Faith & Spirituality

Warner Pacific Service Form

Who is required to complete the Faith and Service commitment?

All students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours are expected to participate in the Faith and Service Commitment Program. Please note that the hour total breakdown is different for Commuter students than it is for Residential students.

Faith & Service Requirements

  • Residential students
    • Required to attend 15 faith credits each semester.
    • Required to complete and log 10 service hours each semester, prior to the set deadline, and consistent with Warner Pacific’s philosophy of service.
  • Commuter students
    • Required to have a combination of faith credits and service hours that equal 25 for each semester.
    • Must have a minimum of 5 faith credits and 5 service hours.

Service

Serving others is woven into the entire fabric of the WP experience including classes, athletics, residence life and more. All submitted service hours must meet one of the following categories:

  • Compassion
  • Ecological Justice
  • Economic Justice
  • Gender Equity
  • Interfaith Relationships
  • Racial/Ethnic Equity
  • Support for the Elderly and/or People with Disabilities
  • Youth and Child Support

Fall 2024 Service Hours are DUE Sunday, December 1, 2024. Late Submissions are accepted December 2nd – 7th (with a late fee).  NO SERVICE HOURS ARE ACCEPTED AFTER DECEMBER 7, 2024. Contact faithandservice@gregorybgallagher.com via email with any questions or concerns.

Each student is required to personally log all of the completed service hours separately using the online form below. Service projects must be completed during the semester in which they are submitted. Projects done over the summer or winter breaks will not count for credits in the Fall or Spring semesters.

To qualify for your service hour requirement, completed service must:

  • Meet a tangible need for our neighbors in or around the city of Portland
  • Must partner with a non-profit organization or agency
  • Directly addresses one of the eight service categories (Please click here for full definitions of service categories. )
  • Residential Students: Complete 10 hours of service
  • Commuter Students: Minimum 5 hours of service (can do more to complete combination of 25 faith credits & service hours)