Rather than constructing a new Chapel, why not consider multiple Chapel services?
Currently, Olivet employs a rotating schedule where students are assigned to two of the three Chapel services held each week. This “band-aid” solution addressed the spaces limitations, but left the University with a bigger concern. We rejoice when there is a Chapel speaker who makes a real connection with the students, or when there is an awe-inspiring and life-changing move of the Holy Spirit. Yet each time this happens, there is a certain degree of regret that the entire community is not there for the experience. In any given service, 25 percent of the students are not there. Even if the next day’s Chapel were to have the exact same speaker and agenda, those special moments — those brief instances where profound transformation occurs — can never be recreated.
