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Students Welcomed
By Area Churches

Charlottesville's churches offer
religious opportunities to students
of nearly every faith. Many are
located within walking distance of
the University. They include:

Baptist-University Baptist
Church, 1223 W. Main St.;

Catholic-St. Thomas Hall, 331
Kent Road;

Episcopal-St. Paul's Memorial
Church, 1700 University Ave.;

Jewish-Temple Beth Israel,
1824 University Circle;

Latter Day Saints-Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
1003 Monticello Rd.;

Lutheran-St. Mark's Lutheran
Church, 100 Alderman Rd.;

Methodist-Wesley Foundation,
1908 Lewis Mountain Rd.;

Presbyterian-Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby
Rd.;

Seventh-Day
Adventist-Seventh-Day Adventist
Church, 2437 Jefferson Ave.;

Unitarian-Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Unitarian Church, Rugby
Rd.

The University Chapel, near the
Rotunda, is also open to students.
The chapel, built in 1890, is
non-denominational.

Two churches offer services
especially geared for students. St.
Paul's Episcopal Church has an
evensong service which emphasizes
modernistic approaches to worship
and innovations in church music.
Instead of the traditional organ and
choir, the music is provided by
contemporary instruments such as
guitar.

St. Thomas Hall also caters to
those who prefer more
experimental kinds of services.
Their folk masses and rock masses
are designed to appeal to the
younger generation.

Besides regular services and
activities, many churches are
sponsor youth groups. Among the
groups for University students are
the Baptist Student Union, the
Newman Club (Catholic), the
Wesley Foundation (Methodist),
the Hille Foundation (Jewish) and
the Lutheran Student Organization.

The YMCA also offers a
religious program. The University
YMCA is the nation's oldest
chapter on a college or university
campus.

The YMCA leadership works in
close cooperation with students and
professors. They sponsor seminars
as well as a University series on
religion. Programs are designed for
all faiths.

The headquarters for the YMCA
is located in Madison Hall. The
organization is responsible for the
compilation and distribution of the
"Jeffersonian," a student guide to
the University.

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