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Students discuss religious topics in a small group. (Photo courtesy of tcuwesley.org)
Wednesday nights at TCU’s Methodist campus ministry provide religious exploration and fellowship
By Boots Giblin, Staff Writer
Published Mar 27, 2024
Students at the Wesley said they found community on Wednesday nights.

    Worship service kicks off new year for Religious and Spiritual Life

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    Renovation and reconstruction were the theme Thursday night as members of the TCU community gathered for a worship service to mark the new year.

    TCU’s Campus Worship Team and TCU Religious and Spiritual Life coordinated the service. It was held in Beck and Geren of the Brown-Lupton University Union because the Robert Carr Chapel is closed for renovations.

    “It’s a new semester, it’s a new year; it’s kind of a fresh start, but there is a little bit of the old semester still with us,” said Rachel Rebagay, worship team president. “So it is just a way to start off the year right.”

    The Rev. Allison Lanza began the service by noting that home renovations usually involve “slapping a coat of paint on it and calling it good.” She said students tend to do the same in their own lives.

    “God is calling for more renovation than a coat of paint,” said Lanza, TCU’s associate chaplain.

    Students, alumni, staff and community members attended the service, which included prayer, scripture, sermons and music from the worship team’s band.

    “I think we hope to create a place where everyone on campus is comfortable to come to worship no matter what denomination you are,” said Gregory Chamber, who assists the worship team.

    Hannah Canterbury, a third-year student on the worship team, said a new year brings new challenges that call for “personal remodeling.”

    She said changing surface issues, such as hair and weight, are not always enough.

    Canterbury and other worship team members said it can be challenging to balance school work, social activities and a relationship with God at the beginning of a new semester and new year.

    “It is a very hopeful event in the first couple weeks for all of the students to kind of relax and get back into the school year,” said recent TCU graduate Leah Reeve, who helped plan the event.

    The gathering was the first of six scheduled worship services this year.