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The Office of Christian Life at Anderson University cultivates a growing and enduring faith among students, faculty and staff through corporate worship, biblical discipleship, and missional living.
A faith that is healthy and strong involves both a journey inward and a journey outward. The inward journey often is called discipleship. Jesus said that the greatest command is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 23:37). This implies a relationship with Christ, following him, and allowing his teaching to shape our worldview. This relationship with Christ is cultivated through personal prayer and Bible study, but it also is nurtured in Christian community. Anderson University provides a number of ways in which seeds of faith are planted and nurtured in the lives of our students.
Campus Worship - Journey Program
The Journey Program is an opportunity to nurture spiritual development in community through the worship of God. Students, faculty, and staff gather each Wednesday and Friday at 10:10 am for Campus Worship. No classes are scheduled during this time as it is set apart for worship. As a graduation requirement, all traditional full-time students are required to earn a minimum of eight Journey credits for each semester in which they are enrolled full-time up to eight semesters. Requirements are pro-rated for transfer students, and exemptions granted to students who are unavailable in a semester due to university-approved educational opportunities (i.e. student teaching, study abroad, etc.). Students can check their attendance in the iAttended app.
Our speaker lineup is a blend of nationally recognized Christian leaders and our own AU faculty and staff. Furthermore, student vocalists and musicians enrolled in the Worship Leadership Program of the South Carolina School of the Arts offer their talents in leading worship, while also gaining valuable practical ministry experience. Through the AU Worship YouTube channel, all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of AU are blessed to be able to view each service online.
How to Track your Campus Worship Attendance
We use the iAttended App to track and record your Journey (Campus Worship) Credits. Journey is a graduation requirement. You need 8 credits per semester for a total of 64 in order to graduate.
- Download the iAttended app
- Register in the app using your AU email address and your legal name as it appears in Workday
- Enter the Chapel Code – A code is sent to all students every semester and you must enter the code to complete registration in the app
- Reserve your seat on the iAttended App – Events open on Monday for that week’s services. You must reserve your seat in either Henderson Auditorium or the Student Center Theater prior to the service
Procedures Related to Attendance and Obtaining Credit
- Students who have a reserved seat will scan a QR code on the way into the venue. At the end of the service a four digit code will be displayed on the screen and students will have one minute to text in the iAttended App to receive credit. You must make a reservation, have the entrance scan, and the code at the end of the service to receive credit.
- Bookbags are not be allowed in the auditorium and must be left in the lobby in designated areas. Also, there is no food or drink allowed in Henderson Auditorium.
- We request that you respect this time of worship as well as the musicians and speakers by not being on your phones, computers or other electronic devices during the service.
Campus Worship Schedule
Fall 2024
January 15-17
RENEW ‘25 (10:10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Thursday, 10:10 Friday) Grant Partrick, Passion City Church, Cumberland Location Pastor
January 20
MLK DAY – Matthew Daniels, University Distinguished Professor, Anderson University
January 22
Jonathan Scott, Teaching and Church Care Pastor, Forest Hill Church, Charlotte, NC
January 24
Leroy Armstrong, Executive Director of The Clamp Center for Preaching Excellence and The Center for the Study of African American Preaching
January 29
DJ Horton, Senior Pastor, Church at the Mill, Moore, SC
January 31
Missions Emphasis – Student Testimonies along with James Hanson, Assistant Vice President for Christian Life and Director of Campus Ministries, Anderson University
February 5
Ed Stewart, Pastor, New Creation Baptist Church, Columbia, SC
February 7
James Noble, Vice President for Diversity, Community and Inclusion, Anderson University
February 12
Nick Person, Executive Pastor, New Hope Church, Durham NC
February 14
Bryan Cribb, Associate Dean, Clamp Divinity School and Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Anderson University
February 19
Founders Day – Jeff Iorg, President/CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Nashville, TN
February 21
AU Talks: A Black History Month Panel
February 26
Crawford Loritts, President and Founder of Beyond Our Generation, Atlanta Georgia
February 28
Jennifer Garrett, Director of University Events & Guest Services, Anderson University
March 5
Travis Agnew, Lead Pastor, Rocky Creek Baptist Church, Greenville, SC
March 7
Brandon Grech, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Anderson University
March 12/14
Spring Break (No Campus Worship)
March 19
Clayton King, Evangelist, Pastor, Author, and AU Minister in Residence
March 21
Teagan Dunning, Resident Director, Anderson University
March 26
Tim Drew, Physical Therapist and Former MLB Pitcher, Anderson, SC
March 28
Laurie Thompson, Senior Academic Success Advisor, Anderson University
April 2
Tim McKnight, Associate Professor of Christian Studies, Anderson University
April 4
South Carolina Singing Churchmen and Tony Wolfe, Executive Director-Treasurer, South Carolina Baptist Convention
April 9
Honors Convocation
April 11
Trey H, Former Journeyman with the International Mission Board and AU Alum
April 16
Greg Allgood, Instructor of Christian Studies, Anderson University
April 18
Good Friday (No Campus Worship)
April 23
Jay McSwain, Founder and President of Place Ministries and Discipleship Pastor, First Redeemer Church, Cummings, GA
April 25
Wesley Theis, Resident Director, Anderson University
April 30
Hykeng Paul, Fuse Director, Newspring Church, Anderson, SC
