Welcome | Duke University Chapel
Duke University Chapel affirms the value of every human being and welcomes all who seek to respond to the all-inclusive love of God in Jesus Christ. The Chapel extends an open invitation to the campus and the community to engage in our mission and ministries.
About the Chapel - Duke University
Duke University Chapel is, indeed, the “great towering church” that James B. Duke requested and has become a widely recognized symbol of the university. As such it offers a magnificent gathering space for significant events in the life of the university and its members.
Visit & Events - Duke University Chapel
Duke Chapel provides a pastoral presence on campus and beyond by hosting significant university ceremonies and community gatherings. It is a cherished site for weddings, baptisms, and memorial services.
Visit | Duke University Chapel
Duke Chapel is host to worship services, concerts, university ceremonies, and other events throughout the year. Something is happening at the Chapel almost every day! For details, see our events calendar .
History & Architecture | Duke University Chapel
Duke University Chapel is home to three outstanding pipe organs—each in a different style—that are used regularly for worship services, concerts, and teaching. A fourth organ is a movable “positive” instrument for accompanying smaller ensembles.
Worship Services | Duke University Chapel
Duke Chapel is an interdenominational Christian church with a tradition of stirring music, preaching, and liturgy. Communion is offered twice a month during the service and on other weeks immediately following the service. Learn more: About Sunday Morning Worship Services; Chapel Choir; Guest Preachers; Archive of Services; Choral Evensong
Calendar | Duke University Chapel
Each weekday at 5:00 p.m., a Duke Chapel carillonneur plays a fifteen-minute recital on the bells in the Duke Chapel tower.
Christian Worship - Duke University Chapel
Duke Chapel is a vibrant center of ecumenical Christian worship with a long—and living—tradition of faithful preaching and inspiring sacred music. This tradition has come to include an active congregation for care and service and a vocational discernment program.
Sunday Morning Worship Service | Duke University Chapel
Duke Chapel offers an interdenominational Protestant worship service that is not linked to one particular denominational liturgy. The structure of the Chapel's Sunday morning worship service provides a framework for the praise and worship of God in Jesus through the Spirit.
Watch This Year's Handel's 'Messiah' | Duke University Chapel
The Duke Chapel Choir and soloists, accompanied by Mallarmé Music with Dr. Zebulon M. Highben conducting, performed G.F. Handel's Messiah before sold-out audiences at Duke University Chapel on December 6, 7, and 8, 2024.