Office of Faith & Spiritual Life

Faith & Spiritual Life at AU

Faith and learning go hand-in-hand at Augustana University. The Office of Faith & Spiritual Life supports students as they ask questions, explore vocation, as well as discover more about themselves and the world God made.

As a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Augustana is rooted in a particular Christian tradition, while also being radically open to those who are not of that tradition. All are welcome, wherever they are on their spiritual journey.
A rhythm of daily worship grounds the campus community and gives worshippers practice for how to live and serve as God’s people. Chapel services lift up a variety of theological perspectives and musical styles.
University pastors and an interfaith chaplain are available for prayer, vocational discernment and spiritual care.
Programming is student-led and includes regular opportunities for Bible studies, service, faith conversation and leadership development.

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Faith & Spiritual Life at AU

Worship Schedule

Fall Semester 2026

Worship will take place in the renovated sanctuary in the Chapel of Reconciliation.

Mondays | 10 a.m. | Service of the Word
Wednesdays | 10 a.m. | Holy Communion
Fridays | 10 a.m. | Senior Sermons
- Worship is in-person or live streamed on the Office of Faith & Spiritual Life YouTube page
- All services are 30 minutes long

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Meet the Senior University Pastor

Rev. Ann Rosendale is a proud graduate of Augustana and has served her alma mater since 2012. She directs Sacred Discoveries, Augustana’s Christian storytelling initiative supported by a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. and has provided leadership for the Augustana Buntrock Scholars Program and the renovation and expansion of the Chapel of Reconciliation. Her professional engagement extends across faith-based higher education through the LECNA Fellows Program, Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), and her leadership as the longest serving chaplain in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities. Rosendale is married to husband, Kyle, and together they share in the adventure of raising two children, Arthur and Edith. Her educational background includes M.Div., 2008, Princeton Theological Seminary; M.A. in youth ministry, 2008, Princeton Theological Seminary; and B.A. in religion and philosophy, 2004, Augustana College.

CHAPEL OF RECONCILIATION

MINISTRY & SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

INTERFAITH

CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES

FAITH FEST

SIOUX FALLS AREA FAITH COMMUNITIES

Welcome Statement

As a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Augustana is called to Gospel values of hospitality, inclusion and justice for all of God’s creation. As a Reconciling in Christ congregation, the Augustana student congregation values all voices and perspectives, including those of our neighbors of other faiths, as outlined in the Inter-Religious Policy Statement of the ELCA.

Believing that all people are made in God’s image and trusting that God creates our differences and delights in them:

We welcome
All who believe, all who wonder and all who don’t know what to think
All who seek to know themselves, seek to know others and seek to grow
All who teach, all who learn and all who steward the life of the mind
All who find their mind a difficult place to be

We welcome
All people of every color, race, ethnicity and culture
All people of every age and generation
All people of every ability
All people of every sexuality, gender identity and all those questioning

We invite you
To bring your faith tradition and practices, your spiritual questioning and yearning
To share your gifts, talents and life experiences
To come with your curiosity and openness to learning from people who are not like you
To trust that we are called to live and serve together

'Rooted and Open'

As a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Augustana shares a common calling with 25 other ELCA colleges and universities:

“...to equip graduates who are called and empowered to serve the neighbor so that all may flourish.”

Read more about this common calling and the distinctives of Lutheran Higher Education in “Rooted and Open: The Common Call of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities.”

Contact Us

605.274.5403

Office of Faith & Spiritual Life

Address

Augustana University
Office of Faith & Spiritual Life
Chapel of Reconciliation
2125 S. Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57197

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The ‘Heart of Campus’ Reimagined: Renovation and Expansion Brings New Life to Chapel of Reconciliation

On Friday, Sept. 18, Augustana University celebrated the rededication of the Chapel of Reconciliation following the completion of a $4.4 million donor-funded renovation and expansion project — renewing a space that has served as a place for worship, reflection and community for more than four decades.

Augustana University Welcomes Record-Breaking Student Body for Academic Year 2026-27

Augustana University welcomed a total of 2,652 students — part- and full-time undergraduate and graduate students — for Academic Year 2026-27. Hailing from 46 states and 48 countries, the number marks the largest ever student body in Augustana’s 166-year history.

Augustana University Awarded $5 Million Grant in National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life

Augustana University has recently been awarded a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for the “promotion and support of religious, educational or charitable purposes.” Augustana is one of 48 recipients in Lilly Endowment’s National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life 2025.

With support from Lilly Endowment, Augustana will launch a 5-year storytelling initiative, “Sacred Discoveries: Stories of Christian Flourishing in College.”