THE DIFFERENT ROUTES OF HPU'S WALK of FAITH.

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The Rev. Preston Davis sounds like an excited professor when he talks about faith and its effect on the students he sees

He should know. He sees hundreds. As minister to High Point University, he preaches and teaches, counsels and sings as he and the Rev. Andria Williamson, manager of chapel programs, help students dig deep to find who they are and what they represent.

With the many activities offered by HPU's Chapel and Religious Life, they do.

Here are a few:

The Importance of Chapel

Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., students come to chapel to hear the sermon of the Rev. Davis, Rev. Williamson or one of their own.

During the 50-minute service, students can tithe to a local nonprofit and hear the Chapel Choir, the Genesis Gospel Choir or the Collision Worship Band.

One of the biggest services of the year is Lessons and Carols, a century-old tradition first produced in King's College in Cambridge, England, where parishioners lift candles skyward and sing.

"This service comes during a high-stress period," Davis says. "They're getting ready to take exams, and this reminds them the importance of keeping first things first--that is, the birth of Jesus Christ."

The Value of Service

On the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., noteworthy clergy such as Bishop L. Jonathan Holston of the United Methodist South Carolina Conference come to campus and preach about the importance of King's legacy.

Meanwhile, hundreds of students, faculty and staff participate in various local service projects to underscore HPU's longstanding commitment to its hometown.

The one-day service project complements the 100,000 hours HPU students volunteer throughout the year in High Point.

Students can volunteer with three different service organizations of faith--Alpha Delta Theta, a Christian service sorority; Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed Christian service fraternity; and Impact, a Christian club.

These members do everything from helping a hurricane-ravaged community recover to packing 1,000 lunches for impoverished children to eat.

A Pilgrimage of Faith

Every year, students can travel to Haiti, New York City or central North Carolina to see and feel their faith in...