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Chapel at George Fox University

The Chapel at George Fox University is a Christian chapel located on the main campus of George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Constructed from 2023 to 2024, the $11-million chapel seating 275 was designed in a Northwest modernist style. The chapel includes artwork produced by George Fox University students and faculty.

History
At the urging of GFU president Robin E. Baker, the university board approved the construction of a chapel in 2020. The university had previously used multipurpose spaces and auditoriums as chapels. Baker envisioned the dedicated chapel as being in the tradition of Irish Christianity: We believe the chapel inspires contemplation, evokes wonder, and fosters a deeper connection with the Lord... In a world driven by technology, we conceived a space to reconnect with something more profound than modern conveniences. It's not a place of escape, but one of significant meaning and genuine connection. ==Architecture==
Architecture
The chapel is situated in the center of the GFU campus on the edge of wooded Hess Creek, which bisects the campus. An electric organ was supplied by Rodgers Instruments. Entitled The Peaceable Kingdom Come, the pair of murals is based on Quaker artist Edward Hicks' The Peaceable Kingdom. Timmerman's murals incorporate biblical imagery and Oregon wildlife, including the western meadowlark (Oregon's state bird). People depicted sitting peacefully alongside animals are modeled on GFU students and alumni. Motifs toward the top of the murals include imagery from Revelation and visions of angels, also modeled on GFU community members. Timmerman and Stanton matched the palettes of the windows and the murals, with the lower portions of each incorporating more blues and greens and the upper portions incorporating yellows, oranges and purples. Stained glass scenes from the works of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien appear in the chapel library located adjacent to the vestibule. Other artwork in the chapel includes a bronze sculpture of the Last Supper by Scott Rogers and a full set of all seven volumes of the Saint John's Bible, a hand-calligraphed Bible produced at Saint John's Abbey in Minnesota, known for being the first Bible to be calligraphed by hand for more than 500 years. The library includes several rare volumes donated by Baker, including a 1950 printing of Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe signed by illustrator Pauline Baynes. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:George Fox University Chapel 01.jpg|The west front of the chapel at dusk File:Interior of George Fox University Chapel 05.jpg|Looking toward the entrance of the chapel File:University Chapel, George Fox University.jpg|The chapel interior File:George Fox University Chapel 02.jpg|The chapel's entrance plaza situated on the GFU campus ==References==
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