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Chapel is where we intentionally pause from the busyness of life and seek to gather together in Christ's name.

Chapel gatherings are designed to encourage greater intimacy with God and one another while also inviting us to respond to God’s calling to minister and serve in our greater community. Chapels engage a diverse number of voices from outside the PLNU community as well as PLNU faculty, staff, and students. Wednesdays are usually our Community Chapel days, when the Chapel preaching team will teach from Scripture in connection with the Chapel theme for the year. It is the university's belief that Chapel has an important role in Christian liberal arts education and, as such, is required for all undergraduate students.

Chapel is offered four times a week. We have morning gatherings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:45 a.m., as well as an evening gathering on Thursday at 9 p.m. On Wednesday, Chapel is offered at the Point Loma campus and the Liberty Station campus.


Tune in to the new PLNU Chapel Spotify account to listen to the curated songs that we have been singing together in chapel and playlists by your favorite worship arts interns. 

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Watch Chapel Live

Best-selling author Shauna Niequist speaks at Chapel.
Celebration of light Christmas service.
Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is a pastor, speaker, and author who leads biblical reconciliation and racial justice within the global church. Hear her speak at PLNU Chapel.
Pastor Mark Chase delivers an inspiring message to PLNU students.
Hear Megan Fate Marshman speak at a recent PLNU Chapel.
Rev. Gabriel Salguero is the president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition and co-lead pastor of the Lamb's Church in New York.
Students worship during a candlelight service in Brown Chapel.
Students worship during a candlelight service in Brown Chapel.
Christine Suh, Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Fellowship Church, speaks at Chapel.
Touring painter, performance speaker, and creative curate Scott Erickson shares at Chapel.

Chapel at PLNU

Best-selling author Shauna Niequist speaks at Chapel.

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Weekly Chapel Opportunities

Morning Chapels

Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:45 a.m. in Brown Chapel
*On Wednesdays, Chapel is offered at the Point Loma campus and the Liberty Station campus

Morning chapels are unique gatherings where we worship in song, participate in communion, and engage in the prayer ministry at the altar. We come ready to be challenged to encounter God with all our beings — body, mind, heart, and soul — by the preaching of the word, testimony, and creative arts. All are welcome.

Evening Time Out Chapel

Thursday at 9 p.m. in Brown Chapel

In addition to morning chapel offerings, PLNU offers students an evening chapel gathering on Thursday that provides an opportunity to hear from students, staff, and faculty offering encouragement and sharing reflections about their faith journey.

Why We Gather

PLNU gathers for worship at least four times per week. We often get questions like “why chapel?” or “why is attending chapel required?” We are a Christian university that truly desires to invest in the spiritual growth and maturation of each student. Therefore, we provide opportunities for growth in Christ through four main avenues of expression: prayer, corporate worship, service, and discipleship.

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Faith Expression: Spaces

Creating Intentional Space for God to Move in Our Lives

Student Riley Verner shares about the intentional spaces created for students to grow in their faith journey.

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