Butler Chapel Explained

Stadium Name:Butler Chapel
Location:Buies Creek, North Carolina
Broke Ground:May 7, 2008
Opened:August 25, 2009
Owner:Campbell University Inc
Construction Cost:$7.8 million
Tenants:Campbell University Divinity School
Seating Capacity:300 Seats

Butler Chapel is a chapel located in Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It is the first and only chapel on Campbell University's campus.

Completed in 2009, it is named after its initial benefactors, alumni Anna and Robert Butler.[1] The chapel functions to educate divinity students, as a place of worship, and as university offices.[2] [3]

Interior

The chapel has two stained glass windows: the Resurrection and Creation window. Along the sides of the chapel are clear glass windows.

The chapel's organ was built by the Cornel Zimmer Organ Company. It has 20 sets of pipes and 1,198 individual pipes. The chapel also houses a Steinway concert grand piano.

The adjacent Bell Tower is the tallest point on campus at approximately 69 ft tall. It houses 24 bronze carillon bells.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Butler Chapel. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114022033/https://assets.campbell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Spiritual-Life_Butler-Chapel-Book_Web_2020.pdf . 2021-11-14 .
  2. Web site: Campbell's Butler Chapel holds first worship service.
  3. Web site: Butler Chapel dedicated at Campbell - News Campbell University. 2021-11-14. News. en-US.