Outdoor Amphitheater
An amphitheater outside the center’s west entrance offers space to gather and/or host a variety of events. In addition, the plaza at the northern entrance to the Chapel provides another location for community building.
The Spiritual Heart of Campus
The Iversen Center for Faith is the home of Campus Ministry, the Hoedeman Gallery of Sacred Art, the Multifaith Meditation Room, Guy and Barbara Schoenecker Hall, and amphitheater. It provides members of the university community a place to gather where faith can be celebrated and explored.
As a Catholic institution, the St. Thomas community is an increasingly diverse community with members from many faiths. Campus Ministry includes Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and Protestant faith leaders.
We, of all faith traditions, are called to be bearers of hope, for the present life and for the life to come, and to be witnesses, restorers and builders of this hope, especially for those experiencing difficulties and despair. May we, the community at St. Thomas all be renewed in that divine hope.
Fr. Christopher Collins, SJ, Vice President for Mission
Sacred Space for All Faiths
The Iversen Center for Faith brings all of Campus Ministry into one area. This dedicated space for religious diversity includes a multifaith meditation room, sacred arts gallery, and offices for our faith leaders. The center’s bathrooms include wudu/ablution stations for men and women.
An Artistic Hub
The Iversen Center for Faith is home to the Chapel Arts Series and the Hoedeman Gallery of Sacred Art, which showcases permanent and rotating exhibitions from all religious and sacred contexts.
Event and Congregation Space
Event Gathering Space
The Center provides much-needed gathering spaces for the Chapel and other community events; including the Guy and Barbara Schoenecker Hall, a 300-guest multipurpose gathering room (with an on-site catering kitchen) for receptions, suites for brides and grooms and spacious bathrooms.
Watch a Video Tour
Take a closer look at the new Iversen Center for Faith through our in-depth video tour.
About the Donors
The Iversen family made the lead gift for the transformative Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas initiative, which included creating the Iversen Center for Faith. Their generosity provided inspiration to other benefactors who share their passion for St. Thomas.
The Iversen Family
The Iversen family has supported other notable projects at the university, such as funding the festive Christmas decorations in ASC enjoyed during the Advent and Christmas seasons, the beautiful House of Fontanini large Nativity figures on display in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas each holiday season, the Iversen Hearth Room in the Anderson Student Center and a scholarship program through our Veterans Resource Center. The central role that faith plays in the Iversens’ lives has been a key motivator for their generosity.
Places to Worship and Pray
St. Thomas offers multiple chapels and prayer spaces and opportunities to worship on campus, including the adjacent Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas.