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.
Campus 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.

Faith & Spiritual Life at AU

Worship Schedule

Spring Semester 2025

Mondays, at 10 a.m. — Service of the Word
Wednesdays, at 10 a.m. — Holy Communion
Fridays, at 10 a.m. — Senior Sermons
- Worship is in-person or live streamed on the Office of Faith & Spiritual Life Facebook page
- All services are 30 minutes long
Sundays, at 5 p.m. — Catholic Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church

Meet the Senior Campus Pastor

Rev. Ann Rosendale is a proud graduate of Augustana and has served her alma mater in the role of campus pastor since 2012. Her previous calls include serving as associate pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls and participating in a 2-year pastoral residency program at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. She is an alumna of the LECNA Fellows Program, certified diversity advocate and trained Braver Angels moderator. She also holds a certificate in interfaith leadership from Interfaith America. She is married to her 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 MINISTRY

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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