The new wing of the Divinity School, which opened in 2005, was the final touch to provide classroom space on Sunday morning for Congregation classes in all age groups. Using the help and material of University Archivist Bill King, he taught the volunteers about the building, the woodwork and the windows. This mission served a very poor rural area that had minimal access to preventive health care. In late 2011, the Archbishop of Canterbury appointed Dean Wells as Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. More involvement with outreach programs began with monthly service projects at the agencies to which the Congregation gave grants. In 1984, President Terry Sanford appointed Dr. William H. Willimon to be Minister to the University. Christian Education across all ages was an important component of our lives this year. Reverend Ferree-Clark learned of Montagnard Christian minority groups asking for protection from armed groups clearing their land, causing them to flee. Bach. Duke University Chapel will hold its Sunday Morning Worship Service online with the Rev. A great many new projects were taken on during this period. The last service at which Reverend Ferree-Clark preached, her daughter Elizabeth played the organ prelude, and Dr.Tom Clark was the organist, so it was a Clark service all around. During her early years as pastor, she was ably assisted by Reverend Ed Elliott, a retired pastor, who helped with pastoral issues, supported Congregation programs, and served as a steady right arm. Watch Services Live Find out how Living Tradition Online Preaching Resource Sermons from the Past, in Service of the Present Find here bulletins and video recordings of Sunday morning worship services, as well as special services such as Christmas Eve and Good Friday. A "Lunch With the Preacher" after the service was started when visiting preachers came, and this was held three times a year from 1992 to 1994. The Chapel was to be interdenominational, though the early preachers and ministers were Methodist, harking to the heritage of Trinity College. Dr. Luke A. Powery, dean of the chapel, preaching. Here is the worship guide for this service: https://chapel.duke.edu/sites/default/files/04.17.22%20Easter%20Worship%20Guide%2011.00%20AM.pdf .You are invited to make an offering here: https://chapel.duke.edu/offering .View an online version of the hymnal here: https://hymnary.org/hymnal/UMH .Live captions are auto-generated by YouTube.Duke Chapel is home to a longand livingtradition of faithful preaching and inspiring sacred music. Meghan Feldmeyer Benson, Chaplain of the Divinity School, Rev. Both adults and children could enjoy the fun of the lake, and the amenities of the building for games, swimming and just relaxing together. Most notable among these were Julian Shakespeare Carr, and Washington and Benjamin Duke. Find information about parking. Phyllis also entered Divinity School part-time in 2004. Kaity Woodrum and Elaine DeAlmeida led music classes for the elementary ages during the summer. Here is the worship guide for this service: https://chapel.duke.edu/sites/default/files/01.08.23%20Worship%20Guide.pdf .Duke Chapel is home to a longand livingtradition of faithful preaching and inspiring sacred music. Welcome | Duke University Chapel Three more Montagnard families followed, and these families have adapted to life in the United States remarkably well. The Annual Overnight Retreat led by Norm Wirzba, was "Eating for the Kingdom of God", stressing our own sustainability and that of the earth, and the fall retreat with Will Willimon concentrated on "Money and Christians" sustaining the church. A new Congregation lapel pin was designed, created, and proudly displayed by the membership. Dean Wells began a community ministry at the Chapel, which included efforts to move some activities into the West End of Durham. As a longstanding member of the Congregation, he was well-known to the membership and a welcome and knowledgeable addition. David Arcus was commissioned to compose a hymn in celebration of the milestone. A summer picnic was held beginning in 1995. By 2000 the budget was over $100,000 and there was usually a surplus each year. The Congregation at Duke University Chapel is the interdenominational church home for people who consider the Chapel to be their primary place of worship. Another was that Dean Wells wanted the ushers to count the number of students who attended each Sunday. The Congregation also benefitted from many new members, those who retired to Durham with past ties to Duke University, those who sang in the Chapel Choir, and new faculty families. He and Reverend Puckett also began a series of pastoral visits to meet members. In 1992 the Congregation took on the task of counting the offering and directing it appropriately. He and Reverend Ferree-Clark made a good team, and with Mary Ann Manconi, the Congregation Office was running smoothly. Some of this was also used to fund the baptismal font. Bruce Puckett, assistant dean of the chapel, preaching. . Almost every week, the Congregation manages to fill the back pew with donations for one agency or another. Dr. Curtis Freeman, Duke Divinity School, Rev. Her crew of fourteen worked to collect the recipes, photographs, and words of wisdom which would appear in the book when it was published. By 1990 a monthly birthday list was included. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. The fall retreat was an all-day mental health training session, entitled Mental Health First Aid Training, which was well attended. This would be followed by the earth or above ground burial of the casketed remains. A popular one was making sandwiches for Meals on Wheels (which we have supported since 1985), and 23 people can make hundreds of sandwiches! Jim Ferguson, Nancy Ferree-Clark, Betsy Close, and Ned Arnett working together. Please note, the Chapel relies on gifts to our Funds as well as the Endowments. In 2002 the Congregation joined the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Duke University Chapel affirms the value of every human being and welcomes all who seek to respond to the all-inclusive love of God in Jesus Christ. In May 2012, there was a farewell party for the Wells family. And finally in 2014, a former mechanical area was cleared so that the Congregation has what you see today, a real church office, and it only took 29 years! Deadline approaching for Massey Awards | UNC-Chapel Hill Nominations for the 2022 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards are due Feb. 20. The service also will include prayers, scripture reading, organ music, and hymns. As we continue to celebrate the birth of Our Savior with great joy, we also expect the New Year to deepen our connections to Him. The college thrived and grew in its more urban environment. Dean Wells gave a homily, and the Vespers Choir and David Arcus provided the music. We all missed the wide central aisle of the Chapel. Membership could also be by a statement of faith while living here as a student or part-time resident. James T. Cleland became Minister to the University and Dean of the Chapel in 1950. The service also will include prayers, scripture reading, organ music, and hymns. There were, as always, changes within our leadership. Christian Worship | Duke University Chapel Working with the agencies gave members a better understanding of where their gifts made a difference. Chapel Dean Luke Powery is the preacher for this Sunday's worship service (August 8) at 11:00 a.m. We also welcome violinist Matvey Lapin, who will play works by J.S. Over the 2010-2011 winter, a search committee worked to find a new senior pastor. The Chapel extends an open invitation to the campus and the community to engage in our mission and ministries. Christian Education programs continued for the adults with the Adult Forum, Disciple classes, Lectionary and short courses. The Altar Guild continued to prepare for and care for communion services, chalices, the cross and torches, and supervise the nursery. Of course, there were the ever popular snacklucks, from time to time. Communion was discussed, and the historical role of the Duke Church Group (DCG) in preparation, cleanup, and care of robes and linens was noted, making an Altar Guild an appropriate function of the Congregation. Whitney Schwab became President of the Congregation in June of 2014, and "Deepening Connections" was chosen as the tagline for the Congregation. Members were included in Chapel mission trips abroad, principally to Central America. Nine were baptized into the faith this year. The Fellowship activities included the addition of a Second Wednesday Lunch in area restaurants each month, and last winter, the Fellowship lunches were moved across the quad to the Brodhead Center for the once a month gathering in the Great Hall. He also was revamping the web site. A portrait of Mr. Julian Abele, the architect of Duke University Chapel. Anna Shea started a weekly play group for toddlers in local parks. Sunday, September 22, 1985, at five o'clock in the afternoon a special service was held in Duke University Chapel entitled, "an Order of Organizing The Congregation at Duke Univeristy Chapel". Please include instructions in the memo line as to where your gift should be directed. SERVICE OF WORSHIP Seventh Sunday after PentecostSunday, July 16, 11:00 a.m. Sower, James Tissot, 1836-1902. Duke Chapel is a vibrant center of ecumenical Christian worship with a longand livingtradition of faithful preaching and inspiring sacred music. The Congregation gathered for a potluck supper downstairs following the service. The building for the clinic in Haiti supported by Family Health Ministries. Fifty days after Easter, the church celebrates the festival of Pentecost. Student Outreach began a program of driving international students out to shop for supplies at local stores for a day before the university classes started to help them settle in. Dean Wells arranged for them to use the crypt in the Chapel for the children from age four to eight. They met at the Episcopal Center, carrying their equipment in for each session, originally making the quilts for the Interfaith Hospitality Network. The Twentieth Anniversary was the occasion for the commissioning of a new hymn, with text by Richard Hays and music by David Arcus, One Body, One Spirit, sung on the Sunday of the celebration. The latter two couples also led the graduate student ministry with monthly lunches. The overnight retreat at the Caraway Conference Center brought us together for strengthening our faith and having fun and fellowship in the mountains in our summer session. Bruce Puckett, assistant dean of the chapel, preaching. Music event in Durham, NC by Duke University Chapel on Sunday, April 16 2023 with 895 people interested and 124 people going. 18 min; JUN 24, 2023; Alive To God Alive To God . In the Administrative area there were other changes. They were taken to a warm apartment with unknown appliances and plumbing, but friendly and caring helpers. Duke Chapel Celebrates Christmas Season with Services, Concerts and Have you ever wondered how to reward their stellar service? Duke Chapel, like the university it serves, was founded on faith and philanthropy. Worship Services | Duke University Chapel Black Church Studies and Latinx Studies Fellowships, Master of Divinity/Master of Public Policy, Master of Theological Studies/Juris Doctor, Certificate in Faith, Food, and Environmental Justice, Certificate in Faith-based Organizing, Advocacy, and Social Transformation, Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, Theology, and Ministry, Certificate in Methodist/Wesleyan Studies, Certificate in Reflective and Faithful Teaching, Certificate in Theology, Medicine, and Culture, The Center for Writing and Academic Support, Certificate in Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation, The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts, Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative, Duke Accelerated Pastoral Formation Program. Of course, there are many ways to give today and leave a legacy for the future. A committee of twelve was formed, an apartment found, clothing, furniture, utensils, dishes were donated, and finances provided. These quilts have ties, which are knotted with prayers for the recipient. The Fellowship Committee restarted the Second Sunday Coffees in 2008, and these became firmly established as a good way for new members to get to know old ones, and for young people to get to know each other. Dr. William Willimon enabled the formation of The Congregation. Gloria Winston, Executive Director, Wesley Campus Ministry, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), Rev. The annual budget was in the range of $290,000, and the Finance Committee was able to meet its obligations and usually had a small overage each year. were all part of the responsibility. The families have made incredible progress, learning a whole new language and way of life, being successful at work, raising healthy children, and participating in the life of the Congregation. Find here bulletins and video recordings of Sunday morning worship services, as well as special services such as Christmas Eve and Good Friday. Duke Chapel Sunday Morning Worship Service with Rev. Dr. Luke Powery Ed Harlow, Brad Troxell, and Audrey Harlow at the Bon Voyage party. Over the next decade, the Congregation Council was ably led by Presidents Sylvia Arnett, Ellie Ferguson, and Harry Rodenhizer, III. Phyllis and Mel Snyder were volunteers who supported and added to Donna's work. The Fellowship committee also supported many of the educational programs, and, of course, organized our celebrations. The Council approved a grant of $20,000 a year to the Pathways Program when the Lilly Grant ended. In October of 2013 the 28th anniversary breakfast was celebrated. The endowments had been met, and a policy was approved for memorial and honoring contributions: gifts over $500 go to the Memorial fund for General Ministries; gifts under $500 are directed to the Pastor's Discretionary Fund. For services before 2003, visit the Duke Chapel Recordings digital archive on the Duke Libraries website. Learn. All of us resist change. While barely adjusting to this news, it was learned that Brad Troxell had been called to serve as a chaplain in the United States Navy. The winter and spring retreats and other education activities proceeded, but Reverend Puckett was obviously short-staffed. Bruce Puckett served as the Pastor to the Congregation. Dr. Samuel Wells, an Englishman and an Anglican priest, was named. Fortunately, as far as the youth were concerned, he was available to take over from George Ragsdale, the Divinity School intern, who had managed to create an active and involved youth group over his two years of service. Sunday Morning Worship Service 1-20-19 (Samuel Zhu '19) IMG_4374_web400.jpg Then came Page Auditorium, which was the next home of the Chapel without walls, where we could see the real Chapel shrouded in scaffolding. Through all three terms our body of Christ adapted, and continued the important work of our church. Then, there was the problem of finding where everything was in the new space. Bruce Puckett, assistant dean of the chapel, preaching. Available to students, staff, faculty, alumni and their children or grandchildren. The Secretary of the Congregation Council, Katie Paul, the Membership Chair, Mayme Perry, and Reverend Via all had a great deal of correspondence and general paperwork to do, and no office in which to do it. Duke University ChapelBox 90974, DurhamNC 27708-0974. Andrew Phillips became full time Assistant Pastor for Youth, Young Adults, and Missions and Outreach in July. In 1988 the Congregation took responsibility for a Holy Communion service after the main Sunday service, presided over by Reverend Via with members of the Congregation as servers. Tok and Bui became citizens in 2008, and their daughter Lila is a healthy teenager. The regular Sunday morning Education Programs offered a rich variety of learning for adults as well as children and youth. Dr. Sam Wells, Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, Rev. It was held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on a sunny day, and a full house of Congregation members learned about Reverend Gregg's life, her family, and her faith. In 1988, a dedicated phone line was finally put in Reverend Via's home for her to be able to keep Congregation calls separate from personal ones. The Sunday morning service at 11:00 a.m. draws worshipers from all areas of campus as well as from many of our neighboring communities. On April 23, 1985 the subcommittee produced "a Proposal for the Formation of The Congregation at Duke University Chapel". They also noted the shortage of chalices, and linens for an increased number of communion services. Since the Congregation youth come from many areas, it is always complicated to get them back to the Chapel on Sunday night, so often parents were included. In 1989 Dr. Willimon, and Reverend Nancy Ferree-Clark2 received new titles, as Dean and Assistant Dean of the Chapel. The Missions and Outreach programs continue to be many and varied, from financial support, to active involvement in Saturday work projects at the agencies we support. The Christian Believer course (thirty weeks) began to be offered in 1999. Duke University Chapel will hold its Sunday Morning Worship Service online with the Rev. When Mr. Duke saw the architectural drawings prepared by Mr. Julian Abele, the chief designer for the Trumbauer Company, the Chapel looked like most cathedrals, with the bell tower over the center of the cruciate building. Presiding ministers were The Reverend Dr. William H. Willimon, The Reverend Nancy A. Ferree, and The Reverend Dede Funkhouser. PDF KM 284e-20210215113731 - Church and Chapel Dr. Walter Westafer, another minister in the Congregation and the Vice President, agreed to serve as interim pastor. The Minister and Assistant Minister to the University shall serve as pastors to the Congregation and shall enlist other clergy within the group or shall help the group employ other clergy to coordinate pastoral care to the members of the group as well as to conduct funerals, baptisms, weddings and hospital visitation. Pastor Nancy Ferree-Clark served as the second Pastor to the Congregation. Mr. Duke noted that this meant the building did not dominate the surrounding buildings. The Rev. She took over the Children's Celebration Class and worked with the parents group on all the children's programs. To obtain a free parking pass to attend this service, please inquire at the front desk. Of course, the enormous amount of paperwork, social services, jobs, Medicaid, immigration forms, etc. So, in 2017 we added some new things. Lay persons shall be elected each year to serve as a Congregational Council for the Congregation. The administrative structure of the church was discussed, such as committees for various duties, and how executive functions should be managed. The Membership Committee worked to keep up with old and new members, and the chair, Mayme Perry, kept detailed records in longhand. Anyone was welcome to attend services, and there were always many worshippers beyond the members of the Duke Church Group. University Worship - The Congregation at Duke University Chapel Communion is offered twice a month during the service and on other weeks immediately following the service. The summer of 2012 saw the members at the annual picnic and a Durham Bulls game. Opportunities to climb the Chapel tower were offered for members and university students on several occasions. The guest preacher is the Rev. While there were many supporting hands and hearts, the early leaders faced a lot of challenges and had few precedents to follow. During the year 2010 there were several looks back over Pastor Nancy's eighteen years, and one Adult Forum hosted Reverend Margaret Via and Reverend Ferree-Clark sharing stories on the history of the Congregation. When the first bell sounded, the service ended and everyone scrambled to get to their cars and away before the new graduates came up to the campus from the stadium. Black Church Studies and Latinx Studies Fellowships, Master of Divinity/Master of Public Policy, Master of Theological Studies/Juris Doctor, Certificate in Faith, Food, and Environmental Justice, Certificate in Faith-based Organizing, Advocacy, and Social Transformation, Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, Theology, and Ministry, Certificate in Methodist/Wesleyan Studies, Certificate in Reflective and Faithful Teaching, Certificate in Theology, Medicine, and Culture, The Center for Writing and Academic Support, Certificate in Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation, The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts, Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative, Duke Accelerated Pastoral Formation Program. The Congregation Council and the staff now had to plan for life in new places. On the first Sunday of October, the Chapel celebrates World Communion Sunday, as we give thanks for fellowship with Christians of every tribe and tongue around the world. Ed and Linda Karolak, who were leading Local Missions, organized bus tours to visit the Durham agencies that our grants supported. In April, the Fellowship Committee held a Snack-luck on the Chapel Quad with plenty of delicious snack food, reminding us of how much we had missed our potluck lunches in the Chapel basement! The Congregation joined Duke students in building a Habitat for Humanity House in 1992 for the first time and has done so nearly every two years since then. From 1935 to 1950, worshippers were made up of faculty members, employees and students who were called The Duke University Church. The basement housed numerous offices of University Chaplains, a rather simple kitchen with a small seating area, and a few tables. Learn more: About Sunday Morning Worship Services Chapel Choir Guest Preachers Archive of Services Choral Evensong Duke University Chapel will hold its Palm Sunday Worship Service with the Rev. Some Congregation members participated in bus trips to visit local mission partners. Wee Praise, Godly Play, Children and Youth classes, Adult Forum continued, and Bible Study groups met. The anniversary party was held at the Museum of Life and Science with a special guest. Within a few months after the dedication service, it became apparent that Dr. Willimon and The Reverend Ferree would have a difficult time meeting the needs of the Duke Campus Ministries while serving as pastors to a congregation that needed to develop and thrive.