Controversy Over All-Faiths Chapel at Chapman University

February 9, 1998

Source: Orange County Register

On February 27, 1998, Chapman University will hold a "ground blessing" for the planned $5 million Wallace All Faith Chapel. An article from the Orange County Register on February 9, 1998, entitled "All-faiths Chapel Coming to Chapman," describes the innovative design plans which will make the worship space equally suitable for use by all of the thirteen faith groups on campus. However, as the February 27, 1998 article in the same newspaper, "New Chapel No Blessing to Some" describes, within yards of the ground-blessing for the chapel will be a protest by some local Christian Churches to protest the inclusion of non-Christians.