Kenyon provides many opportunities to help you experience and grow your spiritual life, including religious services, humanitarian interest groups and other meaningful activities.
“We help students gain a greater understanding and appreciation for beliefs other than their own and respect for others who hold those beliefs. We honor the human spirit and nurture its development.”
Meet the Chaplains
Chaplains Marc Bragin and Rachel Kessler ‘04 lead Kenyon’s spiritual and religious life community with the goal of helping students identify and explore their spiritual identities.
Hillel House
Kenyon College Hillel provides opportunities for students and the Jewish community around campus to explore Judaism and expand their knowledge of its traditions and culture.
Harcourt Parish and the Community of the Holy Spirit
Harcourt Parish Episcopal Church worships in Kenyon's Chapel of the Holy Spirit. The Episcopal student ministry Community of the Holy Spirit invites all students, regardless of religious affiliation, sexuality, or gender identity, to deepen their faith through liturgy and theology.
Muslim Student Association
Lower Farr Hall serves as the home of the Muslim Student Association. A prayer room on the 3rd floor of Peirce Hall serves as a dedicated space for Muslim prayer, including weekly Jumu'ah prayers.
An Interwoven Community
The Kenyon Interfaith Partnership (KIP) connects communities of various religious and moral traditions and supports the programming of student organizations on campus.
- Coalition for Christian Outreach
- Community of the Holy Spirit
- Harcourt Parish Episcopal
- Hillel Jewish Life
- Muslim Student Association
- Newman Catholic
- Quaker Meeting
- Zen Buddhist Community
