demon-possessed, forgives guilty hearts, restores to community and proclaims the abundant Kingdom of Heaven. However, Jesus also teaches and embodies these confrontational words as he uncovers hypocrisy, undercuts legalistic righteousness, calls for costly obedience, eats with sinners, elevates the needs of the marginalized, and clarifies God's big picture of redemption that includes ALL things, not just one nation or one facet of human existence. Come join Whitworth students, staff and faculty in chapel community worship on Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall as we all seek to come face-to-face with Jesus together!