Chapel Participation
Baptist University of Florida offers a variety of activities and events that are intended to enhance a student’s university experience. Based on our Christian worldview, one of the activities we offer is chapel, a worship experience that usually includes worship music and biblical preaching. Chapel meets on Tuesday and Wednesday each week of the fall and spring semesters.
Residential Students: Because of the value we place on the chapel experience, we require each residential student on our Graceville campus to attend all chapel services in person, allowing for three services per semester to be viewed online. Attendance is taken at all Chapel services. Chapels viewed online require a report to be posted in Canvas. See the Chapel course in Canvas for posting requirements.
Commuter Students: Commuter degree-seeking students to the Graceville campus are required to attend chapel at least fifteen (15) times in-person over the course of each semester. Attendance is taken at all Chapel services.
Online Students: Online degree-seeking students are required to attend chapel at least fifteen (15) times over the course of each semester. Available options for students include live/in-person chapel on campus, live-streamed chapel services, and recorded services provided on the university’s website. Students are encouraged to attend/participate in one of the live options if possible but to participate in the recorded versions if necessary. Chapels viewed online require a report to be posted in Canvas. See the Chapel course in Canvas for posting requirements.
Graduate and Doctoral Students: Graduate and Doctoral students who live on-campus are required to attend all chapel services in-person, allowing for three services per semester to be viewed online. Attendance is taken at all Chapel services. Chapels viewed online require a report to be posted in Canvas. See the Chapel course in Canvas for posting requirements. Graduate and Doctoral students who do not live on campus and attend classes online or as a commuter are encouraged to attend Chapel in-person or online but are not required to do so.