The Chapel
The Chapel at Churchill College is ecumenical and provides a locus for Christian worship for everyone in the College community and beyond.
The Chapel is usually open for private prayer, meditation and quiet. People also use it for music practice, especially on the piano. There is a corner with easy chairs with a bookcase with key texts from world religions, classical philosophy, and more contemporary secular authors. The chapel can be opened with your room key, or if you live out (or if you are in one of the recently renovated staircases), a key can be borrowed from the Porters.
The chapel can be booked for use by Christian groups for prayer and Bible study. Other groups can also book it for appropriate activities. Please see the booking page, where there is a form to fill in.
The Chaplain is the Rev’d Canon Nigel Cooper. He is available via email to hear from fellows, students and staff of the College on any matter with which he may be able to help. He is usually in College on Monday mornings, Thursday afternoons and Sunday evenings in Full Term.
Safeguarding
The Chapel Trust is committed to safeguarding everyone involved with the Chapel. Keeping each other safe is a responsibility for everyone.
If you are concerned that someone you know is at risk of, or is being abused, or presents a risk to others, or if you wish to disclose an historic case please seek advice from the chapel’s safeguarding officer, Dr Liz DeMarrais ([email protected]) or report the matter to the Cambridgeshire Social Care Services (0345 045 5203 (8-6pm Monday to Friday) or 01733 234 724 (out of hours), or the Police without delay on 101. If it’s an emergency call 999.
Further resources:
- Cambridgeshire Social Care:
- NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
- Childline: 0800 1111
- Stop it now: 0808 1000 900
- NAPAC: 0808 801 0331
- Samaritans: 116 123
- Family lives: 0808 800 2222
- National Domestic Violence helpline: 0808 2000 247
- Action on Elder abuse: 080 8808 8141
- Men’s Advice Line: 0808 8010 327
- National Careline: 0800 0699 784
Baptisms, Weddings, Memorial Services etc.
The Chapel can hold baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals and memorial services. To enquire about a service, please contact the Chaplain.
Finding the Chapel
The Chapel is located at the far west end of the college site, located a short walk from the College upper car park, at the “top” of the Private Road.
Visitors arriving by car can use the upper car park when attending an event in the Chapel.
Please note that if you are arriving by taxi, the Chapel is a full ten minutes walk from the Porters’ Lodge. We recommend that visitors ask their taxi or Uber driver to drive along the Private Road (from Storey’s Way). Passengers can disembark at the western end of the Sheppard Flats (just before arriving in the upper car park), and the Chapel can then be reached along a paved pathway (walking in the direction of Madingley Road).