The Office of Faith & Practice
The Office of Faith & Practice--consisting of the University Chaplain, Director of Spiritual Formation and the Chapel Worship Team Advisor--facilitates the spiritual formation of students through weekly chapels and other worship services, campus ministries, service learning opportunities, missions trips, mentoring and teaching. We strive to make all our ministries, programs and interactions with students an opportunity for spiritual formation.
JOSEPH B. MODICA University Chaplain
Offers general oversight for the spiritual formation of students, faculty and staff.
Offers spiritual direction for individuals and small groups.
Oversees Student Chaplains
The Student Chaplain program is a residential peer ministry that equips highly selected students to assist other students in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Student Chaplains lead “Grow Groups” Wednesday evenings at 10:00 pm on each residence hall floor (St. Davids campus).
ANDY HORVATH, Director of Christian Formation
Service Learning (coordinating some 450 students to do 20 hours of service learning at various sites in the fall semester as part of INST 150 “Introduction to Faith, Reason and Justice”)
Campus Ministries include Habitat for Humanity, Prison Ministry, Y.A.C.H.T. (Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today), Watchman Prayer Ministry, and Transformed!
Missions: Missions Forum (annually in October), Spring Break trips to the Dominican Republic (Food for the Hungry), projects with Habitat for 
Humanity (United States) and other trips.
"After a decade in youth ministry, I sensed a shift in my calling to work with college students. In 2001, I arrived at Eastern to oversee service learning, campus ministries and missions trips. All three areas contribute significantly to the spiritual formation of our students. Mentoring and classroom teaching are particular joys; I love college students' questions, issues and openness. Eastern is a terrific community that embraces the depth and breadth of the Christian tradition in ways that prove both illuminating and challenging for students and employees. It is gratifying to hear back from alumni about how well prepared they are to meet the complexities of our globalized, pluralistic world. My hope and prayer for Eastern is that we will continue to embody Jesus' passion for the gospel, calling all to follow Him as Savior. Originally from the Philadelphia suburbs, I love spending time with my family, eating, reading, hiking and photography."
(since 2001—B.A., Cornell University; M.Div., Regent College, Canada; DMin., Palmer Theological Seminary)
THERESA NOYE, Chapel Worship Team Advisor
(since 1998—B.A., Hampton University; M.Ed., Elementary Education, Chestnut Hill College).
Chapel Worship Teams, Eight or more students on multiple teams meet for weekly spiritual and musical direction.
Theresa is also a songwriter and worship leader. Her ministry is designed to equip believers to live a lifestyle of worship and prayer (www.theresanoye.com). Her debut EP, "You Saw Me", 
reflects songs written during her personal worship time, drawing on her faith while navigating through her family's journey of autism with their son, Regal.
"Hello! I have been at Eastern for over 15 years because I really love college students and feel that God called me to work with them especially in the area of Music, Prayer and Worship. I moved here from Brooklyn, NY, and being a product of the 'city that never sleeps' explains my affinity for late-night experiences and excitement. I don't get out much these days though because I spend most of my nights with my beautiful family. My husband and I, and my son & daughter, live on campus as Resident Life Staff and love hanging out with Eastern students. Three things to know about me: I love worship, I love my family and I love to eat."
