Office of the Chaplain

An active and enriching spiritual life is vital to many Rhodes students. There are plenty of opportunities for students of different faiths, communities, and practices to grow in this area.

Catholic Student Association

The mission of Rhodes CSA is to provide opportunities of a spiritual nature through prayer, worship, and community; to provide fellowship, social activities, learning opportunities, and support for the membership; and to encourage service to others. The CSA at Rhodes hosts weekly on-campus Mass, Bible Studies, small groups, service opportunities, and much more. 

Episcopal Church of Rhodes College

The mission of Episcopalian Church of Rhodes College is to create a welcoming space for fellowship and worship based in the Episcopal tradition. Learn more at Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. 

Hillel of Rhodes College

Rhodes College Hillel enriches the lives of Jewish students at Rhodes so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. We envision a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel. As a pluralistic Jewish student organization, Rhodes Hillel strives to make this vision a reality at Rhodes College. As the leading authority on Jewish campus life, Hillel reaches, engages, and equips tomorrow’s leaders today. Rhodes Hillel is committed to providing a space on campus for Jewish students, faculty, and their peers to experience Jewish life, develop connections with other Jewish people on campus and in the community, and have a resource to continue their Jewish education. Visit Hillels of Memphis to learn more and get involved. 

Memphis Wesley at Rhodes

Memphis Wesley at Rhodes is a diverse and inclusive faith community welcoming all students to engage in social justice, community service and involvement, and meeting other college students associated with our affiliated organization, Memphis Wesley, which also serves at the University of Memphis, Christian Brothers University, and Lemoyne-Owen College. 

Muslim Students Association

The Muslim Students Association at Rhodes consists of students from various backgrounds who come together for their love of faith, service, and community. The MSA aims to unite Muslim and non-Muslim students alike by hosting social, educational, and service related events throughout the year. The MSA holds events not only to spread awareness to the broader Rhodes community about Islam, but also to connect with students in the Rhodes community through fun social events. 

Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)

RUF is a Christian ministry at Rhodes College that gladly welcomes all Rhodes students regardless of personal or religious background. We welcome the "convinced" and the "unconvinced" and invite all students, no matter who they are or where they have come from, to RUF. We want RUF to be a place where students find fellowship with others, worship God, ask questions, serve others, and grow in their knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ and His work on their behalf. We meet for Large Group Worship at 8:30pm on Wednesdays in Hyde Hall and have small group Bible Studies throughout the week. 

Rooted

Rooted is a group for Black Christian students. We gather weekly for Bible study and fellowship led by a student leader or local Black Christian leader. 

Tuesday Fellowship

Tuesday Fellowship is an interdenominational ministry where students from all walks of life can find meaningful community. As an organization we seek to contribute in serving the greater Memphis area, develop students in leadership skills, and help people grow in their own personal spirituality. We meet on Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm in Hyde Hall, and would love for you to join us! 

UKirk

UKirk is a nation-wide campus ministry affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), but is not exclusively Presbyterian. We are an open and affirming ministry that welcomes all. We value questions, and encourage authentic conversation. We are a community that seeks to follow Christ, and share Christ's love. We gather for worship, discussion, and dinner weekly, take part in a spiritual retreat in the fall, and attend the Montreat College Conference in January. We also participate in service activities throughout the year, working alongside the wider Memphis community. UKirk Memphis includes Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. 

Young Life College

Young Life College at Rhodes exists to offer Community, Adventure, and Significance.  We do that through building authentic friendships, taking road trips, sharing meals, and having large groups gatherings as well as offering small groups. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, we want to help you take your next step towards Jesus.  We can’t wait to meet you!

See any incorrect information? Don’t see an opportunity that will help you grow? Reach out to Chaplain Beatrix at chaplain@rhodes.edu.

Community members are encouraged to consult the religious holidays calendar in order to best include our multi-faith population in event-planning. 

At Rhodes College, we educate whole people for the whole world. We want our whole student population to have the resources they need for their whole self to thrive. 

Locations on campus particularly hospitable to prayer and meditation include: 

• the Muslim Prayer Room in the lower level of the Library
• the meditation area of the Interfaith Lounge on the fourth floor of Burrow Hall
• the Williams Prayer Room in Voorhies Hall
• Bellingrath Chapel in Bellingrath Hall
• the outdoor labyrinth located inside the gate at University and N. Parkway. 

All indoor locations listed have Muslim prayer mats. 

Students can visit Presence to learn about upcoming events from the Office of the Chaplain and interfaith Registered Student Organizations. 

Students may apply for a religious meal plan exemption from the college's dining services. 

Students who have a housing preference based on religious beliefs should complete the Religious Preference Request form and review the Religious Housing Preference Policy.

Students’ favorite halal restaurants include India Palace, Casablanca, Flames, and Abyssinia. Sam's Corner and Nosh-a-Rye Deli are local kosher options. Ricki's Cookie Corner is a favored bakery among our Jewish students. 

The following faith centers are located within 2 miles of Rhodes College. Rhodes College does not endorse any locations on this list, but provides this list for your convenience: 

1. Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal, 1971 Jackson Ave, Memphis, TN 38107 (0.4 mi)
2. Open Door Bible Church, 1792 North Pkwy, Memphis, TN 38112 (0.6 mi)
3. New Bellevue Baptist., 672 N Trezevant St, Memphis, TN 38112 (0.7 mi)
4. Brighter View Baptist , 952 Springdale St, Memphis, TN 38108 (0.8 mi)
5. Bellevue Baptist Church, 672 N Trezevant St, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.2 mi)
6. Mosaic Church, 815 N McLean Blvd #343, Memphis, TN 38107 (1.2 mi)
7. Church of the Incarnation, 815 N McLean Blvd, Memphis, TN 38107 (1.2 mi)
8. Springdale Baptist Church, 1193 Springdale St, Memphis, TN 38108 (1.3 mi)
9. Royal Priesthood International Ministries, 2560 Tutwiler Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.3 mi)
10. Redemption 4 Life, 868 Meagher St, Memphis, TN 38108 (1.3 mi)
11. Trinity UMC, 1738 Galloway Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.3 mi)
12. Merton Avenue Baptist Church, 337 N Merton St, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.4 mi)  
13. Mercy Hill at Forest and Evergreen, 447 N Evergreen St, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.4 mi)
14. St. John Orthodox Church, 1663 Tutwiler Ave, Memphis, TN 38122 (1.4 mi),
15. Peace and Victory Missionary Baptist Church, 2131 Hunter Ave, Memphis, TN 38108 (1.5 mi)
16. Midtown Baptist Church, 200 E Parkway N, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.5 mi)
17. St. Therese-Little Flowers, 1644 Jackson Ave, Memphis, TN 38107(1.5 mi)
18. Princeton Chapel AME, 2262 Eldridge Ave, Memphis, TN 38108 (1.5 mi)
19. New Eternal Peace Baptist Church, 2567 Pershing Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.5 mi)
20. Midtown Mosque, 1288 Jackson Ave, Memphis, TN 38107 (1.6 mi)
21. Greater Lewis Street Missionary Baptist, 152 E Parkway N, Memphis, TN 38104 (1.6 mi)
22. Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 400 N Cleveland St, Memphis, TN 38104 (1.7 mi)
23. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2564 Hale Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.7 mi)
24. Centro Internacional de Amistad, 2673 Tutwiler Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.7 mi)
25. Gethsemane Garden Church of God in Christ , 1740 Vollintine Ave, Memphis, TN 38107 (1.7 mi)
26. First Baptist Church, 2835 Broad Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.8 mi)
27. Evergreen Presbyterian Church of God, 1567 Overton Park Ave, Memphis, Tn 32112 (1.8 mi)
28. Early Grove Baptist, 557 Lester St, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.8 mi)
29. Trinity All Nations Missionary, 2383 Norman Ave, Memphis, TN 38108 (1.9 mi)
30. Rock of Calvary, 568 Carpenter St, Memphis, TN 38112 (2.0 mi) 

The following faith centers were recommended by students involved in Rhodes College interfaith Registered Student Organizations. Rhodes College does not endorse any locations on this list, but provides this list for your convenience:

1. Bellevue Baptist Church, 672 N Trezevant St, Memphis, TN 38112 (1.2 mi)
2. St. Therese-Little Flowers, 1644 Jackson Ave, Memphis, TN 38107(1.5 mi)
3. Midtown Mosque, 1288 Jackson Ave, Memphis, TN 38107 (1.6 mi)
4. Evergreen Presbyterian Church of God, 1567 Overton Park Ave, Memphis, Tn 32112 (1.8 mi)
5. Union Avenue Baptist Church, 2181 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (2.1 mi)
6. Emmanual Home Baptist Church, 813 Randle St, Memphis, TN 38107 (2.2 mi)
7. Community Bible Church, 601 N Bellevue Blvd, Memphis, TN 38107 (2.3 mi)
8. Idlewild Presbyterian Church, 1750 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (2.4 mi),
9. Lindenwood Christian Church, 2400 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (2.5 mi)
10. Grace Church Memphis, 320 Carpenter St, Memphis, TN 38112 (2.5 mi)
11. The Avenue Community Church, 675 National St, Memphis, TN 38122 (2.6 mi)
12. Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 1695 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 (2.7 mi)
13. Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 651 S Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104 (3.1 mi)
14. Highland Church of Christ, 3587 Macon Rd, Memphis, TN 38122 (3.3 mi)
15. The Life Church - Highland, 255 N Highland St, Memphis, TN 38111 (3.5 mi)
16. Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 2634 Carnes Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 (3.6 mi)
17. St. Peter Catholic, 190 Adams Ave at B.B. King Blvd, Memphis, TN 38103 (3.9 mi)
18. Second Presbyterian Church, 4055 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38111 (4.5 mi)
19. Masjid Al-Noor (Islamic Association of Greater Memphis), 3529 Mynders Ave, Memphis, TN 38111 (4.6 mi)
20. Downtown Church Memphis, 430 Vance Ave, Memphis, TN 38126 (4.6 mi)
21. Oikos Church, 674 Stratford Rd, Memphis, TN 38122 (5.2 mi)
22. Masjid As-Salam, 1065 Stratford Rd, Memphis, TN 38122 (5.4 mi),
23. Reformation Church , 3700 Stage James Rd, Memphis, TN 38128 (6.0 mi)
24. Independent Presbyterian Church, 4738 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis, TN 38117 (6.1 mi)
25. White Station Church of Christ, 1106 Colonial Rd, Memphis, TN 38117 (7.0 mi)
26. Breath of Life, 3795 Frayser-Raleigh Rd, Memphis, TN 38128 (7.8 mi)
27. Oak Grove Missionary Baptist, 183 Joubert Ave, Memphis, TN 38109 (9.0 mi)
28. Beth Sholom Synagogue, 6675 Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38120 (10.5 mi)
29. Mission Church, 6000 Briarcrest Ave, Memphis, TN 38120 (10.8 mi)
30. Temple Israel, 1376 E Massey Road, Memphis, TN 38120 (11.6 mi)
31. Hope Church, 8500 Walnut Grove Rd, Cordova, TN 38018 (13.3 mi)
32. Germantown United Methodist Church, 2331 S Germantown Rd, Germantown, TN 38138 (14.0 mi)
33. Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee, 2570 Kirby Pkwy, Memphis, TN 38119 (15.0 mi)
34. The Life Church on Houston Hill, 650 Houston Hill Rd, Eads, TN 38028 (18.1 mi)
35. Memphis Islamic Center (MIC), 10299 Humphrey Rd, Cordova, TN 38018 (18.3 mi)
36. Masjid Ar-Rahman (Islamic Association of Greater Memphis) , 7906 Lowrance Rd, Memphis, TN 38125 (18.5 mi)

Rev. Beatrix Weil has served as the chaplain of Rhodes College since 2018. Chaplain Beatrix is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) who is committed to serving all Rhodes College students—people from every religious tradition and people who do not claim a religious tradition. 

Chaplain Beatrix attended the University of Notre Dame where she majored in Management Consulting and Psychology. After graduation, she attended Princeton Theological Seminary and graduated with the Master of Divinity degree and the Certificate in Theology, Women, and Gender in 2017. She was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in July of the same year. Chaplain Beatrix has served at a hospital, a high school, religious organizations of various denominations, and three colleges. She is committed to extending hospitality to Rhodes College students of every background--religious and non-religious alike. Chaplain Beatrix is a “safe zone,” which means she is trained in supporting people of the LGBTQIA+ community. Students can visit Rhodes Presence to learn about upcoming events from the Office of the Chaplain. Chaplain Beatrix loves meeting with students! To make an appointment, email your availability to chaplain@rhodes.edu.

Chaplain Beatrix is not a “mandatory reporter” while acting in her confidential clergy capacity with current Rhodes college students and employees. Whether she is meeting with someone confidentially or not, she is required to report situations in which she has concerns about someone’s immediate safety. Rhodes College’s Title IX contact person is Inez Warner. Contact Ms. Warner if you experience or become aware of a situation involving gender-based or sex-based discrimination or assault. You can always reach out to Chaplain Beatrix in these situations as well. 

Read more in our Q&A with Chaplain Beatrix.

Rhodes College is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). There are many opportunities available to Rhodes students who would like to be more involved with the PC(USA).

Set up an appointment with Chaplain Beatrix to discuss PC(USA) leadership opportunities such as serving as an elder, attending seminary or divinity school, exploring the ordination process, or finding an internship in the PC(USA).

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

PC(USA) Campus Ministry (UKirk)

PC(USA) Office of Public Witness (Social Justice group in Washington, D.C.)

Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities

Scholarship Opportunities

Presbytery of the Mid-South (Our Local Presbytery)

Young Adult Volunteer Program