The chapel program encourages students to intertwine their spiritual
growth with their academic, intellectual, and emotional growth:
- Creates spaces for students to more deeply explore their own
faith traditions as well as to learn from the faith traditions
of others.
- Calls students to stop and ask questions of meaning and value,
to step back and look more fully at their lives.
- Helps students take time out from the busy-ness of their lives
to tell stories and get to know each other, building communities
of small groups supporting each other.
- Provides pastoral support and insight. All members of the College community are welcome to arrange an individual conversation about any spiritual or moral concern with the Chaplain.
- Offers retreat opportunities at key times in college life (decision-making
skills for students declaring majors, re-entry retreat for students
back from study abroad, mid-term afternoon in the woods, etc.)
- Offers leadership opportunities for students. Student Chaplains and Chapel Interns help plan and work on various chapel events.
- Offers opportunities for social activism.
- Maintains collegial relations with several churches and other religious communities in Kalamazoo.
Contact Us
College Chaplain
Elizabeth Hakken Candido
Elizabeth.Candido[at]kzoo.edu
269.337.7362
Wedding Reservations
Carol Kennedy
carolk[at]kzoo.edu
269.337.7047 |
Weekly Chapel Service
Friday Chapel offers a unique forum for reflection, worship, performance and community expression.
Each Friday at 11:00 AM during the quarter.
Refreshments at 10:30.

More Information
Visit the chaplain's page
for student organizations, faith groups, current activity and program listings.
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