Worship & Growth Opportunities
For a Directory of
Area Churches click
here.
 There are many worship opportunities for students, staff,
and faculty at Houghton, ranging from chapel three times per week to Lifeline
Bible studies. There's something for everyone who desires to
know Christ better.
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.
Christian Life Emphasis Week (CLEW)
During the first full week of classes each semester, the
college and Houghton Wesleyan Church bring in a speaker for morning chapel and
for an hour each evening to focus on Scripture and emphasize the Lordship
of Jesus Christ. CLEW is a time of strengthening and renewal as the student
body, faculty, staff, and administration are drawn back to the purpose of
Houghton College--to educate people for service in the kingdom of God.
Fall 2007 CLEW speaker will be
Ben Patterson, chaplain at Westmont College
and Spring 2008 CLEW speaker will be Joe Boot, Canada Director
for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries.
Dean's Study Group
The Dean
of the Chapel
will be leading a study of John Ortberg's The Life
You've Always Wanted in the Spring Semester of
2008. 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, The Workbook of Living Prayer 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. For Dr. Laurie
Dashnau's review of Tim Elmore's Mentoring: How to Invest
Your Life in Others
click
here.
Contact the Dean of the Chapel's Office. For the IOC Website,
click here.
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. For more information call (585) 567-2264.
Student-Led Groups
For a listing of current small
group offerings click
here.
A wide array of student led Bible Study, Accountability and
Covenant Discipleship groups meet in the residence halls and are
coordinated by the Office of Residence Life and the Dean of the
Chapel’s Office. For a complete listing of small group
opportunities click
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.
Gospel Choir
"Voices of Soulful Praise" is a gospel choir
committed to expressing its Christian heritage through fellowship and celebrating the
richness of African-American culture through gospel music.
Campus Retreat
An campus
wide retreat is planned each year by the Dean of the Chapel's
Office and the Spiritual Life Committee. Leader for the
2007 retreat was Lauren Winner, author of Girl Meets God,
Mudhouse Sabbath, and, most recently, Real Sex: The
Naked Truth about Chastity.
Houghton Wesleyan Church
The village church provides a vital link in the community
of Houghton because of the mutual sharing, blessing and benefits among
students, faculty, staff and neighbors of the college. The pastoral staff leads three
Sunday worship services: contemporary services at 8:20 and 9:40 a.m., and
a more traditional service at 11:00 a.m. Also, students are invited to
participate in the mid-week and Sunday evening services.
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