Why does MLC need a chapel?
Very simply put, MLC needs a chapel for the same reason congregations desire a dedicated worship space: to proclaim gospel truths; to thank and glorify God; to enable students, faculty, and staff to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Our twice-daily chapel services are the heartbeat of our entire campus, and this new worship facility will enrich the spiritual lives of the entire campus family. MLC is the one school that serves nearly all our future called workers, and yet, because it has no dedicated worship space, it is handicapped in its ability to model worship for future called workers and to demonstrate to them how the wide variety of worship instruments, forms, styles, and formats can be used well by confessional Lutherans in the 21st century. The MLC family currently worships in an auditorium, a place used also for drama rehearsals and productions, band and choir rehearsals, student convocations, lyceums, and other campus events on a daily bas
