Religious Life



The Davis Family Tower of Wait Chapel rises among the trees in their fall-color glory

 

As part of fulfilling its mission and achieving its goals, Wake Forest University seeks to encourage students, faculty, administrators, and staff to "explore the spiritual dimensions to human existence in ways that prompt examination of self and perceptions of the world."

The religious and spiritual components of the University's programming are intended to encourage the pursuit of meaning through spiritual reflection and free inquiry, enabling a wide circle of inclusion and identifications, Students gather at a vigil outside Wait Chapeladvancing mutual understanding and respect among differing traditions, while at the same time fostering Wake Forest's Baptist history and traditions in real and tangible ways.