In partnership with the Division of Student Affairs, Duke Chapel convenes, supports, and advocates for all officially recognized Religious Life groups on campus that serve students.

See a list of Chapel ministers who support students as part of their ministry.

The Religious Life team of clergy, chaplains, and administrators welcome new students during Orientation Week and offer events throughout the year, including weekly worship opportunities and special events. Religious Life groups, and the students participating in them, may apply for grants from the Chapel to support specific programming or advance the group’s mission and goals.

In addition to the Religious Life groups listed below, the Chapel sponsors three affiliate groups: the Congregation at Duke Chapel, Center for Christianity and Scholarship, and the Royal School of Church Music in America.

Alongside the Religious Life and affiliate groups, the Chapel's Student Ministries programs provide opportunities for students to hear and respond to God's call for their lives on campus, in Durham, and beyond through study, artistic expression, counsel, service, and community.

Find a Religious Life Group

Mission Statement: We are an outreach initiative of the Bruderhof community. We invite students, faculty, and staff to fellowship with us, both on campus and at our community house. We have great conversations and seek together what God's will is for our lives. We cook and eat together, sing and pray together, and are always up for a game or hike. You can join with us on service projects in the neighborhood as well. Whatever we do, our goal is to experience and share Christ's love.

  • Regular programs: Saturday night food and fellowship
  • Sidney and Anita Zimmerman; Charles and Leslie Moore 
  • acts2oncampus.org
  • Office: Rm 0044, Duke Bryan Center Green House, 125 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708
  • Community House: 821 Clarendon St, Durham, NC, 27705

Mission Statement: To provide undergraduate and graduate students at Duke with a loving and encouraging space for bible study, prayer, worship, and fellowship.

  • Regular programs: Thursday evening small group Bible study
  • Gus Kim, Pastor
  • Jack Zhang, campus staff
  • IG: @agape.duke
  • Office: Rm 044, Duke Bryan Center Green House, 125 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708
Gus Kim, Pastor of Agape Campus Ministry
Gus Kim, Pastor of Agapé Campus Ministry

Mission Statement: We are a culturally and idealogically diverse group that brings core Buddhist teachings and practices to bear on our modern lives and cultural contexts through experiential exercises and discussion. We are deeply committed to celebrating different identities and vantage points and welcome all who are curious, including beginners, experienced Buddhists, and those of other faiths or no faith equally.  

  • Regular Programs: Monday night meditation session
  • Rev. Prasert Ammartek
  • Webpage
  • Facebook Page
  • Office: Rm 037E, Duke Chapel Basement, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708
  • Campus Meditation Room: Buddhist Room (0045), Duke Bryan Center

Mission Statement: Each of the words in our name is important to our identity, but perhaps "Fellowship" hold the greatest insight into who we are as an organization. We are a fellowship of churches and individuals who voluntarily cooperate to do together what we could never accomplish one, for the Kingdom of God. We bring together people of shared interests, activities, beliefs, and experience. We provide companionship along our shared journey to be the presence of Christ in the world. We serve each other as equals. 

Mission Statement: We aspire to be a caring community passionate about connecting people to the love of Jesus.

  • Regular Programs: Wednesday Large Group, Bible study small group
  • Ethan Allen, Director
  • Michelle Allen, campus staff
  • dukecru.com, IG: @dukecru
  • Kurt and Ruth Bubalo, Bridges International staff
  • Office: Rm 0047, Duke Bryan Center Basement, 125 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Mission Statement: To be a witnessing community that transforms lives, the campus, and the world through the love and power of Jesus Christ.

  • Regular Programs: Thursday evening Large Group, small groups throughout the week
  • James Ho, Area Director
  • Instagram: @dukeaiv
  • Email: dukeaivcf@gmail.com
  • Office:  Rm 038D, Duke Chapel Basement, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Mission Statement: The Duke Bahá'í Community promotes a pattern of campus life where spiritual conversation and service to others go hand-in-hand. Our community building activities aim to foster inner transformation and cultivate a sense of collective ownership for the spiritual, social and economic well-being of both the Duke campus and the wider Durham, NC area.

Mission Statement: The Duke Catholic Center is a spiritual home where Duke students encounter the transformative love of the Heart of Christ—in the Gospel, in the Sacraments, and in community with one another—so that students become formed as Christian leaders and apostles. 

  • Regular Programs: Sunday morning and evening Mass, Sunday brunch, Confessions on the Quad
  • Fr. Juan José Hernández, Director
  • catholic.duke.edu, IG: @dukecatholic
  • West Campus Office: 3rd Floor, Page Building, 402 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708
  • East Campus Office: Falcone-Arena House, 402 N. Buchanan Blvd., Durham, NC 27701 

Mission Statement: The Duke Lutherans are an inclusive campus ministry of undergraduate and graduate students, called to share God's gift of life together on campus, with our local congregations, and throughout Durham. All are welcomed, affirmed, and loved. And you don't have to be (or become Lutheran) to join us! Come as you are. There is a place for you here.

  • Regular Programs: Sunday Evening Prayer and Fellowship Dinner, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Duke Lutherans Center (824 N. Buchanan Blvd); Thursday Fellowship Lunch, 12-noon–1:30 p.m. (tables outside of Panera, Brodhead Center)
  • Rev. Amanda Highben, Campus Minister
  • dukelutherans.org, IG: @dukelutherans
  • Office: Duke Lutherans Center, 824 N. Buchanan Blvd., Durham, NC, 27701

Mission Statement: To be the loving presence of Christ and the Orthodox Christian Church on Duke campus, to be an integral part of student's spiritual formation by challenging them to explore the faith, to inspire students to commit to living an Orthodox Christian way of life.

Fr. Stavroforos Mamaies, Priest/Advisor for Duke OCF
Fr. Stavroforos Mamaies, Priest/Advisor for Duke OCF

Mission Statement: At the end of our celebration of Holy Eucharist, we're sent into the world "to love and serve the Lord." That's our mission and it's something we can do every day, in every part of our lives. In all places, near and far, we seek to love and serve the Lord by loving and serving our neighbors.

  • Regular Programs: Sunday evening Eucharist + Dinner, Tuesday night Compline
  • Dr. Sam Laurent, Campus Minister
  • ecdu.dionc.org
  • Office: Episcopal Center at Duke Unviversity, 505 Alexander Ave., Durham, NC 27705
Dr. Sam Laurent, Campus Minister for Duke Episcopal Student Fellowship
Dr. Sam Laurent, Campus Minister for Duke Episcopal Student Fellowship

Mission Statement: To help students know God, grow together, discover purpose, and make a difference.

Mission Statement: Hindu Life at Duke offers weekly meditation and spiritual discussions  to all students  at Duke. We celebrate various Hindu religious events and provide spiritual guidance.

  • Regular Programs: Chai & Chat, Satsang with Bhajans and Spiritual Discussion
  • Priya Amaresh, Hindu Chaplain
  • facebook.com/DukeUniversityHSA
  • Office: Rm 035, Duke Chapel Basement, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708

 

Mission Statement: In humble dependence on God, we desire to bless both international students and volunteers through a mutually satisfying engagement with one another that includes: teaching, mentoring, befriending, equipping, networking, and serving, while demonstrating personal holiness and acclaiming Jesus Christ to be in truth the hope of all. 

 

ISI Staff Photo
ISI Staff 2023

 

Mission Statement: Graduate Christian Fellowship is a community of graduate students and postdocs at Duke University exploring and practicing our Christian faith. Whether you are curious or skeptical about Christianity, or have been following Jesus for a long time, you are welcome to join us.

  • Regular Programs: Friday Dinner Gathering + Speaker, Bible study, Science & Faith Reading Group, Christian Business Fellowship
  • Steve Hinkle, GFM Area Director, Faculty Ministry Diretor
  • Stephanie Holmer, Campus Staff Minister
  • Fred Williams, Assistant Area Director
  • Corey Whittaker, campus staff for Triangle Christian Medical and Dental Association,
  • dukegcf.org, IG: @dukegcf.
  • Office: Rm 033A, Duke Chapel Basement, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708

Mission Statement: InterVarsity ISM is a family of international students and scholars on campuses across the US gathering for friendship and to discuss faith, culture, and the things we care about most.

Mission Statement: Empowering students to learn and grow intellectually and spiritually, to inspire and nurture personal paths to Jewish identity, and to cultivate community and friendship. 

 

Mission Statement: We, the Duke LDSSA, represent a diverse body of Duke students who enjoy social, spiritual, and educational activities that serve to strengthen faith in Jesus Christ and enrich our educational experience. Though many of our members belong to The Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, not all are, nor is membership in the Latter-day Saint church required for club membership or participation. Our members come from Trinity College, Pratt Institute of Engineering, and all the graduate schools at Duke University, and have a variety of interests outside the field of religion. As a club we plan and participate in numerous social, religious, academic, and simply fun activities throughout the course of the school year.

Dr. Kenneth S. Rogerson, Faculty Advisor for Duke LDSSA
Dr. Kenneth S. Rogerson, Faculty Advisor for Duke LDSSA

Mission Statement: At the Center for Muslim Life, students, staff, and faculty come together to create a vibrant and inclusive Muslim environment. We are committed to enriching the lives of Muslim students and the whole campus through events and activities that cater to the spiritual, social, and intellectual needs of Duke students. Whether you were born or raised Muslim, interested in or new to Islam, or know nothing at all, we are a home away from home for all who want to engage with and be a part of the Muslim community at Duke.

Chaplain Joshua Salaam, Muslim Chaplain and Director of CML
Chaplain Joshua Salaam, Muslim Chaplain and Director of CML

 

MIssion Statement: The mission of PCM+ is to provide a welcoming spiritual home for both believers and the spiritually curious in an open-minded, open-hearted, Christ-centered community. Delighting in the diversity of God's people, we welcome and serve undergraduate students of every race, ethnicity, ability, class, gender, and sexual orientation. Rooted in the Reofrmed tradition, we explore together what it means to follow Christ at Duke.

  • Regular Programs: Sunday evening Contemplative Worship + Dinner, Bible study, Wednesday Walks with the campus minister
  • Rev. Jackie Rodriguez, Campus Minister
  • sites.duke.edu/dukepcm
  • Office: Rm 036, Duke Chapel Basement, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708
Rev. Jackie Rodriguez, Campus Minister For Duke Presbyterian Campus Ministry
Rev. Jackie Rodriguez, Campus Minister For Duke Presbyterian Campus Ministry

Mission Statement: Duke RUF is a community of students at Duke learning together from Jesus and the Bible what it means and looks like to love God and love others. Our mission is to reach students for Christ and equip them for a lifetime of service to God and to the world. But we are also a community where you can belong before you believe. We exist for the convinced and the unconvinced, the sure and the skeptical. If you at all find yourself interested in exploring the claims of Christianity, learning about Jesus and the Bible, exploring big questions around meaning, significance, existence, and God, or are just looking for a community of friends to connect with, we'd love to have you check us out! 

Mission Statement: We're an inclusive, critically engaged, justice-oriented ministry supported by the United Methodist Church. 

  • Regular Programs: Sunday night worship + dinner, Wednesday Eucharist
  • Rev. Dave Allen, Campus Minister
  • dukewesley.org
  • Office: Rm 032, Duke Chapel Basement,401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708
Rev. Dave Allen, Campus Minister for Duke Wesley Fellowship
Rev. Dave Allen, Campus Minister for Duke Wesley Fellowship

Chapel Affiliates

The Center for Christianity and Scholarship explores intersections of Christian thought with the scholarly and academic life of the university.

Edward Dixon, Director for the Center for Christianity and Scholarship
Edward Dixon, Director for the Center for Christianity and Scholarship

This ecumenical congregation serves the pastoral needs of those from Duke and the Triangle area for whom Duke Chapel is the primary place of worship. Membership is open to all, including students. Watch this five-minute video for a closer look at the Congregation's life together.

RSCM America provides musical education to singers through choral music programs, an acclaimed choral training curriculum, and summer music training courses. It also provides support to music directors by providing access to national leaders in sacred choral music.

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Religious Life Group Funding

Applications are made by Religious Life Staff members on behalf of their group. The funds are to be used in support of the mission and goals of the group. This funding is not intended to fund whole programs or as a guaranteed piece of any group’s budget. The fund is available to any program recognized by the office of Religious Life. Groups without a Religious Life staff person may seek approval from the Assistant Dean of Religious Life.

Contact Rev. Dr. Lyn Pace
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Religious Life Mission Trip Funding

As designee of the Chapel dean, the Religious Life Staff Mission Funding Committee is responsible for reviewing applications for religious life mission funds. Applications submitted on time will be given a thorough review. All trips must meet at least one of the following by being a sign of God’s love in the world by: sharing the Good News in word and/or deed; establishing respectful relationships with the group or organization engaged by the mission; or responding to human need and working to alleviate suffering.

Contact Rev. Dr. Lyn Pace
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QuadEx Chaplains

Chaplains help people negotiate the big questions and challenges of being human by working with individuals or groups who are exploring their identities and purpose, navigating loss or transition, or experiencing crisis and in need of care.
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Interfaith Engagement

The reality of religious diversity at Duke calls for numerous and varied opportunities for thoughtful, intentional interfaith engagement.
 
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Faith & Learning Profiles

The mission of Duke Chapel is "bridging faith and learning." See what that looks like in the lives of these students by watching or reading these profiles of their faith-and-learing experiences at Duke and with the Chapel.
 
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Duke Chapel

At the center of campus, this towering building is open to tourists, students, staff, and anyone else who seeks to  #FindSanctuary.  The main sanctuary is open to the public from 10 am - 8 pm (unless otherwise noted on signs and on the website). Lower Level is available as study space for students and staff.

More information on the website.  https://chapel.duke.edu/

Freeman Center for Jewish Life

Housing Jewish Life at Duke and the Rubenstein-Silvers Hillel, the Freeman Center is open from 8 am - 11 pm to anyone with a Duke Card. Hang out in the bean bag chairs or a sit in the Levenson-Lerner Sanctuary. Location is on the C1 and Swift Avenue bus line.

More information on website.  https://students.duke.edu/belonging/icr/jewishlife/ 

Center for Muslim Life

Located at Few GG, near the West Campus bus stop, the CML is open from 9 am - 5 pm to anyone with a Duke Card. (Other hours require working with CML staff for swipe access.) Drop by to use the comfortable lounge space or the beautiful prayer room.

More information on the website.  https://students.duke.edu/belonging/icr/cml/

Quiet Room in Duke Cancer Center

Located within Duke Cancer Center, the Quiet Room is available Monday - Friday, 6 am - 8 pm for families, patients, students, staff, visitors, and any who needs it.

The Quiet Room inspires peace, quiet and spiritual meditation in people of all faiths. 

For more information, contact Duke Hospital Chaplain Services ( https://www.dukehealth.org/support-services/pastoral-services )

 

Duke Memorial Chapel

Located within the main sanctuary of Duke Chapel, the Memorial Chapel is a smaller place for meditation and prayer, open at the same hours for 10 am - 8 pm. Memorial Chapel is also designated as a Blessed Sacrament Chapel for our Catholic community.

More information on the website.  https://chapel.duke.edu/ 

For more information about Duke Catholic Center, see their website.  https://catholic.duke.edu/

Murphy-Nimcocks Meditation Garden at DuWell

Located off Towerview Road, along the inner side of Student Wellness Center, this outdoor space is available to anyone during business hours. The meditation garden features a yoga deck, a labyrinth for walking meditation, and highly sought out egg chairs.

For more information, contact Michelle Johnson (michelle.johnson@duke.edu) the assistant director at DuWell.

Oasis at DuWell

Located within DuWell and the Student Health Center, on the first floor, this space is available for all those with a Duke Card. This room includes various tools for spiritual reflection and wellness, including singing bowls, massage chair, and prayer rugs.

Falcone-Arena House of Duke Catholic Center

Located just off East Campus, at the corner of Trinity Avenue and Buchanan Ave, Duke Catholic Center's Falcone-Arena House is available to all with a Duke Card for most hours of the day. Outside, in the back, is a prayer area with statue for anyone who wants to rest and pray. Inside are quiet spaces for devotion in the sanctuary and study space.

For more information, see website.  https://catholic.duke.edu/

East Campus Gazebo

Located in the green space of Duke East Campus, behind the East Duke building (1304 Campus Drive), this space offers an expansive view of campus to anyone who needs a spot for meditative reflection. Rest in an Adirondack chair or view the large magnolia trees, in order to care for your spirit.

Oasis Perkins

Located within Perkins Library, this space is available from 8 am to 2 am for anyone with library access. Rest and restore yourself in a couch, explore the centering reading materials, care for your spiritual well-being.

More information on the library website.  https://library.duke.edu/using/oasis-perkins 

For questions, contact Circulat ion Desk at Perkins.

Duke Gardens

Open every day from 8 am until dusk, the Gardens are free to explore and offer countless outdoor spaces for rest, reflection, meditation, and prayer. Access them by walking past the Allen building, down to Flowers Drive and through the Memorial Gate. Or park in one of the lots off of Anderson St.

More information on the website.  https://gardens.duke.edu

Hindu Life Prayer Room

Located in the Bryan Center Greenhouse, down some stairs and between the surface lot and BC buildings, the Hindu Life prayer room is open 24 hours a day to anyone with a Duke card. Please remove your shoes before entering.

For more information, contact the Hindu Chaplain, Priya Amaresh. (priya.amaresh@duke.edu)  https://chapel.duke.edu/quadex-chaplains/quadex-chaplains-bios

The Mosiac

Located in the dorm Keohane 4B (Room 401SEM), this space is available 24/7 to any Duke campus resident with card access to West Campus dorms. Dedicated as a multifaith place for prayer and meditation, students of any religious affiliation--or none--are invited to use the space for spiritual care. Please remove your shoes before entering.

For questions, contact the  director of Religious Life.

Grainger Hall Wellness & Lactation Room

Located on the fourth floor (GH 4111) within the Nicholas School of the Environment, this space is available from 7:45 am - 6 pm on Monday to Friday for any one who needs it for personal use. If the door is locked, the room is likely in use; if you are using this space, we encourage you to slide the “Available/ Occupied” sign on the door to indicate that the space is occupied. 

For more information, see website.  https://nicholas.duke.edu/student-life/wellness-resources-students

The Quiet Room at Duke Law School (Rm 2402)

Located along Science Drive, the Law School has space available from 6:00 am - 10:00 pm, for those who have obtained a security code from Office 3208 (in the library). This space is aside for students who need a moment for centering, silence, prayer, or another activity of spiritual well-being.

For questions, contact Lewis Hutchinson (lewis.hutchinson@law.duke.edu) at Duke Law.

Perkins Prayer Room

Located on the second floor of Perkins library, in Room 221, this is a small space set aside for personal quiet, meditation, and prayer. This room is open for anyone with library access from 8 am - 2 pm each day.

For questions, ask at the Circulation Desk at Perkins.

For more information, see the following article.  https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2016/09/30/prayer-meditation-room-open/

Meditation Room at Trent Semans Center for Health Education (TSCHE)

Located on the fourth floor of TSCHE, this space is available from 7:30 am - 7:30 pm to those with Duke Card access to the building.

For questions, please contact Sheba Hall (sheba.hall@duke.edu) at TSCHE.

Being Well Room at CAPS

Duke's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a Being Well room from 8 am - 5 pm on Monday- Friday, by reservation only, for students who are clients at CAPS. Throughout the Wellness building, there are also multiple spaces for restoration and meditation, so students are invited to explore the space in order to care for their spirit.

For more information, contact Gwen Lloyd (gwen.lloyd@duke.edu) at CAPS.

Goodson Chapel and Jones Prayer Room at Duke Divinity School

Just off Abele Quad, the Divinity School houses several spaces for quiet, reflection, and devotion. Goodson Chapel is a sanctuary space that often has events, but which, when unused, is available for personal devotion, during business hours. Jones Prayer Room is a smaller space, just off the entryway from the quad, located next to the Goodson Chapel loft, on the left, before descending the stairs to Goodson and the Divinity Cafe.

For more information, see the website.  https://divinity.duke.edu/formation/worship .

For questions, contact Meghan Benson (meghan.benson@duke.edu), the Chaplain at Duke Divinity School.

Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Room at Fuqua School of Business

Located within the Keller East wing of the Fuqua School of Business, off of Science Drive, this space (Room E143) is available to students 24/7.

To others, it is available during building hours, 8 am - 8 pm, Monday - Friday, and 8 am - 5 pm on Saturday. (Building is closed on Sunday.)

For questions, please contact Fuqua's Building Management Office (operations-bmo@fuqua.duke.edu)

Prayer and Meditation Room at Sanford School

Located with the Sanford School of Public Policy, at the corner of Towerview and Science Drive, this room (Rubenstein Hall 106) is available 24/7 to those with a Duke Card. To those without a Duke Card, it is available during building hours, 7 am - 6 pm most days. This room has been designated as a "Safe Space," as well as a Prayer/Meditation Room.

For questions, please contact MacKenzie Phillips (mackenzie.phillips@duke.edu)

School of Nursing Prayer & Meditation Room

Unlocked from 7 am - 5 pm, this prayer and meditation room is located on the first floor of the Pearson building, Room 1003I. It includes shoe rack, meditation cushions, meditation bells, prayer mats, and other items.