Visiting Information

Memorial Church Open Visiting Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 4 PM
Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM
Tours on Fridays at 11 AM.

Memorial Church is closed for University holidays, University closures, services, and private events. Windhover Contemplative Center is currently closed. There is no expected re-opening date at this time.

About Memorial Church and Companion Spaces
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Banner image featuring 12/1978 Memorial Church, interior, mosaics, angel in pendentive. Credit: Chuck Painter / Stanford News Service

Holy Day Services at Memorial Church

In addition to weekly services, we also hold occasional Holy Day services in a variety of traditions.

Christmas

The Christian celebration of Jesus’s birth. We traditionally hold both ecumencial and Roman Catholic Christmas Eve services on 12/24 as well as Roman Catholic Mass on Christmas day 12/25. 

Diwali

The Hindu Festival of lights, celebrating the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. We traditionally hold a Diwali celebration in the month of October or November in partnership with the Hindu Student Association. 

Easter

The Christian Celebration of Jesus’s Resurrection. We traditionally hold both ecumenical Christian and Roman Catholic Easter Services on Easter Sunday. 

Mawlid

The Muslim celebration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). We traditionally hold a celebration of Mawlid in the month of October in partnership with the Muslim Student Union.