身為教會學校的中原大學,校內並不具有教會空間確實令人困惑,但比鄰學校的恩惠堂卻補足了這項需求,近年也多次與校方合作推出各具特色的教會活動,讓教會方與學校之間漸漸沒了隔閡。然而更多學生的引進,加上基地空間位在校門出入的必經之路,大量的人潮讓原有空間無法負荷,因此教會與校方提出合作,為教會現有空間做出改變與擴建。
新型態的教會空間在原有恩惠堂建物後方增添了學生活動中心與宿舍空間,並增設百人聚會禮拜堂,為教堂帶來新的生機。
As a church-affiliated university, Chung Yuan Christian University does not have its own church space, which can be confusing. However, the neighboring Grace Chapel has filled this need, and in recent years, it has collaborated with the university to launch various distinctive church activities, gradually breaking down the barriers between the church and the school. With more students joining and the campus located on the main route for entering and exiting the school gate, the original space cannot accommodate the massive crowds. Therefore, the church and the university have proposed a collaboration to renovate and expand the existing church space.
The new type of church space has added a student activity center and dormitory space behind the existing Grace Chapel building, as well as a new chapel that can accommodate up to one hundred people, bringing new vitality to the church.