Every Monday morning, students, staff and faculty head over to the newly expanded GCU Arena for an hour of worship, fellowship and a deeply profound message to begin their week.
“It’s an anomaly,” says GCU junior Chris Jennings. “If you think about it, it’s a Monday morning when people don’t have class.”
They could be doing anything, recovering from the weekend, homework, having lunch in Thunderground – there’s plenty to go around. But instead, hundreds if not thousands attend Grand Canyon University’s voluntary Chapel on Monday’s.
Looking around the arena, there is a shining image of what really happens within the hearts of our students. A professor from class can be sitting a few rows above you while your Resident Directors are to your left, all worshiping the same God.
The beauty of Christianity is that it’s a choice. Believers make a choice to be in relationship with Christ, it is never forced. It’s a daily choice to love God. With so many students, Chapel on Monday is a reflection of how many of us are choosing Jesus. Students, staff, and faculty chose to make faith their own every Monday morning with a genuine community seen in Chapel.