Worship and faith exploration

Convocation and chapel programs gather the Goshen College campus community together for common learning experiences and for worship, usually in the church-chapel sanctuary.

Chapel seeks to provide a meaningful and uplifting worship experience that encourages spiritual growth and discipleship in the Christian life. Chapels may have student, faculty or guest speakers. Hymn-sings are held several times each semester.

Convocation strengthens the campus community around the mission and core values of Goshen College. Convocation speakers may be faculty or staff members, students or campus guests.  The most popular convocations are SST group presentations, previews of mainstage plays and special events such as Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day and Opening Convocations at the beginning of each semester.

Schedule

During fall and spring semesters, convocations are held each Monday and chapels held each Friday from 10:00-10:30 a.m. During May term, events are held on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:40-10:10 a.m. Schedules are distributed in campus mail and are also  posted on bulletin boards and online.

Attendance requirement

Students are required to attend about half of the events each term. This is a graduation requirement at Goshen College. See the FAQs  tab above for more information.

Check your attendance

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Podcast available

If you have the latest version of iTunes:

• Click on the Music Store link.
• Select "Podcast" from the menu on the left.
• Search for "Goshen" in the search box.
• Click the "subscribe" button next to Goshen.edu.
• In the "Artists" box at top left, click on Goshen ITS to see a menu of events.
  

The podcast should be updated weekly with selected chapels, convocations, GC journal episodes and more.

If you don't have iTunes:

• Using your own Podcast software, type this link into the subscription box:
http://podcast.goshen.edu/GCcast/podcast.xml
• The link should update every time you log onto your software.