Sacred Spaces at Williams
Newman Room
The Williams Catholic's Newman Room is comfortable for study, meetings, socializing and hosting events. This space is also located on the lower level of...
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Thompson Memorial Chapel, built in 1905 to be the visible center of Williams’ spiritual life. More »
Williams Christian Fellowship Room
The Williams Christian Fellowship Room is located on the lower level of the Thompson Memorial Chapel.
Muslim Common Room
The Muslim Common Room where students can relax, socialize and study! This room is also located in the lower level of the Thompson Memorial...
Hindu Room
The Hindu Room located on the lower level of the Thompson Memorial Chapel.
Interfaith Common Room & Kitchen Area
Our Interfaith Common Room and Kitchen located on the lower level of the Thompson Memorial Chapel.
Newman Catholic Chapel
The Newman Catholic Community Room and Chapel provide a spiritual home for Catholics at Williams. More »
Haystack Monument
On a sultry Saturday afternoon in August, 1806, Mills and four other students gathered as usual in the maple grove of Sloan’s Meadow for one... More »
Meditation Room
The Meditation Room is located on the lower level of the Thompson Memorial Chapel.
Nature's Sanctuary
Beyond the confines of bricks and mortar, Nature provides an ever-present sanctuary for the soul. More »
Muslim Prayer Room
For information, call the Chaplains’ Office at 413/597-2483 or e-mail [email protected] (The Muslim Prayer room is located on the lower level of Thompson Memorial Chapel.) More »
Jewish Religious Center
The Jewish Religious Center is located at 24 Stetson Court. If you have any questions, please contact the Chaplains’ Office at 413-597-2483. More »
Mission Statement
The Chaplains’ Office seeks to serve the Williams College community
- by nurturing the vitality of communities of worship representing many of the world’s great religious and spiritual traditions
- by coordinating energetic and imaginative service to others beyond the campus through programs of community outreach and advocacy for social justice, and by encouraging mutually transformative interaction between students and their neighbors in Williamstown and the wider world
- by promoting courageous, candid and transformative dialogue among religious communities, and between theologies and other disciplines of intellectual life
- by supporting students and others in times of struggle, and by offering companionship in other spiritual questions and quests
- by encouraging growth in the spiritual and moral dimensions of human wholeness alongside the College’s attention to growth in the intellectual, physical, emotional and psychological dimensions of personhood
The college chaplains and office staff are eager to help students, faculty, staff and all members of the Williams community to discover every resource that may be helpful in furtherance of an individual’s spiritual journey and of the religious lives of the whole College.
