Covid-19 Announcement
University Ministries remains active during Covid-19 with some modifications focused on maintaining the health and safety of the North Park community, our neighborhood, city, and partner organizations. Please check with specific University Ministry programs on how to get involved at this time.
Worship
We worship together weekly in Christ-centered, Spirit-filled, dynamic, and diverse gatherings where we learn to love God, one another, and the world around us.
Grow
We grow best in community, and at NPU there are ample opportunities to grow together in Christ and his Kingdom where students support, encourage, and challenge one another to become more like Christ and pursue his vocation for their lives.
Serve
We pursue a commitment to love, mercy and justice by providing numerous opportunities for students to put their faith into action by serving together locally, nationally, and globally.
Highlights
Virtual Devotionals and Online Community
University Ministries has wrapped up daily devotionals for the summer, but we urge you to continue the daily disciplines of prayer and meditating on Scripture. We look forward to seeing you in the fall as we anticipate what God is going to do. And we hold each one of you in our prayers. May “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding … guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Phil.4:7)
Sankofa Experience
Sankofa is a journey toward racial justice and reconciliation. Each February, University Ministries takes a group of students and faculty to places like Birmingham, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee in order to encounter our country’s past and present realities, have courageous conversations, and seek God’s Kingdom in more of its fullness.
Zambia Global Partnership
North Park Global Partnerships has partnered with Spark Ventures and Hope School and Orphanage for over 10 years to provide medical and educational services in N’Dola Zambia! We send a team of nursing and non-nursing students to run a medical clinic and to play, read with, and teach the students at Hope school and iDream each May!
Gospel Choir
The NPU Gospel Choir performs contemporary sacred music from the spiritual and gospel genres and is open to all singers, no matter your major, without an audition. A select ensemble of singers, drawn from the choir by audition, serves as a touring ensemble for the group. Performance opportunities include concerts, chapel services, and worship services at local churches.
Experience Chapel & CollegeLife
Listen to these recordings of Chapel and CollegeLife speakers to get a taste of what you will hear Wednesday mornings and Sunday evenings.
Pastor Lisa Orris
Hope Church, Crystal Lake, IL
“Broken Bread”
November 13, 2019
Professor Greg Lee
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
“Jesus the Light of the World”
January 29, 2020
Pastor Leslie Rogers
Salem Baptist Church, Chicago, IL
“Staying”
February 19, 2020
Student Stories
Get Involved
CollegeLife and Chapel
Deepen your faith and engage with your community at CollegeLife and Chapel. Serve the community by joining the worship arts ministry.
Discipleship, LifeGroups, and Prayer
Dive deeply into our faith and the community through LifeGroups and Prayer Ministry.
Global Partnerships
Experience cross-cultural journeys to explore your faith, worldview, and commitment to a lifestyle of mercy and justice through Global Partnerships.
Urban Outreach
Programs of presence, programming, and policy invite you to engage in the city, nation, and world through Urban Outreach.
Athletic Ministries
Integrate faith into your sport and every aspect of your life as a student-athlete through our Athletic Ministries and Huddle gatherings.
Sankofa Experience
The Sankofa Experience at North Park University combines readings, films, classes and community meetings concerning social constructions of race and how they impact other identities.