United Methodist Affiliation

Open minds. Open hearts.

Cornell students, faculty, and staff represent diversely religious, spiritual-but-not-religious, and secular perspectives. A historically United Methodist affiliated college, Cornell values this diversity as part of the educational experience and strives to build authentic caring community, mutual appreciation, and respect as we live together amid our religious, cultural, political and other differences. This is one of the many ways we prepare lives for global citizenship, servant leadership, and reconciling virtue in an interdependent, diverse world.

The chaplain provides pastoral care, spiritual guidance and healing, and compassionate listening to students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds--including the non-religious. This care is offered amid life's unfolding, joys, questioning, and storms; amid fear and wonder; amid the search for purpose, courage, love, healing, connectedness to others and the world, and signs that this universe and our lives (no matter how messy or confusing) are crammed full of meaning and significant worth.   

United Methodist Church links:

A History of the Relationship Between Cornell College and The United Methodist Church
The General Board of Higher Education & Ministry
The Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Student Loans & Scholarships