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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: Seeley G. Mudd Chapel (in the Beeksma Family Theology Center)

This twice-weekly worship service led by campus ministry staff and student leaders provides an opportunity for the Whitworth community to pause and re-center on our living God, his truth revealed by the Spirit and who we are in Christ.

What to expect at Whitworth Chapel community worship:

  1. Who we worship – We gather to worship the living God revealed in Jesus by the power of his Holy Spirit. This is who we come together to worship every Tuesday and Thursday.
  2. Authority of Scripture – We honor the Bible as God's word, comforting and sometimes challenging. We'll wrestle with hard topics and boldly teach biblical principles, even controversial ones – but we won't dictate specific policy positions. Instead, we'll give space for our community to discern faithful ways to live out God's kingdom.
  3. Our diversity – We're a community from different backgrounds, places, ethnicities, ages and political views. We'll hear from varied voices and sing in different languages, celebrating the richness of the global body of Christ present at Whitworth.
  4. Tuesdays: Preaching – We preach from Scripture, starting each fall focused on the person and work of Jesus. This fall, we're in the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Jesus’s longest single teaching: the Sermon on the Mount.
  5. Thursdays: Community life – We share testimonies of God at work among us and gather at the Communion table, relying together on Jesus, our Bread of Life.
  6. Building community – We have an invitation to know one another and be known! We'll try creative new ways to grow together this year. One of those ways is the three-time challenge (we all have a part in making this as welcoming place. Stay tuned!).
  7. Our trust – We believe God goes ahead of us and will meet us by his Spirit every time we gather! We are looking forward to all he has for us as we worship him together!

Keep up with what is happening with campus ministry on our Instagram, @whitworthcampusministries. See previous chapel services on our YouTube page.

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

Sermon on the Mount in Matthew: Flourishing as God’s People in the Way of Jesus

The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’s longest single sermon in the Gospels. In it, Jesus shows us what it means to be truly human and how to live as God’s kingdom people. This isn’t simply a list of rules; it’s a way of life we learn by walking with Jesus and relying on his Spirit. Jesus doesn’t just talk about this way of life; he embodies it and invites us to join him in his Way of true flourishing in practical ways. Join with other students, staff and faculty at chapel community worship on Tuesdays for singing and sermon and on Thursdays for singing, testimony and Communion as we seek to grow in the Way of Jesus together.