Spiritual Life
Spiritual Life at Houghton is most visible perhaps in the
regular gathering of the college community in Chapel each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday morning. Here the campus gathers to celebrate
our life together in Jesus Christ. Chapels offer a varied
program of music, personal testimony and biblical exposition,
presented by students, faculty and speakers from outside the
community.
Each semester opens with Christian Life Emphasis Week (CLEW). CLEW brings to campus a special speaker for chapel and a series of evening services and is intended to foster spiritual renewal within the student body.
Local Churches
There are a plethora of churches in the Houghton vicinity, representing many denominations. Many students choose to attend the Houghton Wesleyan Church, which provides 3 services on Sunday morning: 8:20, 9:40 and 11:00. View our directory of area churches.
Koinonia
Koinonia is a student-led, informal praise gathering of college students who desire to encounter Jesus Christ through worship in song, scripture, prayer, and testimony. Guitars, keyboard, violin, bass, harmonica, and percussion for Scripture and spiritual songs and hymns are often used as aids to facilitate worship. Koinonia meets in the Wesley Chapel on Sunday evenings from approximately 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Students, faculty, staff, and community members make up the bulk of attendees, although the majority are students. For more information call the church at (585) 567-2264.
Mercy Seat
Mercy Seat is a student-led prayer movement which meets Monday-Friday from 9-11pm in the basement of Wesley Chapel to intercede on behalf of the campus, the county, and the nations and to seek intimate encounter with the Lord. Meetings are led by a worship team, combining worship songs, intercessory prayers, meditation on scripture, and various forms of art. Each semester the ministry sponsors a 24-hour service of prayer. For more information come to any weeknight meeting.
Dean's Study Group
The Dean of the Chapel will be leading a study of Maxie Dunnam's The Workbook of Living Prayer in the Fall Semester of 2007. Other recent Dean's studies have included the widely used and highly regarded Alpha Course: An Introduction to Practical Christianity, Richard Foster's A Celebration of Discipline, and a video curriculum based on Dallas Willard's Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ.
Imitators of Christ
This mentoring ministry pairs Houghton Students with mature Christians from the campus and community.
Logos Bible Studies
Logos Bible Studies are student-led Bible studies that meet in community members' homes every other week and focus on applying Scriptures to daily life. Lifeline Bible Studies meet under the auspices of Houghton Wesleyan Church.
Global Christian Fellowship
Global Christian Fellowship seeks to challenge the community to involvement in God's work around the world by informing the community of God's work, and by encouraging and supporting involvement in short- and long-term missions. It meets weekly on Wednesday evenings.
