Wait Chapel
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Wait Chapel is a building on the campus of Wake Forest University. It houses the Janet Jeffrey Carlile Harris Carillon of 48 bells. The chapel seats 2,250 people. The steeple reaches to 213 feet. The Chapel has a vast underground series of tunnels.
The first building constructed on the Reynolda campus of Wake Forest University, it was named in memory of Samuel Wait, the university's first president, in October 1956.
In 1988, it hosted a presidential debate between George Bush and Michael Dukakis. On October 11, 2000, it hosted the presidential debate between candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore. On September 13, 2007 it hosted a broadcast of National Public Radio (NPR) show, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. The show aired on September 15.[1]
The congregation of Wake Forest Baptist Church holds regular Sunday services in the chapel. In the late 1990's the chapel became the center of controversy when members of the church decided to conduct a same-sex commitment ceremony.[2]. Other events held in the chapel throughout the year, include a Moravian lovefeast during the Christmas season.
[edit] References
1. NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me 2. A Union In Wait
[edit] External links
- Wait Chapel fact-sheet
- Wake Forest University Chaplain - Chapel Tour
- Photo Collection - Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
- Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me - Bluff the Listner
- Wake Forest Baptist Church
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