Choral Prayer at 12:15pm March 25

Student musicians from the Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir led a beautiful sung service of prayer at 12:15pm on Monday, March 25th, in Benton Chapel. The service lasted 15 minutes and provided an opportunity for prayer and reflection through music. A choir from Elk Grove high school in Chicago was a guest of Vanderbilt to showcase some of...... KEEP READING

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Meeting our Affiliated Chaplains – Rev. Alan Bancroft

Rev. Alan Bancroft My name is Alan Bancroft, and I currently serve as the Campus Minister for Presbyterian Student Fellowship.  I’ve been an ordained Minister (or Teaching Elder for those down with the new PCUSA lingo) since 2005.  Prior to working for PSF, I served as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Families at Harpeth...... KEEP READING

Posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Rob Bell – What We Talk About When We Talk About God

Rob Bell, the Founding Pastor and Pastor Emeritus of Mars Hill Bible Church and author of “Love Wins”, “Velvet Elvis”, and “Sex God” came to Benton Chapel to speak for the first event of the new Chaplain’s Lecture Series. Mr. Belll spoke on his new book “What We Talk About When We Talk About God.”...... KEEP READING

Posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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1st Annual Trayvon Martin Candlelight Vigil: A Desire for Justice

On February 26th, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an innocent African American 17 year old boy was shot in Florida by George Zimmerman, a multiracial individual. The death of Trayvon Martin has been viewed as one of our generation’s most unjust happenings and has made the “Stand Your Ground” case one of the most imperative of our...... KEEP READING

Posted on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Interfaith Panel

The Interfaith Council hosted their annual Interfaith Panel on Tuesday, February 26th in the Student Life Center. A representative from the Atheist, Baha’i, Bhuddist, Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, and Protestant community made up the panel. The topic this year was Sex and the Sects: Gender Roles in Religion, where the representatives each spent 5...... KEEP READING

Posted on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Lenten Prayer Service

Are you looking for an opportunity to join with other believers in prayer during the Lenten season?  If so, join us in All Faith Chapel at Vanderbilt Divinity School each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during Lent (except for spring break) from 9:10-9:30.  We will be using the morning prayer ritual found in Common Prayer:...... KEEP READING

Posted on Monday, February 18th, 2013 in News, UPCOMING EVENT | Comments Off

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Meeting our Affiliated Chaplains – Rev. Stacey Croft

Rev. William S. Croft Stacey is a Texan who moved to Nashville from Jackson, Mississippi, where he received his degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. It was during his time in undergrad at Baylor University when Stacey and his wife Megan met on a blind date. After graduation he was the youth director at Christ the...... KEEP READING

Posted on Sunday, February 17th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Ash Wednesday Services

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 is Ash Wednesday. The following locations will be offering services for Ash Wednesday: Catholic: Mass Schedule 5:30 pm, Cathedral of the Incarnation – 2015 West End Ave. 9:00 pm, Benton Chapel – Divinity School (Upstairs) Guidelines on Fasting and Abstinence during Lent: Fasting — The law of fasting requires a Catholic...... KEEP READING

Posted on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Emancipation Proclamation in Nashville

Our University Chaplain, Rev. Mark Forrester moderated a panel discussing the meaning and legacy of the Emancipation Proclamation when the actual historical document is in Nashville at Tennessee’s State Museum starting February 12, 2013 – President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The document rarely leaves the National Archives in Washington, D.C., but will travel as part of...... KEEP READING

Posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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2013 MLK Commemoration – January 21st

Click here for more images Vanderbilt University 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration The Presence of Justice: Bursting the Silent Bubbles The Vanderbilt community celebrated MLK Day 2013 as a day of celebration and service. Classes were canceled and students participated in a number of service activities over the weekend leading into the Monday...... KEEP READING

Posted on Monday, January 21st, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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