St. Olaf College Continues Tradition of Daily Chapel

May 21, 2002

Source: Star Tribune

On May 21, 2002 the Star Tribune reported that St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota "has chapel every weekday morning... That tradition makes St. Olaf an anomaly among competitive liberal arts colleges. In Minnesota and across the country, many selective schools founded by churches in the 19th century have cut the ties that gave them birth... Sunday services usually draw 300 to 350 people, mostly students, with attendance on holiday and parent weekends swelling to as many as 1,100... Daily chapel at St. Olaf is broadcast on WCAL Radio, and listening is a ritual for people from the Twin Cities to Alaska, where people listen over the Internet.