Religious Life
English Chapel
525 South Main Street
Ada, OH 45810
Phone: 419-772-2200
Fax: 419-772-2148
E-mail: chapel@onu.edu
Chapel News
Sarah Lyle, a senior in psychology from Canal Winchester, Ohio, has been chosen as a contributor for the 2012 West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church Immigrant Welcoming Congregations Advent Devotional. The theme for this year's devotional is "Lighting the Way: Sharing the Light of Christ's Birth," and focuses on ways individuals and communities in the West Ohio Conference encounter Christ through interactions with people of diverse backgrounds. Sarah's devotional piece is...
Ohio Northern University’s Gospel Ensemble will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a concert in the ONU English Chapel on Sunday, April 29, at 4 p.m.Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, vice president for student affairs, dean of students, and director of the ensemble since its inception, says the ensemble began in 1987 with African-American students who wanted to share their heritage through gospel music. The group’s first performance was in January 1988, at the University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
Ohio Northern University will host a benefit concert for Haitian orphanages on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the English Chapel.
The event is organized by Sarah Waters, visiting professor of music, Dennis Kratzer, professor of music, and Georgette Roby, a senior music performance major from Oak Harbor, Ohio.
The concert will include musical acts, a reading about the 1791 Haitian slave rebellion, and prayers. The ONU Men’s Chorus and University Singers are scheduled to perform.
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Marc Lamont Hill, activist, scholar and cultural critic, will speak at Ohio Northern University’s English Chapel at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The event is free and open to the public. The theme for this year’s presentation is “Embracing the Legacy of Dr. King: The importance of all people celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King.”
Hill is a political contributor for Fox News Channel, appearing regularly on programs such as “The O’Reilly Factor”...
The Ohio Northern University chapter of Habitat for Humanity is looking to volunteer time through projects in and around homes in Ada and the surrounding communities.
Suggested projects include raking leaves, painting, moving, de-cluttering and shoveling snow. If you have a project that could be helped with a few extra hands, please contact Ross Robison at 260-417-7115 or at r-robison@onu.edu
Habitat for Humanity's mission is to eliminate substandard housing worldwide by building homes...
Ohio Northern University junior Katherine Feldhues, a youth ministry and sociology major from Milford, Ohio, has been honored with the 2009 Charles J. Ping Student Community Service Award from Ohio Campus Compact.
Feldhues received a $250 legacy grant as part of the award. Dr. Kendall L. Baker, Ohio Northern University president, nominated Feldhues in recognition of her work as coordinator of the Ada Friends program.
"Katie is a wonderful example of students taking initiatives to...
Bishop Bruce R. Ough's Comments on Distribution of Obsession DVD
Ohio Northern University student Anna Barrett, a senior youth ministry major from Upper Sandusky, Ohio, will serve as a lay delegate to the United Methodist Church (UMC) General Conference held April 23 through May 2 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The nine-day conference is the UMC's top legislative assembly, meeting once every four years. Delegates will revise the UMC's "Book of Discipline" and "Book of Resolutions," as well as set the direction of the denomination for the...
