Centennial Founders' Sunday Service

Name: Centennial Founders' Sunday Service
Start: 2024-09-29T11:00:00-04:00
Location: 401 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27708

Schedule

Sun Sep 29 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

401 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27708 | Durham, NC

In this centennial year, we mark homecoming weekend and the founding of Duke University with this festive worship service celebrating the university's historic motto, Eruditio et Religio ("Knowledge and Religion"), and deep roots of faith. Leaders from The Duke Endowment, Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, and the broader University will be joined by representatives from the Duke family, the Duke Chapel Choir, the Durham Children's Choir, the Amalgam Brass, pianist and vocalist Patrice Turner, bassist John V. Brown, and others as we lift our voices in prayer and song. Chapel Dean Luke A. Powery will deliver the sermon. The service promises to bring all the joy of Easter to a Sunday in September.
A reception on Abele Quad will follow the service.
*** Attendees of this service are advised to arrive early to allow for time to park and because the service is likely to fill up. ***
Parking is available in the Bryan Center Garage at 125 Science Drive with ADA parking in the adjacent surface lot. Parking in the garage is free on Sunday until 2:00 p.m. when using the standard ticket issued upon entering the garage. Regular attenders of the service are encouraged to receive a pass for free parking on Sunday mornings at the visitor desk inside the Chapel.
A livestream of the service is available at

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Join us in worship that offers stirring preaching, inspiring sacred music, and faithful prayer. Held year-round amid the beautiful, soaring architecture of Duke Chapel, this interdenominational Christian service is characterized by vibrant faith, intellectual depth, diverse cultural expressions, and a welcoming community. A national leader in the theological study of the art of preaching, Chapel Dean Luke A. Powery preaches regularly at this service, along with a rotation of other Chapel ministers and renowned guest preachers. The acclaimed Duke University Chapel Choir and Chapel organists lead the music, supplemented by student chamber groups, professional instrumentalists, and visiting artists.
Services are streamed live on YouTube and broadcast live on channel 12 of the Duke Hospital TV system and on the radio on 620 AM WDNC. Subscribe to the Duke Chapel Sermons podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Find an archive of Chapel sermons on our website and a more extensive digital archive in the Duke Chapel Recordings collection on the Duke Libraries website.
For a listing of Christian education offerings held before the service, see the Duke Chapel website calendar.