A word about chapels and forums
- Chapel
- Chapels are planned by the Campus Pastor to accomplish one or more of the following: build Christ-centered community, provide worship opportunities, inform students about Christian mission, and assist with the integration of faith and life.
- Forum
- Forums are planned by faculty and staff to create dialogue about a specific topic or idea.
April
- CHAPEL - Wed., April 1 - Faculty and Staff, "Spring Academic Chapel"
- FORUM - Fri., April 3 - Ray Olais, art teacher, Newton High School, "Mexican Murals from California to Kansas"—Fine Arts Week
- CHAPEL - Mon., April 6 - John C. Murray, Hesston Mennonite Church pastor, "Jesus came preaching peace"
- CHAPEL - Wed., April 8 - Karen Dalke, Pastoral Ministries student, Holy Week chapel
- CHAPEL - Mon., April 13 - Faculty members Dwight Roth, Maria Day, and Karen LeVan and the Villans, "Intergenerational conversations"
- CHAPEL - Wed., April 15 - Bel Canto Singers May tour preview
- FORUM - Fri., April 17 - Kristine Thimm, Crisis Counseling
- CHAPEL - Mon., April 20 - Tony Duplessis, Louisiana musician and storyteller
- CHAPEL - Wed., April 22 - Bills and Normas chapel
- FORUM - Fri., April 24 - Persuasive speech contest
March
- CHAPEL - Mon., March 2 - Hesston College Chorale
- CHAPEL - Wed., March 4 - Rev. Kate Moorehead, St. James Episcopal, "Understanding temptation"
- CHAPEL - Mon., March 16 - Daniel Bran, 1993 Hesston College alumnus, "Beyond our expectations"
- CHAPEL - Wed., March 18 - Les and Gwen Gustafson-Zook, church leaders in residence, "Singing our faith - living our faith: More songs and stories of Mennonite Central Committee"
- FORUM - Fri., March 20 - Les and Gwen Gustafson-Zook, church leaders in residence, "Singing our faith - living our faith: More songs and stories of Mennonite Central Committee"
- CHAPEL - Mon., March 23 - Lois Misegadis, art professor, "History of African American art"
- CHAPEL - Wed., March 25 - CTI Music Ministries, "Shine"
- FORUM - Fri., March 27 - Music Department
- CHAPEL - Mon., March 30 - Karen LeVan, English faculty, "Grace"
February
- CHAPEL - Mon., Feb. 2 - Todd Lehman, campus pastor, "Roots"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Feb. 4 - Bel Canto Singers winter tour program
- FORUM - Fril, Feb. 6 - Psychology students
- CHAPEL - Mon., Feb. 9, - Kent Miller, director, Amigo Centre - "Connecting to God, creation, and each other" Church Camp Recruitment Days
- CHAPEL - Wed., Feb. 11 - Harrisburg Discipleship Staff, Eastern Mennonite Missions, "Living a life of purpose and passion", Mission and Service Days
- CHAPEL - Mon., Feb. 16 - Music and Theatre departments Godspell preview
- CHAPEL - Wed., Feb. 18 - Brenda Matthews, poet, motivational speaker, and writer, "Why I write" Melva Kauffman Lecture Series
- FORUM - Fri., Feb. 20 - A Conversation with John C. Murray, Hesston Mennonite Church pastor, "Religious freedom: universal human right, western cultural construct or myth?"
- CHAPEL - Mon., Feb. 23 - Shawn Nolt, Pastoral Ministries student, "Sharing"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Feb. 25 - Ash Wednesday service led by Worship and Celebration class
- FORUM - Fri., Feb. 27 - Music Department
January
- CHAPEL - Wed., Jan. 7 - Howard Keim, president, "Going through Hesston"
- CHAPEL - Mon., Jan. 12 - Tom and Brenda Todd, "Faith that moves mountains"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Jan. 14 - Hymn Sing
- FORUM - Fri., Jan. 16 - Safety day with the Crisis Management Team
- CHAPEL - Mon., Jan. 19 - Joel Kauffman, v.p. of admissions, "Birth of the civil rights movement" Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- CHAPEL - Wed., Jan. 21 - Howard Keim, president, "Lift every voice and sing"
- FORUM - Fri., Jan. 23 - Advisory Council for the Advancement of Multiculturalism and Diversity, "Views of Obama"
- CHAPEL - Mon. Jan. 26 - Marion Bontrager and John Sharp, faculty, "Where do Mennonites come from?" (especially for other than Mennonite students)
- CHAPEL - Wed., Jan. 28 - Marion Bontrager and John Sharp, faculty, "Why the weird beliefs of Anabaptist Mennonites"
December
- CHAPEL - Mon., Dec. 1 - Advent hymn sing
- CHAPEL - Wed., Dec. 3 - International students, "Christmas reflections"
- FORUM - Fri., Dec. 5 - Lael Ewy, book discussion of Cather's My Antonia, The Big Read
- CHAPEL - Mon., Dec. 8 - "Hollywood Squares, Christmas edition"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Dec. 10 - Candlelight Christmas chapel
November
- CHAPEL - Mon. Nov. 3 - Henry Beun, administrator, Central Christian School, Kidron, Ohio, "I stand amazed!"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Nov. 5 - Traveling Drama Troupe, "A funny thing happened on the way to Jericho"
- FORUM - Fri., Nov. 7 - Melva Kauffman lectures forum with Shane Hipps, pastor, Trinity Mennonite Church, Glendale, Ariz., "The medium is the message"
- CHAPEL - Mon., Nov. 10 - an interview with Matt Boyts, MCC SALT participant and Hesston College 2008 graduate - Mission and Service Days
- CHAPEL - Wed., Nov. 12 - Mission and Service Days - Mennonite Mission Network representative
- FORUM - Fri., Nov. 14 - Hesston College Men's Chorus
- CHAPEL - Mon., Nov. 17 - Hesston College Nursing Students, "'Holy ground' moments in nursing"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Nov. 19 - Brenda Burkholder, Mennonite Economic Development Associates, "Through the garden with Afghan women"
- FORUM - Fri., Nov. 21 - Music department
- CHAPEL - Mon., Nov. 24 - members of fall sports teams, "Stories from the field and court"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Nov. 26 - Dave Osborne, Vonnie Sieber, and Howard Keim, "Grateful for our Hesston family"
October
- CHAPEL - Wed., Oct. 1 - Andy Addis, pastor, Westbrook Baptist Church in Hutchinson, "Preaching the Good News to the poor"
- FORUM - Fri., Oct. 3 - Kevin Wilder and Ben Barwick, Hesston College class of 2008, "What in the world is going on in the West Bank"
- CHAPEL - Mon., Oct. 6 - Dave Greiser, "Our hunger for drama"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Oct. 8 - Bel Canto Singers fall tour preview
- FORUM - Fri., Oct. 10 - Marion Bontrager, "Making political decisions"
- CHAPEL - Mon. Oct. 13 - Phil Ebersole, pastor-in-residence, "What happens when divorce hits your family or friends?"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Oct. 15 - Phil Ebersole, pastor-in-residence, "A blended family and leaving a legacy"
- CHAPEL - Mon., Oct. 20 - Hymn sing
- FORUM - Fri., Oct. 24 - Music department
- CHAPEL - Mon., Oct. 27 - Kevass Harding, pastor of Dellrose United Methodist Church, Wichita, "Other types of blindness"
- CHAPEL - Wed., Oct. 29 - Bradley Kauffman, music faculty, "My story"
- FORUM - Fri., Oct. 31 - Student speeches
September
- CHAPEL - Mon., Sept. 1 - “Everything you want to know about President Keim” interviewed by Kendra King
- CHAPEL - Wed., Sept. 3 - Academic Heritage chapel with Academic Dean Sandee Zerger and faculty
- FORUM - Fri., Sept. 5 - Local service agencies--many opportunities for you to serve
- CHAPEL - Mon., Sept. 8 - Bernard Sejour, sophomore in the Pastoral Ministries program, “My story”
- CHAPEL - Wed., Sept. 10 - Michele Hershberger, “Instant messaging in my brain ”
- CHAPEL Mon., Sept. 15 - “Getting to know the sole of Todd Lehman” interviewed by Kendra King
- CHAPEL - Wed., Sept. 17 - Sophomore Disaster Management students , “Reflections of Diamond, Louisiana”
- FORUM - Fri., Sept. 19 - J.D. Martin and Jan Garrett, songwriting workshop
- CHAPEL - Wed., Sept. 24 - Resident Assistants, "Freedom from... freedom to..."
- FORUM - Fri., Sept. 26 - Dave Foncannon, class of 1980, pastor, musician, and artist/sculptor, "Nothing but..."
- CHAPEL - Mon., Sept. 29 - Hymn sing
August
- CHAPEL - Mon., Aug. 25 - Why do we have chapel? - What not to Wear HC edition
- CHAPEL - Wed., Aug. 27 - Hymn Sing
All chapels and forums begin at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Chapel takes place in the Hesston Mennonite Church Worship Center.
DVD and CD recordings of most chapel services are available for purchase ($5 for campus delivery, $7 for shipped copies) from Gary Oyer, director Media and Instructional Technology Services.
Start
Here, Go Everywhere