Community

Duke Chapel’s community engagement capitalizes on the enormous opportunities for ministry, discovery and witness in the interface between Duke, Durham, and beyond. By maintaining a visible presence in the West End of Durham, we facilitate student interactions in Durham and engage with issues of wider community, national and international concern. We rely on relationships with community partners to accomplish this important work that allows us to be with our neighbors in word and deed.

PathWays is our signature program for student engagement with the community. Students are invited to be involved as PathWays Chapel Scholars, PathWays Summer Interns or PathWays Fellows. We also offer a number of PathWays courses and discernment groups each semester.

Dean’s Dialogues are another way in which we invite conversation between the community and the Chapel.

Duke University is one of the most religiously active and diverse universities in the world. The reality of religious diversity at Duke calls for numerous and varied opportunities for thoughtful, intentional interfaith engagement.

We currently have more than two dozen Religious Life groups on campus representing five of the major world religions. The deans of the Chapel, along with over 35 campus ministers, chaplains and professional staff, serve the entire campus.

The Faith Council is a group formed and promoted by Duke Chapel that focuses on working cooperatively across faith lines to provide opportunities for interfaith enrichment. The Duke Undergraduate Faith Council provides opportunities for students to increase interreligious awareness and education.