Weekly Programs
Meditation at Noon
Tuesdays 12:10 p.m.
Contemplative prayer and guided meditations
Danforth Chapel on The Oval
Meditation is at the heart of spiritual growth in almost all traditions, yet many of us don't make the time to explore it. Here is an opportunity - whether you are experienced or feel like a "novice" - to nurture your path. Reverend Peggy Christiansen has been exploring, leading, and teaching from a variety of practices for over 20 years.
12-Step Support Group
Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 p.m.
Geller Center Basement
For anyone who struggles with addiction or who has been affected by alcoholic/addicted family and friends...The "12-steps," based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, offer hope and help and even happiness! This is a program that is spiritual but not religious.
Food for Thought
Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m.
Geller Center Living Room
FREE dinner with discussion
Topics are very diverse, depending on what students are wanting to talk about. Discussions planned so far this semester include: The Way of Council, the Divine Feminine, Non-violent resistance, Why so many denominations?, Sexual identity and spirituality, and more! Come join us for some loving and genuine community with people who make no claim to have the answers, but are willing to share their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences along the way.
Students enjoying Food for Thought at the Geller Center
A Minister, a Pastor, and a Rabbi...
(It's not just a joke)
Thursdays from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.
Lory Student Center
Drop in with questions or just to chat at the LSC Flea Market. Sponsored by the Geller Center for Spiritual Development, Lutheran Campus Ministry, and CSU Hillel.
Friday Morning Reading Group
Fridays at 7:00 a.m.
Geller Center Basement
A group of community members, CSU faculty, and others have been in continuous discussion and dialogue, led by the well-known Reverend Bob Geller, since 1967! Over coffee and breakfast goodies, books are read and discussed on a broad variety of subjects connected to religion, philosophy, politics, science, and contemporary life.
Other Programs
Personal Support
Our director, Rev. Peggy Christiansen, who has over 20 years of experience and training in chaplaincy, counseling, and healing work, offers individual spiritual mentoring. Along with her M.Div. from San Francisco Theological Seminary, she has a M.A. in Piano Performance, is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, and is fluent in German and Spanish. Her passion is to help people develop their own spiritual path.
International Service Trips
We have taken students to many places: the Arizona/Mexico border to study immigration issues; Belize to tutor children, paint a schoolhouse, and construct a playground; Russia to repair an orphanage dining hall, share our hearts with the children, and immerse ourselves in Russian history and culture. Recently, we have formed a long-term partnership with El Porvenir, Honduras, where we have been actively involved in educating and mentoring schoolchildren.