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Houghton College
Houghton, New York

Denomination: Affiliated with Wesleyan Church	Size: About 1200 students
Affiliation: Member of the CCCU	Website: www.houghton.edu/spirit

Christian Mission
Houghton seeks to help young people become "scholar-servants," individuals who understand what it means to put Christ first in everything.

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.

Chapel
Houghton College Chapels are participatory events in which we gather as a community to encounter God through celebratory worship and challenging exhortations, seek deeper revelation of the Father through his Holy Spirit, and affirm our corporate identity as part of the Global Body of Christ.

Read the Chapel Mission Statement.

Chapel meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00-11:40 a.m. for a devotional period. The primary purpose of chapel is to bring the campus community together to focus on the Word of God as revealed in Jesus Christ. Those participating in chapel include student groups, faculty, off-campus speakers, and college musical groups. The chapel format is varied, often including music, personal testimony, and biblical exposition. Chapel attendance is required.

View an outline of the chapel service for September 16, 2005, including the text of the message by Professor Judy Congdon.

The Office of the Dean of the Chapel
 -The Office of the Dean of the Chapel oversees the Chapel Services and works with a variety of groups providing worship, outreach, spiritual growth, mentoring and service opportunities.

-The Dean's office maintains an intercessory prayer list.  If you have petitions or thanksgiving you would added to this list OR if you would like to be part of an intercessory team, send an email to Prayer Requests.

-The Dean's office also provides information on Houghton-sponsored Mission Trips.

Sundays
Directory of local churches for morning worship.

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.

Other Worship Opportunities
OneThing Ministries 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.

Also offered at Houghton: the Alpha Course, mentoring opportunities, bible studies and prayer groups.

Highlights
- There is a clear doctrinal statement on their site.

- This fall Dr. John Brittain, Dean of the Chapel, will be leading a series about The Christian Journey.