Bushnell Chapel
Chapel provides students with a dedicated time to pause, reflect, and grow in faith through worship, teaching, and community. With both daytime and evening chapel options, students can engage in meaningful spiritual experiences led by fellow students, faculty, guest speakers, and worship teams in an encouraging Christ-centered environment.
Small Groups
Our Small Groups provide a Christ-centered community where students can connect, grow, and support one another in their spiritual journeys.
- Led by students, faculty, or staff, Small Groups create space for authentic faith-based relationships and mentorship
- Each group explores focused areas of study each semester, building a foundation in prayer, Scripture, and obedience to God’s teachings
- Small Groups offer opportunities to know and be known, love and be loved, serve and be served, and celebrate together as one body growing in Christ
If you are interested in starting or joining a Small Group, please contact:
Local Outreach
Bushnell University offers students meaningful opportunities to serve others in the name of Jesus through partnerships with local ministries and nonprofit organizations. Through campus-wide events and ongoing service projects, students are invited to love their neighbors, meet real community needs, and live out their faith in action.
Embrace the Community Day
Embrace the Community Day is a campus-wide service event where students, faculty, and staff come together to serve local organizations. Held each fall and spring, the university pauses classes to send volunteers into the community, followed by a time of reflection and storytelling in chapel.
Community Service Club
The Community Service Club is a student-led group that organizes ongoing service opportunities throughout the year, helping students stay engaged in consistent, hands-on community impact.
Mission Trips
Cross-cultural service trips and overseas missions give students the opportunity to experience and join in what God is doing around the world while serving others in meaningful ways.
These experiences help students strengthen their faith, grow in compassion, step beyond their comfort zones, and engage with global needs and injustices. Through these trips, students are also inspired to take part in the ongoing work of God’s kingdom.
Past mission trip locations have included San Francisco, Houston, Medford, Puerto Rico, Kenya, Cambodia, and Mexico.
Additional Opportunities to Get Involved
Local Churches
We encourage students to find and build a relationship with a local church.
Our annual Church Fair, held each Fall, is designed to provide students with the opportunity to meet with representatives from a number of local congregations to find out more about their church communities.
Pastoral Care
Campus Ministry staff are available whenever a student needs a safe place for prayer, guidance, support, encouragement, mentoring, and nurturing in the Christian faith.
Appointments can be made through the Office of Student Life, 541-684-7345.
Connect with our Campus Ministry Staff
Troy Dean
Director of Outreach, Center for Calling & Community
Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry
Matt Geronimo
Coordinator for Campus Ministry
Jennifer Little
Campus Minister for Student Formation
Next Steps
Interested in becoming a part of the Beacon community? We’re here to answer questions and help you see if Bushnell is right for you.
