Campus Ministries Building
“A Church in the World”
The Helge CenterCentre establishes a home for the University’s outreach ministries. Its design preserves the predominance of the historic Chapel of the Resurrection by fitting into the downward slope of a meadow and expresses the Center’sCentre’s unique role in campus and community life through its strong geometry.
The building’s curved geometry connects the campanile and the Chapel’s altar.
A stated goal of the University was, “A really great architectural statement that honors the original building.”
The building’s radial geometry is derived from the Chapel’s chancel. An arc representing “a church in the world” circumscribes Helge CenterCentre and connects the Chapel’s altar and bell tower. The CenterCentre is clad in slate shingles that echo the hand-crafted character of the Chapel’s masonry and recall Chapel slate flooring.