304:
431:
493:
773:
701:
737:
689:
639:" ecumenism of the chapel. "That Christ Chapel should have been designed by a Catholic but in a mostly Anglican or Protestant register indicates something of the ecumenical spirit that Hillsdale aims to foster," he wrote. "President Arnn sees the building as a 'mere Christian' kind of space, a place where the different spiritual traditions present among the student body (and indeed among the faculty) can all feel welcome, where commonalities can be celebrated and Balkanization avoided." For example, it incorporates Protestant motifs in making the focal point above the altar a cross (but not a
571:
725:
383:
713:
749:
32:
761:
785:
330:
them so fast. By building this chapel, Hillsdale
College has provided that space where students can come to discern God’s calling, to pray through difficult times, and to praise God for his faithfulness. . . . Chapels are particularly important in providing a place for the burdened, the broken-hearted and the despairing. When life is difficult and seems pointless, we need a safe haven where we can escape from the storm and find solace.
524:
the chapel to accommodate roughly 800 more. "It was an interesting tension to have a place of worship also function as a state-of-the-art musical performance hall," Stroik said, "because my view of sacred space is to set it apart and not have it be used for profane purposes." At the top of the ten arches separating the columns are gold-leaf
523:
ceiling. In order to meet the college's need for flexibility in the space, Stroik designed the open area of the nave to seat roughly 600 people, creating a more intimate space for smaller services. For larger and special events, seating in the galleries and under them on either side of the nave allow
329:
The college years require young people to make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. They are exposed to new ideas, new relationships, new distractions and new temptations. They need a place where they can go to be relieved of their troubles and what they are bearing as so much comes at
601:
mahogany cases designed by Stroik. The cases feature "broken" pediments, columns and capitals. Both organs include "suspended mechanical key actions providing a light but easily controlled touch while sending tactile feedback to the player," as well as mechanical stop actions. The gallery organ has
294:
Fundraising for the $ 28.5 million project started with a $ 12.5 million gift from
Hillsdale donors Jack and Jo Babbitt. The early gift allowed the college to commission Duncan Stroik, a professor at the University of Notre Dame and a prolific designer of Catholic churches and college buildings, to
593:
The smaller organ in the chancel measures 24 feet high and 13 feet wide. It was completed with the overall chapel and has 30 stops among three divisions in 38 ranks and with 1,854 pipes. It was designed for use with orchestral and choral performances. The larger organ in the gallery, measuring 30
282:
saw a need for an ecumenical space for worship on campus. "There has never been a great university that was not heavily concerned with the question of God. There has never been serious
Christian practice that was not heavily concerned with learning. Christ Chapel will be a daily reminder of this
664:
described the chapel as "chastely sumptuous" and "classically inflected." Kimball commented that "hen you walk into Christ Chapel, you catch your breath in response to the soaring grandeur of the space. Its stateliness lifts the spirit and puts you, Arnn noted, in mind of 'ultimate things.'"
324:
was the keynote speaker, and in his remarks he highlighted the significance of building a college chapel in "this age of popular iconoclasm," describing Christ Chapel as "a public declaration that faith and reason are mutually enforcing." He added:
311:
Construction on Christ Chapel began in March 2017. The chapel's cornerstone was laid on
November 7, 2017. Weigand Construction was the project contractor, with Christ Chapel its seventh project for the college.
373:
The chapel is also used for community events. In July 2024, the chapel was filled to capacity for the funeral services for
Hillsdale County sheriff's deputy Bill Butler Jr., who was killed in the line of duty.
1354:
1369:
1364:
543:, a lectern, an organ designed for choral accompaniment, and enough space for Hillsdale's 100-voice choir and chamber ensemble. While the chancel is ringed by limestone Doric columns and
476:(but interlocking brick instead of tile). The ribs of the dome were built with two layers of brick keyed together with a header course. Three convex doors in the portico are marked with
1086:
261:
churches in the United States. Upon its dedication in 2019, the chapel was noted for being the largest classical chapel constructed in the United States in 70 years.
1196:
1223:
586:
for performances, the decision was made to avoid having a single organ that would completely fulfill the chapel's accompaniment needs; instead, a smaller chancel
736:
594:
feet high by 30 feet wide, has three manuals and pedal. It features 57 stops in 85 ranks with 4,115 pipes. Its installation was completed in
October 2022.
772:
472:
columns, and the dome inside the portico is made of self-supporting red brick and spans 32 feet. The brickwork on the dome inside was built using the
1374:
1025:
442:-colored brick trimmed with Indiana limestone. The 70-foot-tall façade faces the college's main quadrangle at the opposite end from its historic
700:
988:
688:
610:
While Stroik was known for his
Catholic architecture, Hillsdale intended to build an ecumenical Christian chapel. The result was described by
278:, it had always operated as a non-sectarian school and did not include a freestanding chapel on campus. However, as Hillsdale grew, President
724:
1379:
847:
618:, rooted in the classical tradition." Commentator Dennis Lennox remarked on how the interior evokes the Anglican churches of Wren and
558:
The building also includes a wood-paneled small day chapel for private worship. The day chapel has a stained-glass depiction of the
453:
Each side of the building is marked by four 28-foot-tall
Palladian windows. Above the altar in the chancel is the chapel's only
446:
Central
Building. The buff brick was selected to match the color of other buildings on the quad, and the chapel is flanked with
712:
303:
1252:
748:
602:
its own dedicated air conditioning system to help keep vertically separated divisions in tune during unseasonable weather.
1307:
643:) and avoiding stained glass (except in the day chapel) and statuary. However, it includes Catholic symbols, such as a
430:
513:
411:
760:
1359:
570:
492:
1281:
887:
784:
555:
in marble illuminated by the
Venetian window directly above. The floors of the chancel and nave are also marble.
250:
242:
117:
1112:
529:
395:
614:
as "a chapel that is not a specifically a 'big-C' Catholic one, but which is grounded in a 'small-c' sense of
245:
as an architectural centerpiece of the campus. The chapel was designed by prominent traditionalist architect
443:
403:
984:
632:
627:
525:
465:
447:
382:
258:
241:. Constructed from 2017 to 2019, the $ 28.5 million chapel seating 1,350 is located on Hillsdale's main
31:
1170:
648:
419:
418:
as influences. Stroik noted that "Christ Church was where the founding fathers met when they had the
1000:
1054:
501:
238:
47:
1138:
947:
918:
619:
1337:
366:
Christ Chapel is open daily and used for regular campus worship events, including a new choral
656:
636:
275:
234:
196:
370:
service envisioned by Arnn. Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at Christ Chapel in 2023.
559:
548:
339:
254:
246:
107:
473:
454:
351:
321:
288:
66:
677:
for a design of less than 30,000 square feet from the Traditional Building Conference.
674:
540:
1348:
661:
439:
284:
279:
1224:"Fallen Hillsdale sheriff's deputy laid to rest as thousands gather to show respect"
520:
519:
In the nave, 28-foot load-bearing Doric limestone columns support the 64-foot-high
415:
343:
822:
500:
The marble narthex features symbols of Christianity and its Jewish heritage: the
615:
579:
544:
399:
391:
283:
central fact." The chapel would need to facilitate worship for both Hillsdale's
587:
347:
469:
335:
226:
102:
582:. To accommodate the need to seat the college's orchestra and choir in the
989:"Christ Chapel at Hilllsdale: An Architectural Sign of Mere Christianity"
640:
552:
450:
that connect present and future buildings being erected around the quad.
367:
355:
334:
Other guests at the dedication included Hillsdale College board chairman
211:
1087:"Clarence Thomas salutes 'faith' at Hillsdale College chapel dedication"
468:
partially recessed into the façade. The tholos is formed by eight Doric
583:
509:
505:
477:
461:
644:
598:
536:
481:
407:
230:
320:
The chapel was dedicated on October 3, 2019. Supreme Court Justice
569:
491:
429:
381:
302:
673:
For his work on Christ Chapel, Stroik was recognized with a 2021
398:
detailing and elements inspired by English churches of Wren and
169:
287:
majority and its substantial minority, roughly 30 percent, of
16:
Ecumenical Christian chapel at Hillsdale College, Michigan, US
622:
while its liturgical west front "looks very Roman Catholic."
402:
and American Georgian churches. Stroik specifically cited
1026:"Hillsdale College Lays Cornerstone of New Christ Chapel"
1355:
Buildings and structures in Hillsdale County, Michigan
590:
would be combined with an organ in the rear gallery.
1197:"Vice President Mike Pence visits Hillsdale College"
1055:"Christ chapel architect awarded top national award"
848:"Project Spotlight: Hillsdale College Christ Chapel"
496:
The nave of Christ Chapel, looking toward the altar.
1370:
University and college chapels in the United States
210:
205:
195:
187:
179:
168:
160:
152:
147:
139:
131:
123:
113:
101:
96:
88:
83:
61:
53:
41:
24:
1365:Neoclassical church buildings in the United States
1253:"Christ Chapel architect speaks on design process"
422:. We’re connecting two buildings and two events."
342:. Choral music performed at the service included
651:, and the Latin emblazoned within the building.
438:The exterior of the chapel is faced mostly with
484:, featuring the words Fides, Spes and Caritas.
307:The cornerstone of Christ Chapel, laid in 2017.
1080:
1078:
1076:
1308:"Duncan Stroik's Chapel at Hillsdale College"
1020:
1018:
8:
1246:
1244:
979:
977:
975:
973:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1159:
1113:"Thomas speaks at Christ Chapel dedication"
888:"Duncan G. Stroik Architect: Christ Chapel"
654:Critiquing the chapel's overall effect for
578:Christ Chapel features two organs built by
1282:"At these colleges, the chapels stand out"
1049:
1047:
919:"Spanning Centuries: Christ Chapel's Dome"
881:
879:
877:
875:
873:
871:
869:
867:
865:
21:
912:
910:
908:
842:
840:
1137:Grime, S. Nathaniel (October 17, 2019).
817:
815:
813:
811:
809:
807:
805:
801:
684:
1275:
1273:
941:
939:
386:The chapel viewed from the northeast.
7:
434:The portico and interior brick dome.
253:style intended to evoke the work of
917:Hayward, Judy (September 9, 2021).
886:Ruhling, Nancy A. (July 12, 2021).
183:27,515 square feet (2,556.2 m)
1171:"Cover Feature: Hillsdale College"
274:Although Hillsdale was founded by
14:
1251:McHale, Lily (December 5, 2019).
1111:Golde, Kalvis (October 3, 2019).
514:dove representing the Holy Spirit
480:, each made of different-colored
19:Church in Michigan, United States
1085:Nester, Alex (October 3, 2019).
946:Kimball, Roger (November 2019).
783:
771:
759:
747:
742:Chancel viewed from rear gallery
735:
723:
711:
699:
687:
535:The chancel features a mahogany
30:
1375:2019 establishments in Michigan
948:"A genuinely transgressive act"
100:
1306:Tribe, Shawn (March 5, 2020).
1280:Lennox, Dennis (May 1, 2022).
1222:Clark, Nathan (July 3, 2024).
390:The chapel's primary motif is
1:
825:. Duncan G. Stroik, Architect
295:begin designing the chapel.
574:The chapel's gallery organ.
1396:
1380:Churches completed in 2019
597:Both organs are housed in
1139:"Christ Chapel Dedicated"
547:, the altar is framed by
233:located on the campus on
29:
778:Chancel organ and pulpit
404:St. Martin-in-the-Fields
201:Brick, limestone, marble
1312:Liturgical Arts Journal
580:Paul Fritts and Company
850:. Weigand Construction
612:Liturgial Arts Journal
575:
497:
435:
387:
332:
308:
45:33 East College Street
573:
528:bearing names of the
495:
433:
385:
327:
306:
188:Dome diameter (outer)
36:Christ Chapel in 2024
1059:Hillsdale Daily News
987:(March–April 2020).
923:Traditional Building
892:Traditional Building
649:pelican in her piety
647:in the chancel of a
530:fruits of the Spirit
474:Guastavino technique
420:Continental Congress
191:32 feet (9.8 m)
1257:Hillsdale Collegian
1143:Hillsdale Collegian
1032:. November 20, 2017
999:(2). Archived from
635:elaborated on the "
502:Ark of the Covenant
239:Hillsdale, Michigan
175:64 feet (20 m)
164:70 feet (21 m)
48:Hillsdale, Michigan
576:
498:
436:
388:
309:
276:Free Will Baptists
216:The Rev. Adam Rick
114:Architectural type
1360:Hillsdale College
952:The New Criterion
730:Galleries in nave
657:The New Criterion
354:' setting of the
235:Hillsdale College
220:
219:
140:Construction cost
75:/christ-chapel-23
1387:
1341:
1340:
1338:Official website
1323:
1322:
1320:
1318:
1303:
1297:
1296:
1294:
1292:
1277:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1263:
1248:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1234:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1208:
1193:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1182:
1167:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1108:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1082:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1061:. April 26, 2021
1051:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1037:
1022:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
981:
968:
967:
965:
963:
943:
934:
933:
931:
929:
914:
903:
902:
900:
898:
883:
860:
859:
857:
855:
844:
835:
834:
832:
830:
819:
787:
775:
763:
751:
739:
727:
715:
706:Entrance portico
703:
691:
562:over its altar.
560:baptism of Jesus
340:Mollie Hemingway
255:Christopher Wren
247:Duncan G. Stroik
108:Duncan G. Stroik
79:
76:
74:
72:
70:
68:
34:
22:
1395:
1394:
1390:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1384:
1345:
1344:
1336:
1335:
1332:
1327:
1326:
1316:
1314:
1305:
1304:
1300:
1290:
1288:
1279:
1278:
1271:
1261:
1259:
1250:
1249:
1242:
1232:
1230:
1221:
1220:
1216:
1206:
1204:
1203:. March 1, 2023
1195:
1194:
1190:
1180:
1178:
1169:
1168:
1157:
1147:
1145:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1121:
1119:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1095:
1093:
1084:
1083:
1074:
1064:
1062:
1053:
1052:
1045:
1035:
1033:
1030:Markets Insider
1024:
1023:
1016:
1006:
1004:
983:
982:
971:
961:
959:
945:
944:
937:
927:
925:
916:
915:
906:
896:
894:
885:
884:
863:
853:
851:
846:
845:
838:
828:
826:
823:"CHRIST CHAPEL"
821:
820:
803:
798:
791:
788:
779:
776:
767:
764:
755:
752:
743:
740:
731:
728:
719:
716:
707:
704:
695:
694:Front of chapel
692:
683:
671:
608:
568:
490:
455:Venetian window
428:
380:
364:
338:and journalist
322:Clarence Thomas
318:
301:
289:Roman Catholics
272:
267:
92:October 3, 2019
65:
46:
37:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1393:
1391:
1383:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1347:
1346:
1343:
1342:
1331:
1330:External links
1328:
1325:
1324:
1298:
1286:Christian Post
1269:
1240:
1214:
1188:
1177:. January 2023
1155:
1129:
1103:
1072:
1043:
1014:
969:
935:
904:
861:
836:
800:
799:
797:
794:
793:
792:
789:
782:
780:
777:
770:
768:
765:
758:
756:
754:Capital detail
753:
746:
744:
741:
734:
732:
729:
722:
720:
718:Rear of chapel
717:
710:
708:
705:
698:
696:
693:
686:
682:
679:
675:Palladio Award
670:
667:
637:mere Christian
607:
604:
567:
564:
551:columns and a
541:sounding board
489:
486:
427:
424:
379:
376:
363:
360:
317:
314:
300:
297:
271:
268:
266:
263:
249:in a blend of
218:
217:
214:
208:
207:
203:
202:
199:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
154:
150:
149:
148:Specifications
145:
144:
143:$ 28.5 million
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
125:
121:
120:
115:
111:
110:
105:
99:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
81:
80:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
43:
39:
38:
35:
27:
26:
18:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1392:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1339:
1334:
1333:
1329:
1313:
1309:
1302:
1299:
1287:
1283:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1258:
1254:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1229:
1225:
1218:
1215:
1202:
1198:
1192:
1189:
1176:
1172:
1166:
1164:
1162:
1160:
1156:
1144:
1140:
1133:
1130:
1118:
1114:
1107:
1104:
1092:
1088:
1081:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1060:
1056:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1031:
1027:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1003:on 2020-02-18
1002:
998:
994:
990:
986:
985:Ward, Michael
980:
978:
976:
974:
970:
957:
953:
949:
942:
940:
936:
924:
920:
913:
911:
909:
905:
893:
889:
882:
880:
878:
876:
874:
872:
870:
868:
866:
862:
849:
843:
841:
837:
824:
818:
816:
814:
812:
810:
808:
806:
802:
795:
786:
781:
774:
769:
766:Gallery organ
762:
757:
750:
745:
738:
733:
726:
721:
714:
709:
702:
697:
690:
685:
680:
678:
676:
668:
666:
663:
662:Roger Kimball
660:
658:
652:
650:
646:
642:
638:
634:
631:
629:
623:
621:
617:
613:
605:
603:
600:
595:
591:
589:
585:
581:
572:
565:
563:
561:
556:
554:
550:
546:
542:
538:
533:
531:
527:
522:
517:
515:
511:
507:
503:
494:
487:
485:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
464:is formed by
463:
460:The entrance
458:
456:
451:
449:
445:
441:
432:
425:
423:
421:
417:
413:
412:Christ Church
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
384:
377:
375:
371:
369:
361:
359:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
331:
326:
323:
315:
313:
305:
298:
296:
292:
290:
286:
281:
280:Larry P. Arnn
277:
269:
264:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
223:Christ Chapel
215:
213:
209:
204:
200:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
119:
116:
112:
109:
106:
104:
95:
91:
87:
82:
78:
64:
60:
57:United States
56:
52:
49:
44:
40:
33:
28:
25:Christ Chapel
23:
1315:. Retrieved
1311:
1301:
1289:. Retrieved
1285:
1260:. Retrieved
1256:
1231:. Retrieved
1227:
1217:
1205:. Retrieved
1201:Detroit News
1200:
1191:
1179:. Retrieved
1175:The Diapason
1174:
1146:. Retrieved
1142:
1132:
1120:. Retrieved
1116:
1106:
1094:. Retrieved
1091:Detroit News
1090:
1063:. Retrieved
1058:
1034:. Retrieved
1029:
1005:. Retrieved
1001:the original
996:
992:
960:. Retrieved
955:
951:
926:. Retrieved
922:
895:. Retrieved
891:
852:. Retrieved
827:. Retrieved
672:
655:
653:
633:Michael Ward
626:
624:
611:
609:
596:
592:
577:
557:
534:
521:barrel vault
518:
499:
459:
452:
437:
416:Philadelphia
389:
378:Architecture
372:
365:
333:
328:
319:
310:
299:Construction
293:
273:
251:neoclassical
222:
221:
118:Neoclassical
103:Architect(s)
97:Architecture
616:catholicity
545:entablature
526:escutcheons
400:James Gibbs
396:Renaissance
212:Chaplain(s)
124:Years built
73:/facilities
1349:Categories
1117:SCOTUSblog
993:Touchstone
796:References
790:Day chapel
628:Touchstone
588:pipe organ
549:Corinthian
532:in Latin.
444:Italianate
356:84th Psalm
348:I was glad
316:Dedication
285:Protestant
257:and early
243:quadrangle
229:Christian
227:ecumenical
180:Floor area
620:Hawksmoor
606:Reception
470:limestone
336:Pat Sajak
197:Materials
132:Completed
127:2017–2019
89:Dedicated
67:hillsdale
641:crucifix
553:pediment
488:Interior
478:roundels
426:Exterior
368:evensong
270:Planning
259:Georgian
153:Capacity
42:Location
1317:12 July
1291:12 July
1262:12 July
1233:12 July
1207:12 July
1181:12 July
1148:12 July
1122:12 July
1096:12 July
1065:12 July
1036:12 July
1007:12 July
962:12 July
928:12 July
897:12 July
854:12 July
829:12 July
681:Gallery
584:chancel
510:Trinity
506:Chi Rho
462:portico
448:arcades
394:, with
265:History
84:History
62:Website
54:Country
669:Awards
645:relief
599:sapele
566:Organs
537:pulpit
512:and a
508:, the
504:, the
482:marble
466:tholos
408:London
352:Brahms
350:" and
231:chapel
225:is an
206:Clergy
172:height
161:Height
71:/about
1228:MLive
392:Doric
344:Parry
156:1,350
1319:2024
1293:2024
1264:2024
1235:2024
1209:2024
1183:2024
1150:2024
1124:2024
1098:2024
1067:2024
1038:2024
1009:2024
964:2024
930:2024
899:2024
856:2024
831:2024
539:and
516:.
440:buff
410:and
346:'s "
170:Nave
135:2019
69:.edu
958:(3)
625:In
414:in
406:in
362:Use
237:in
1351::
1310:.
1284:.
1272:^
1255:.
1243:^
1226:.
1199:.
1173:.
1158:^
1141:.
1115:.
1089:.
1075:^
1057:.
1046:^
1028:.
1017:^
997:33
995:.
991:.
972:^
956:38
954:.
950:.
938:^
921:.
907:^
890:.
864:^
839:^
804:^
457:.
358:.
291:.
1321:.
1295:.
1266:.
1237:.
1211:.
1185:.
1152:.
1126:.
1100:.
1069:.
1040:.
1011:.
966:.
932:.
901:.
858:.
833:.
659:,
630:,
77:/
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
