Campus Resources

Campus Resources

Campus Safety 

Campus Safety is available to provide additional support to religious and spiritual communities for events on campus. If a student group would like to request formal security presence at an event, please fill out the form on the OberView Services Portal here. 

Please email Campus Safety or the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life with any questions. In the case of an emergency, you can call Campus Safety 24/7 at 440-775-8444.

Fairchild Chapel

Fairchild Chapel is a multifaith house of worship used most often by Christian communities. Fairchild Chapel is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays for prayer and meditation and may also be scheduled for use by students online through the Event Management System (EMS) on OberView. 

Wilder Hall

• The Muslim Prayer Room in Wilder Hall is available to all Muslim students to pray. Communal prayer is held when class is in session. To gain access to the prayer space, email the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at ORSL@oberlin.edu.
• The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life is open for anyone to meet with the Assistant Dean and Director of ORSL, located within the shared International Students and Religious and Spiritual Life Lounge. 

Lewis House and Multifaith Center

Home of Multifaith Chaplaincy & Sustained Dialogue. The center provides program space for multifaith and tradition-specific religious, spiritual, ethical, educational and dialogue programming and services.

Jewish Language and Culture House (J- House) 

Founded in 1969 as Hebrew Heritage House, the Jewish Language and Culture House (J-House) is a space for those who have an interest in Jewish languages and/or cultures. The hall is advised by faculty from the Jewish Studies Department. There is no language requirement for this community, however residents and guests are welcome to connect around - and speak in - Hebrew, Yiddish, and other languages of the Jewish diaspora. For the 2025-2026 academic year, Jewish Heritage House will be located in Price House while Johnson House is under renovation. 

Heritage Kosher Kitchen

Keeping in the tradition of Jewish laws, certified Kosher cuisine is available at Heritage. Weekly menus are available on the AVI website. Certified packaged Kosher food items and meals are also available for purchase at DeCafé in the basement of Wilder.

Halal Dining

As of August 2024, all chicken on campus with the exception of breaded chicken at the Rathskeller (both patties and tenders) is Halal. All ground beef at 4th meal at the Rathskeller is Halal. If anyone has questions about ingredients or Halal status in any dining hall, please direct questions to the manager on duty. Special meals are also provided to Muslim students throughout the month of Ramadan. 

Housing and Dining Accommodations

Housing applications open January 5th, 2026, for returning and new students. 

Deadline to submit religious consideration requests is March 16, 2026. 

Students must submit their housing applications in order to complete the religious consideration request form.

Students who wish to request religious or cultural accommodations pertaining to housing and/or dining must complete the Religious/Cultural Consideration Request Form, administered by ResLife. Please provide as much detail as possible. At the student's discretion, they may attach a letter from their spiritual advisor to provide additional information in support of this request. Submitting this request does not guarantee approval, and the review process may take 1–2 weeks, depending on the time of year. Email ORSL@oberlin.edu with any questions. 

Oberlin Gospel Choir

The Oberlin Gospel Choir is led under the direction of jazz voice teacher La Tanya Hall. This group is open to all conservatory and college students with weekly rehearsals that lead to a performance.

The group studies and performs music that covers the diaspora of gospel music and represents everything from field songs passed on in the oral tradition from Africa, to modern gospel repertoire that incorporates elements of R&B, classical, neo-soul, jazz, and folk.