Saint Augustine’s University Historic Chapel

The Historic Chapel sits on the campus of Saint Augustine’s University on Oakwood Avenue in Raleigh. It keeps the old church tradition of red doors, which has long signaled that visitors are welcome to come inside and that the building is open to the wider community.

The chapel aims to be a safe and welcoming worship community for students and for the neighborhood around the campus. It hosts speakers as well as services, including a Worship and Wonder series that brings in seminary faculty and visiting pastors.

What to know

• Saint Augustine’s University was established in 1867 by the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.
• The university offers more than 20 undergraduate degree programs.
• One speaker joined a seminary faculty in 2016 after teaching at Emory and at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
• Pastor Timothy D. Careathers, who has pastored churches in Chattanooga, has also spoken there.