Daring to Discuss the Important and the Amusing

Annual Report 2018

Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Annual Report 2018

www.chestertonhouse.org

A Center for Christian Studies at Cornell

Board of Directors 2017 - 2018

Dr. Fred Barber ‘87

Dr. Jonathan Butcher

Rev. Dr. Craig Higgins

Dr. Karl E. Johnson ‘89

Andrea Lodge

Nelson Mead ‘81

Dr. David Williamson

“Chesterton House hosts so many interesting discussions, and through them I understand more of God's character. More than anything, I love having this accessible community space where I can meet, learn from, and enjoy fellowship with others from all kinds of backgrounds.”.” —Nancy Ren '19

A rendering of the future residential campus once improvements are complete.

Strategic Initiatives2017–2018

Q Union: Partner with Q Ideas to provide large video

conference featuring national speakers on the Cornell campus.

Winter Course: Partner with Gordon College to offer fi rst

winter term course in Biblical Studies at Cornell.

[IN PROCESS] Renovate Residences: Both the new and the

original residential facilities require signifi cant renovation.

Coming in 2018–2019¨ Veritas Academy: Provide fi rst-ever three-day retreat for

incoming freshmen to meet Christian faculty as well as

upper class students.

¨ Residential Growth: Provide intentional Christian community

for 35 Cornell students, up from 20 last year.

¨ Spiritual Formation: Engage pastors and other mentors to

meet with residents weekly for prayer and reading of Scripture.

“My visit to Chesterton House was so

motivating. The students there are

thoughtful and engaged. If I were

attending Cornell today I would live

there and attend their functions as

a way of equipping myself for what

surely is a tough battle far above

Cayuga's waters. God bless your

efforts and impact on Cornell,

Ithaca, and beyond!” —Fred Foote '82

O U R F U T U R E

3 Easy Ways To Give:Online: www.giving.cornell.edu/give

Select:

Student & Campus Life: Other

Enter: Chesterton House

Forward email confi rmation to:

info@chestertonhouse.org

Mail: Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: 800-279-3099 (Cornell offi ce)

To help Chesterton House serve more students each year, please give today!

SAVE THE DATE!Residential Campus Dedication

October 4–5, 2019

2018-2019 Annual

Fund Goal:

$351,000

Financial: July 2017-June 2018

Annual Fund 306,934Restricted Gifts 42,300Service Revenue 175,330Sales/Other 3,506

$528,070

Program 345,092Administration 65,341Fundraising 31,863

$442,296

T H A N K Y O U

¨

¨

Many thanks to all those who faithfully provided support to Chesterton House from July 2017 through June 2018.

Bacher, Blair & Leigh1 • Bademan, Bryan • Baer, Daniel & Joanne • Baer, Donald & Ellen • Banks, Eugene • Barrett, Chris & Clara • Bartel, Donald & Joanne • Barwick, John & Panle • Bassette, Frederick & Pamela • Becker, Charlie & Carol • Billings, Trey & Elisa • Bouck, David • Braband, Lynn • Brashers, Jim • Bread of Life Anglican Church (Ithaca, NY) • Chan, Ruth Chee-Yun • Chang, Clifton • Chase, Gene & Emily • Chu, Timothy • Claussen, Randall • Crawford, Mary • Crognale, Ray & Gretchen • Crystal, Robert • Dill, Michael & Rachel • Dillon, Tim & Cindy • Dobyns, Kit • Eppard, Philip • Erali, Richard & Gail • Falcone, Rebekah • Falcone, Paul & Sandra • Fei, Victor • Fetzer, Joel2 • Fick, Gary & Mae Ellen • First Ithaca Chinese Christian Church • Fisher, Paul & Karen • Foster, Paul & Kathy • Frantz, Matthew & Barbara • Gabrielson, Richard & Debra • Gao, Tim & Mary Pisaniello • Giobbi, Anthony • Hampton, Jennifer • Hasenauer, Thomas & Linda3 • Haver, Monica4 • Higgins, Craig & Ann • Hoashi-Erhardt, Christoph & Wendy • Hoomans, Jessica • Horner, Richard & April • Hoskins, Paul • Howard, Bruce • Hu, Esther5 • Humphries, Aisha • Hunt, Noah • Idelman, Scott • Irvine, Keith & Rebecca • Jermy, Chip • Johnson, Paul & Sue • Joseph, Jeremiah • Kam, Grace • Kent, Robert • Korb, Inez • Krauss, Tom & Andrea • Krummel, Dale • Ladd, James & Stephanie Gehring • Lam, Rick • Leary, Mark & Kate • Lee, Max & Su • Lenz, Mark & Virginia • Lequieu, Joshua & Amanda • Liang, Jianping • Louis, Benjie • Love, Alan & Lolene • MacKay, David • Mancini, Chet • Mason-McCaffrey, Deborah & McCaffrey, Michael • Minch, Jeffrey & Heather • Mehlenbacher, Than • Millard, Charles & Gwen • Missirian, Sela • Mohnsen, Garrette & Janice • Mosher, Art & Ellen • Nees, Lawrence & Mary Barton • Nikitczuk,

1 IMO Robert Finniss2 IHO Carl Fetzer3 IHO Shea Hasenauer4 IHO Adrian Smith5 IHO Chuck Tompkins

Whitney Stich • Olson, Jeffrey & Rebecca • Oney, Tricia • Ong, Say Kee & Huang • Pakala, Denise • Patterson, Donald & Sandra • Phillips, Tim & Brianne • Pinckney, Steven & Sarah • Popovici, Michael • Richards, Brian & Colleen • Richardson, J. David • Richmonds, Reuben • Ring, Donald & Sonja • Rockey, Mark & Janine • Sabatke, Charles & Linda • Sackett, Steve & Pam • Saleh, Mark & Janet • Schaffer, Tim & Jill • Senter, James • Slinker, Jason6 • Smedley, Scott & Melanie7 • Souryal, Michael & Karen • Stair, Randy & Kathy • Staver, Dan & Susan • Stein, Peter & Jill • Stephens, Robin8 • Stuebing, Richard & Kathleen • Su, Jimmy & Vivian5 • Sutherland, James & Kristin • Tejada, Hilary • Thaler, Sonia9 • Thomforde, Jim & Liz • Triezenberg, Jeff & Heather • Trotter, Drew & Marie • Tsavaris, Gregory • Vineyard Church of Ithaca (Ithaca, NY) • Volk, David & Pamela • Voth, Greg & Ellen • Widger, Byron & Jennifer • Wilbur, Steve & Pam • Wilder, William & Nicolien • Wilson, Gregory & Camille • Woodnorth, Terrence & Lorene • Yap, Vong-Hin & Poh-Lian Lim10 • Yee, David & Vivian • Yeo, Andrew • Zimmer, William • Zimmerman, Ray & Esther

Gifts $1,000 and aboveAhl, David • Anonymous (3) • Banker, Bob & Ruth • Beebout, Jason & Sarah • Bethel Grove Bible Church (Ithaca, NY) • Bilderback, Don & Becky • Bowers, David & Jennifer • Cairney, William • Carson, D. A. • Christ Chapel (Ithaca, NY) • Downs, Chris & Ellen • Ellingsworth, Richard & Carole • Guillen, Michael & Laurel • Greenplate, Susan11 • Grohn, Yrjo & Kaisa • Guzman, Adriana • Hamersma, Sarah • Huffmann, Mark & Mary Lyn • Jackson, Peter & Nancy • Jermy, Charles Jr. & Barbara • Johnson, David & Mary •

6 IMO Christian Anible7 IMO Scott Smedley8 IMO John Greenplate9 IMO Richard Thaler10 IHO Richard Baer11 IMO John Greenplate

Johnson, Karl & Julie • Johnson, Leonard & Rebecca • Koenig, Ethan • Koutereba, leLainya • Larson, Wendy • Lodge, David & Andrea • Matier, Michael • Mead, Nelson & Kathy • Minch, Bradley & Sherri • Ng, David • Noronha, James • O’Dowd, Ryan & Amy10 • Porteous, David & Becky • Pothen, Alex & Bobbie • Root, Marty & Connie • Schoenly, Conant12 • Semmes, Ben & Lisa • Simms, Stephen • Stouffer, James & Wanda • Taylor, David & Masako • Tiscareno, Matt & Laura

Gifts $2,500 and aboveBravo, Jocelyn Wu • Kagi, Ed & Alice • Kok, George & Lisa • Luker, Mark & Sarah • New Life Presbyterian Church (Ithaca, NY) • New York Presbytery • Papastravros, Nicholas & Vivian Lee • Pothen, James • Powell, Don & Rita13 • Recktenwald, Geoff & Erin • South Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church (Baton Rouge, LA)

Gifts $5,000 and aboveAinslie, Scott & Deborah • Barber, Fred & Alice • Bernardo, Michael & Darly • Christian Union • Templeton Foundation • Williamson, David & Ann • Welton-Lair, Walter & Lisa

Gifts $10,000 and aboveBeimfohr, Linda • Blanchard, Ken & Marjorie • Hess, Herb • Nolan, Carol • Rhodes, Frank & Rosa

Gifts $20,000 and aboveFay, Robert & Carol • Foote, Frederick & Theresa • Lilly Endowment • Neuss, Carl & Elaine • O’Neal, Kevin & Kelly

Gifts $200,000 and aboveAnonymous

Gifts $1,000,000 and aboveGianforte Family Foundation

IMO = In Memory Of IHO = In Honor Of

12 IHO Stephen Simms13 IMO Donald Smith

These fi gures represent the annual operations. Not included are gifts of $1.25M and corresponding expenses for the Building for the Future Capital Campaign.

5 6

Dear Friend,

Just as God paused on the seventh day of Creation to look back and take satisfaction in his handiwork, so too we pause to remind ourselves and our ministry partners of what God has done through the work of our hands.

In the beginning (2000), Chesterton House offered lectures designed to help students “think Christianly” across the disciplines, and we mentored graduate students who are now professors all over the world. In 2010, we embarked on an experiment in residential ministry. Today, God’s faithfulness is manifest in the recent provision to purchase a second facility immediately adjacent to the fi rst.

The residential and programming pillars of the ministry work together to create a conversational community that nourishes deep discipleship for all of life. As evidenced by C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, good community is critical to good thinking—or, as Josef Pieper once put it, “conversation is the habitat for truth.”

For example, world-class pianist Dr. Mia Chung recently joined us at the new residence for a senior recognition dinner and provided a teaser of the next evening’s public presentation by inaugurating our Kawai grand piano, one of many generous gifts to the house. This integration of living and learning, all grounded in the Christian tradition, is what we have always been after.

The ripple effect of these efforts is more than merely local. A forthcoming book from InterVarsity Press refers to Chesterton House as “one of the most if not the most infl uential Christian study center,” and Dr. Chung’s visit has inspired her to explore starting a study center at Harvard.

We invite you to pause with us and look back on what God has done at Chesterton House this year. We also invite you to partner with us. Beyond the annual fund of $350,000 necessary to sustain opportunities for Christian living and learning, additional capital funds are needed to complete the residential campus. Please prayerfully consider a gift to Chesterton House as together we equip and encourage students to make God's goodness visible in all of Creation.

Finally, we invite you to look forward with us— to the new facility dedication October 4-5, 2019, and to God’s faithfulness to future classes of Cornell students. After all, the seventh day of Creation is about hope as well as remembrance, teaching us that the future is full of promise.

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, Ph.D. ‘11

P.S. For more information on the Building for the Future Capital Campaign, please contact me directly: karl@chestertonhouse.org.

D I R E C T O R ’ S N O T E

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, PhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPh.D. . ‘11

C O U R S E S , E T C .

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s PeopleWith Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Winter 2018

"This course made me really think about the ways that the Old Testament is directly relevant to my life, and inspired me to think about the nature of the Lord, my faith, and my own ways in a new light, and I think it was extremely valuable for me as a person and

as a curious thinker.”

Identity, Community & VocationWith Dr. Ryan O’Dowd, Spring 2018

“Professor O’Dowd challenged my ideas about what it means to

work, rest, and live in community. His unique perspective on our

role as students and his gift for teaching are invaluable.”

Claritas JournalStudent-led journal of Christian thought

published two issues this year.

ConferencesChesterton House helps students grow

in faith and discern their vocations by

supporting travel to these outstanding

Christian conferences:

• Augustine Collective Conference, Boston

• Jubilee Conference, Pittsburgh

Friday Conversations

A Theology of Pleasure: Food, Sex, Entertainment & Participating in the Life of God Dr. Max Lee, North Park Theological Seminary

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s People Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Gordon College

Race & Rhetoric Rev. Michael Chen, Coalition for Christian Outreach

From Cornell, to Med School...to the Ends of the EarthDr. Michael Bernardo, ’78, MD ’89 Via College of Medicine and Medical University of SC

The Renewing of Your MindDr. Kyle David BennettCaldwell University

At Home in Creation: On Faith & the EnvironmentDr. David Lodge, Cornell University

Wendell Berry’s Vision for LifeDr. Michael StevensCornerstone University

On the Edge of the Kingdom: Faith, Engineering & EntrepreneurshipJames Noronha '09, Turbocam

Film DiscussionsAlleged & Midnight in Paris

Students explored faith through

viewings and discussions of

contemporary fi lms, including

a visit from Fred Foote ‘82,

screenwriter for the fi lm Alleged.

Dr. Elaine Phillips with Heart of the Old Testament course students

Billy Riley interviews Dr. Max Lee

R E S I D E N T I A L

insert captions

Above: Residents observe Advent with hymns and liturgical prayer.

Left: Lonnie Camacho and Anderson Chang (above). Anne-Sophie Olsen and Carley Eschliman (below).

Residents read four books together this year: Gilead by Marilynne

Robinson, Playing God by Andy Crouch, Liturgy of the Ordinary by

Tish Harrison Warren, and Your Mind Matters by John Stott.

"Although we brush past countless fellow students each day without a second glance, my experience as a resident has taught me the value of looking twice: there is no room for superficiality in a community where

the presence of each individual is counted irreplaceable. Living in the daily rhythm of this community has slowly nudged me out of self-absorption and made me more patient, attentive, and humble." —Anne-Sophie Olsen

Left: House Residents on Fall Retreat

Public LecturesBeimfohr-Neuss LectureMusic, Math & Mortality: A Musically Illustrated Lecture

Dr. Mia Chung, Curtis Institute

Veritas ForumWhat Is Happiness? An Exploration of Science, Faith & Mental Health

David Carreon, MD, Stanford University

Q Union Video ConferenceHealing Our Divided Nation

David Brooks, Propaganda & Dr. Kara Powell

Loving Your Neighbor Through Itty-Bitty Things We Do EverydayDr. Kyle David Bennett, Caldwell University

Why Does Anything Exist at All?Fr. James Brent, O.P.Pontifi cal Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

Life in Christ, Life in the LabDr. Marisa Cristina March, University of Pennsylvania

Wendell Berry’s Ecological VisionDr. Michael Stevens, Cornerstone University

Campus Ministry Fellowship TalksChesterton House staff serve other campus ministries by providing talks at retreats and fellowship meetings such as:

Date With Death: Christians Faking ImmortalityDr. Ryan O’Dowd

Living Faithfully in Romantic Relationships Dr. Karl Johnson

2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 E V E N T S

Thanks to all of our co-sponsors:

Christian Union, Claritas, Cornell Catholic Community,

Graduate Christian Fellowship, New Life Presbyterian

Church, Q Union, Veritas Forum.

Dr. Mia Chung’s musically

illustrated lecture is available

at www.chestertonhouse.org.

7343,184

Total attendance at Chesterton House lectures

Total attendance at all Chesterton House events

Brooks Propaganda Powell

2 3 4

Dear Friend,

Just as God paused on the seventh day of Creation to look back and take satisfaction in his handiwork, so too we pause to remind ourselves and our ministry partners of what God has done through the work of our hands.

In the beginning (2000), Chesterton House offered lectures designed to help students “think Christianly” across the disciplines, and we mentored graduate students who are now professors all over the world. In 2010, we embarked on an experiment in residential ministry. Today, God’s faithfulness is manifest in the recent provision to purchase a second facility immediately adjacent to the fi rst.

The residential and programming pillars of the ministry work together to create a conversational community that nourishes deep discipleship for all of life. As evidenced by C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, good community is critical to good thinking—or, as Josef Pieper once put it, “conversation is the habitat for truth.”

For example, world-class pianist Dr. Mia Chung recently joined us at the new residence for a senior recognition dinner and provided a teaser of the next evening’s public presentation by inaugurating our Kawai grand piano, one of many generous gifts to the house. This integration of living and learning, all grounded in the Christian tradition, is what we have always been after.

The ripple effect of these efforts is more than merely local. A forthcoming book from InterVarsity Press refers to Chesterton House as “one of the most if not the most infl uential Christian study center,” and Dr. Chung’s visit has inspired her to explore starting a study center at Harvard.

We invite you to pause with us and look back on what God has done at Chesterton House this year. We also invite you to partner with us. Beyond the annual fund of $350,000 necessary to sustain opportunities for Christian living and learning, additional capital funds are needed to complete the residential campus. Please prayerfully consider a gift to Chesterton House as together we equip and encourage students to make God's goodness visible in all of Creation.

Finally, we invite you to look forward with us— to the new facility dedication October 4-5, 2019, and to God’s faithfulness to future classes of Cornell students. After all, the seventh day of Creation is about hope as well as remembrance, teaching us that the future is full of promise.

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, Ph.D. ‘11

P.S. For more information on the Building for the Future Capital Campaign, please contact me directly: karl@chestertonhouse.org.

D I R E C T O R ’ S N O T E

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, PhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPh.D. . ‘11

C O U R S E S , E T C .

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s PeopleWith Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Winter 2018

"This course made me really think about the ways that the Old Testament is directly relevant to my life, and inspired me to think about the nature of the Lord, my faith, and my own ways in a new light, and I think it was extremely valuable for me as a person and

as a curious thinker.”

Identity, Community & VocationWith Dr. Ryan O’Dowd, Spring 2018

“Professor O’Dowd challenged my ideas about what it means to

work, rest, and live in community. His unique perspective on our

role as students and his gift for teaching are invaluable.”

Claritas JournalStudent-led journal of Christian thought

published two issues this year.

ConferencesChesterton House helps students grow

in faith and discern their vocations by

supporting travel to these outstanding

Christian conferences:

• Augustine Collective Conference, Boston

• Jubilee Conference, Pittsburgh

Friday Conversations

A Theology of Pleasure: Food, Sex, Entertainment & Participating in the Life of God Dr. Max Lee, North Park Theological Seminary

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s People Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Gordon College

Race & Rhetoric Rev. Michael Chen, Coalition for Christian Outreach

From Cornell, to Med School...to the Ends of the EarthDr. Michael Bernardo, ’78, MD ’89 Via College of Medicine and Medical University of SC

The Renewing of Your MindDr. Kyle David BennettCaldwell University

At Home in Creation: On Faith & the EnvironmentDr. David Lodge, Cornell University

Wendell Berry’s Vision for LifeDr. Michael StevensCornerstone University

On the Edge of the Kingdom: Faith, Engineering & EntrepreneurshipJames Noronha '09, Turbocam

Film DiscussionsAlleged & Midnight in Paris

Students explored faith through

viewings and discussions of

contemporary fi lms, including

a visit from Fred Foote ‘82,

screenwriter for the fi lm Alleged.

Dr. Elaine Phillips with Heart of the Old Testament course students

Billy Riley interviews Dr. Max Lee

R E S I D E N T I A L

insert captions

Above: Residents observe Advent with hymns and liturgical prayer.

Left: Lonnie Camacho and Anderson Chang (above). Anne-Sophie Olsen and Carley Eschliman (below).

Residents read four books together this year: Gilead by Marilynne

Robinson, Playing God by Andy Crouch, Liturgy of the Ordinary by

Tish Harrison Warren, and Your Mind Matters by John Stott.

"Although we brush past countless fellow students each day without a second glance, my experience as a resident has taught me the value of looking twice: there is no room for superficiality in a community where

the presence of each individual is counted irreplaceable. Living in the daily rhythm of this community has slowly nudged me out of self-absorption and made me more patient, attentive, and humble." —Anne-Sophie Olsen

Left: House Residents on Fall Retreat

Public LecturesBeimfohr-Neuss LectureMusic, Math & Mortality: A Musically Illustrated Lecture

Dr. Mia Chung, Curtis Institute

Veritas ForumWhat Is Happiness? An Exploration of Science, Faith & Mental Health

David Carreon, MD, Stanford University

Q Union Video ConferenceHealing Our Divided Nation

David Brooks, Propaganda & Dr. Kara Powell

Loving Your Neighbor Through Itty-Bitty Things We Do EverydayDr. Kyle David Bennett, Caldwell University

Why Does Anything Exist at All?Fr. James Brent, O.P.Pontifi cal Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

Life in Christ, Life in the LabDr. Marisa Cristina March, University of Pennsylvania

Wendell Berry’s Ecological VisionDr. Michael Stevens, Cornerstone University

Campus Ministry Fellowship TalksChesterton House staff serve other campus ministries by providing talks at retreats and fellowship meetings such as:

Date With Death: Christians Faking ImmortalityDr. Ryan O’Dowd

Living Faithfully in Romantic Relationships Dr. Karl Johnson

2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 E V E N T S

Thanks to all of our co-sponsors:

Christian Union, Claritas, Cornell Catholic Community,

Graduate Christian Fellowship, New Life Presbyterian

Church, Q Union, Veritas Forum.

Dr. Mia Chung’s musically

illustrated lecture is available

at www.chestertonhouse.org.

7343,184

Total attendance at Chesterton House lectures

Total attendance at all Chesterton House events

Brooks Propaganda Powell

2 3 4

Dear Friend,

Just as God paused on the seventh day of Creation to look back and take satisfaction in his handiwork, so too we pause to remind ourselves and our ministry partners of what God has done through the work of our hands.

In the beginning (2000), Chesterton House offered lectures designed to help students “think Christianly” across the disciplines, and we mentored graduate students who are now professors all over the world. In 2010, we embarked on an experiment in residential ministry. Today, God’s faithfulness is manifest in the recent provision to purchase a second facility immediately adjacent to the fi rst.

The residential and programming pillars of the ministry work together to create a conversational community that nourishes deep discipleship for all of life. As evidenced by C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, good community is critical to good thinking—or, as Josef Pieper once put it, “conversation is the habitat for truth.”

For example, world-class pianist Dr. Mia Chung recently joined us at the new residence for a senior recognition dinner and provided a teaser of the next evening’s public presentation by inaugurating our Kawai grand piano, one of many generous gifts to the house. This integration of living and learning, all grounded in the Christian tradition, is what we have always been after.

The ripple effect of these efforts is more than merely local. A forthcoming book from InterVarsity Press refers to Chesterton House as “one of the most if not the most infl uential Christian study center,” and Dr. Chung’s visit has inspired her to explore starting a study center at Harvard.

We invite you to pause with us and look back on what God has done at Chesterton House this year. We also invite you to partner with us. Beyond the annual fund of $350,000 necessary to sustain opportunities for Christian living and learning, additional capital funds are needed to complete the residential campus. Please prayerfully consider a gift to Chesterton House as together we equip and encourage students to make God's goodness visible in all of Creation.

Finally, we invite you to look forward with us— to the new facility dedication October 4-5, 2019, and to God’s faithfulness to future classes of Cornell students. After all, the seventh day of Creation is about hope as well as remembrance, teaching us that the future is full of promise.

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, Ph.D. ‘11

P.S. For more information on the Building for the Future Capital Campaign, please contact me directly: karl@chestertonhouse.org.

D I R E C T O R ’ S N O T E

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, PhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPh.D. . ‘11

C O U R S E S , E T C .

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s PeopleWith Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Winter 2018

"This course made me really think about the ways that the Old Testament is directly relevant to my life, and inspired me to think about the nature of the Lord, my faith, and my own ways in a new light, and I think it was extremely valuable for me as a person and

as a curious thinker.”

Identity, Community & VocationWith Dr. Ryan O’Dowd, Spring 2018

“Professor O’Dowd challenged my ideas about what it means to

work, rest, and live in community. His unique perspective on our

role as students and his gift for teaching are invaluable.”

Claritas JournalStudent-led journal of Christian thought

published two issues this year.

ConferencesChesterton House helps students grow

in faith and discern their vocations by

supporting travel to these outstanding

Christian conferences:

• Augustine Collective Conference, Boston

• Jubilee Conference, Pittsburgh

Friday Conversations

A Theology of Pleasure: Food, Sex, Entertainment & Participating in the Life of God Dr. Max Lee, North Park Theological Seminary

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s People Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Gordon College

Race & Rhetoric Rev. Michael Chen, Coalition for Christian Outreach

From Cornell, to Med School...to the Ends of the EarthDr. Michael Bernardo, ’78, MD ’89 Via College of Medicine and Medical University of SC

The Renewing of Your MindDr. Kyle David BennettCaldwell University

At Home in Creation: On Faith & the EnvironmentDr. David Lodge, Cornell University

Wendell Berry’s Vision for LifeDr. Michael StevensCornerstone University

On the Edge of the Kingdom: Faith, Engineering & EntrepreneurshipJames Noronha '09, Turbocam

Film DiscussionsAlleged & Midnight in Paris

Students explored faith through

viewings and discussions of

contemporary fi lms, including

a visit from Fred Foote ‘82,

screenwriter for the fi lm Alleged.

Dr. Elaine Phillips with Heart of the Old Testament course students

Billy Riley interviews Dr. Max Lee

R E S I D E N T I A L

insert captions

Above: Residents observe Advent with hymns and liturgical prayer.

Left: Lonnie Camacho and Anderson Chang (above). Anne-Sophie Olsen and Carley Eschliman (below).

Residents read four books together this year: Gilead by Marilynne

Robinson, Playing God by Andy Crouch, Liturgy of the Ordinary by

Tish Harrison Warren, and Your Mind Matters by John Stott.

"Although we brush past countless fellow students each day without a second glance, my experience as a resident has taught me the value of looking twice: there is no room for superficiality in a community where

the presence of each individual is counted irreplaceable. Living in the daily rhythm of this community has slowly nudged me out of self-absorption and made me more patient, attentive, and humble." —Anne-Sophie Olsen

Left: House Residents on Fall Retreat

Public LecturesBeimfohr-Neuss LectureMusic, Math & Mortality: A Musically Illustrated Lecture

Dr. Mia Chung, Curtis Institute

Veritas ForumWhat Is Happiness? An Exploration of Science, Faith & Mental Health

David Carreon, MD, Stanford University

Q Union Video ConferenceHealing Our Divided Nation

David Brooks, Propaganda & Dr. Kara Powell

Loving Your Neighbor Through Itty-Bitty Things We Do EverydayDr. Kyle David Bennett, Caldwell University

Why Does Anything Exist at All?Fr. James Brent, O.P.Pontifi cal Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

Life in Christ, Life in the LabDr. Marisa Cristina March, University of Pennsylvania

Wendell Berry’s Ecological VisionDr. Michael Stevens, Cornerstone University

Campus Ministry Fellowship TalksChesterton House staff serve other campus ministries by providing talks at retreats and fellowship meetings such as:

Date With Death: Christians Faking ImmortalityDr. Ryan O’Dowd

Living Faithfully in Romantic Relationships Dr. Karl Johnson

2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 E V E N T S

Thanks to all of our co-sponsors:

Christian Union, Claritas, Cornell Catholic Community,

Graduate Christian Fellowship, New Life Presbyterian

Church, Q Union, Veritas Forum.

Dr. Mia Chung’s musically

illustrated lecture is available

at www.chestertonhouse.org.

7343,184

Total attendance at Chesterton House lectures

Total attendance at all Chesterton House events

Brooks Propaganda Powell

2 3 4

Dear Friend,

Just as God paused on the seventh day of Creation to look back and take satisfaction in his handiwork, so too we pause to remind ourselves and our ministry partners of what God has done through the work of our hands.

In the beginning (2000), Chesterton House offered lectures designed to help students “think Christianly” across the disciplines, and we mentored graduate students who are now professors all over the world. In 2010, we embarked on an experiment in residential ministry. Today, God’s faithfulness is manifest in the recent provision to purchase a second facility immediately adjacent to the fi rst.

The residential and programming pillars of the ministry work together to create a conversational community that nourishes deep discipleship for all of life. As evidenced by C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, good community is critical to good thinking—or, as Josef Pieper once put it, “conversation is the habitat for truth.”

For example, world-class pianist Dr. Mia Chung recently joined us at the new residence for a senior recognition dinner and provided a teaser of the next evening’s public presentation by inaugurating our Kawai grand piano, one of many generous gifts to the house. This integration of living and learning, all grounded in the Christian tradition, is what we have always been after.

The ripple effect of these efforts is more than merely local. A forthcoming book from InterVarsity Press refers to Chesterton House as “one of the most if not the most infl uential Christian study center,” and Dr. Chung’s visit has inspired her to explore starting a study center at Harvard.

We invite you to pause with us and look back on what God has done at Chesterton House this year. We also invite you to partner with us. Beyond the annual fund of $350,000 necessary to sustain opportunities for Christian living and learning, additional capital funds are needed to complete the residential campus. Please prayerfully consider a gift to Chesterton House as together we equip and encourage students to make God's goodness visible in all of Creation.

Finally, we invite you to look forward with us— to the new facility dedication October 4-5, 2019, and to God’s faithfulness to future classes of Cornell students. After all, the seventh day of Creation is about hope as well as remembrance, teaching us that the future is full of promise.

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, Ph.D. ‘11

P.S. For more information on the Building for the Future Capital Campaign, please contact me directly: karl@chestertonhouse.org.

D I R E C T O R ’ S N O T E

Karl E. Johnson ‘89, PhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPhPh.D. . ‘11

C O U R S E S , E T C .

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s PeopleWith Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Winter 2018

"This course made me really think about the ways that the Old Testament is directly relevant to my life, and inspired me to think about the nature of the Lord, my faith, and my own ways in a new light, and I think it was extremely valuable for me as a person and

as a curious thinker.”

Identity, Community & VocationWith Dr. Ryan O’Dowd, Spring 2018

“Professor O’Dowd challenged my ideas about what it means to

work, rest, and live in community. His unique perspective on our

role as students and his gift for teaching are invaluable.”

Claritas JournalStudent-led journal of Christian thought

published two issues this year.

ConferencesChesterton House helps students grow

in faith and discern their vocations by

supporting travel to these outstanding

Christian conferences:

• Augustine Collective Conference, Boston

• Jubilee Conference, Pittsburgh

Friday Conversations

A Theology of Pleasure: Food, Sex, Entertainment & Participating in the Life of God Dr. Max Lee, North Park Theological Seminary

The Heart of the Old Testament: Nurturing Love for God & God’s People Dr. Elaine Phillips ‘73, Gordon College

Race & Rhetoric Rev. Michael Chen, Coalition for Christian Outreach

From Cornell, to Med School...to the Ends of the EarthDr. Michael Bernardo, ’78, MD ’89 Via College of Medicine and Medical University of SC

The Renewing of Your MindDr. Kyle David BennettCaldwell University

At Home in Creation: On Faith & the EnvironmentDr. David Lodge, Cornell University

Wendell Berry’s Vision for LifeDr. Michael StevensCornerstone University

On the Edge of the Kingdom: Faith, Engineering & EntrepreneurshipJames Noronha '09, Turbocam

Film DiscussionsAlleged & Midnight in Paris

Students explored faith through

viewings and discussions of

contemporary fi lms, including

a visit from Fred Foote ‘82,

screenwriter for the fi lm Alleged.

Dr. Elaine Phillips with Heart of the Old Testament course students

Billy Riley interviews Dr. Max Lee

R E S I D E N T I A L

insert captions

Above: Residents observe Advent with hymns and liturgical prayer.

Left: Lonnie Camacho and Anderson Chang (above). Anne-Sophie Olsen and Carley Eschliman (below).

Residents read four books together this year: Gilead by Marilynne

Robinson, Playing God by Andy Crouch, Liturgy of the Ordinary by

Tish Harrison Warren, and Your Mind Matters by John Stott.

"Although we brush past countless fellow students each day without a second glance, my experience as a resident has taught me the value of looking twice: there is no room for superficiality in a community where

the presence of each individual is counted irreplaceable. Living in the daily rhythm of this community has slowly nudged me out of self-absorption and made me more patient, attentive, and humble." —Anne-Sophie Olsen

Left: House Residents on Fall Retreat

Public LecturesBeimfohr-Neuss LectureMusic, Math & Mortality: A Musically Illustrated Lecture

Dr. Mia Chung, Curtis Institute

Veritas ForumWhat Is Happiness? An Exploration of Science, Faith & Mental Health

David Carreon, MD, Stanford University

Q Union Video ConferenceHealing Our Divided Nation

David Brooks, Propaganda & Dr. Kara Powell

Loving Your Neighbor Through Itty-Bitty Things We Do EverydayDr. Kyle David Bennett, Caldwell University

Why Does Anything Exist at All?Fr. James Brent, O.P.Pontifi cal Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

Life in Christ, Life in the LabDr. Marisa Cristina March, University of Pennsylvania

Wendell Berry’s Ecological VisionDr. Michael Stevens, Cornerstone University

Campus Ministry Fellowship TalksChesterton House staff serve other campus ministries by providing talks at retreats and fellowship meetings such as:

Date With Death: Christians Faking ImmortalityDr. Ryan O’Dowd

Living Faithfully in Romantic Relationships Dr. Karl Johnson

2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 E V E N T S

Thanks to all of our co-sponsors:

Christian Union, Claritas, Cornell Catholic Community,

Graduate Christian Fellowship, New Life Presbyterian

Church, Q Union, Veritas Forum.

Dr. Mia Chung’s musically

illustrated lecture is available

at www.chestertonhouse.org.

7343,184

Total attendance at Chesterton House lectures

Total attendance at all Chesterton House events

Brooks Propaganda Powell

2 3 4

Daring to Discuss the Important and the Amusing

Annual Report 2018

Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Annual Report 2018

www.chestertonhouse.org

A Center for Christian Studies at Cornell

Board of Directors 2017 - 2018

Dr. Fred Barber ‘87

Dr. Jonathan Butcher

Rev. Dr. Craig Higgins

Dr. Karl E. Johnson ‘89

Andrea Lodge

Nelson Mead ‘81

Dr. David Williamson

“Chesterton House hosts so many interesting discussions, and through them I understand more of God's character. More than anything, I love having this accessible community space where I can meet, learn from, and enjoy fellowship with others from all kinds of backgrounds.”.” —Nancy Ren '19

A rendering of the future residential campus once improvements are complete.

Strategic Initiatives2017–2018

Q Union: Partner with Q Ideas to provide large video

conference featuring national speakers on the Cornell campus.

Winter Course: Partner with Gordon College to offer fi rst

winter term course in Biblical Studies at Cornell.

[IN PROCESS] Renovate Residences: Both the new and the

original residential facilities require signifi cant renovation.

Coming in 2018–2019¨ Veritas Academy: Provide fi rst-ever three-day retreat for

incoming freshmen to meet Christian faculty as well as

upper class students.

¨ Residential Growth: Provide intentional Christian community

for 35 Cornell students, up from 20 last year.

¨ Spiritual Formation: Engage pastors and other mentors to

meet with residents weekly for prayer and reading of Scripture.

“My visit to Chesterton House was so

motivating. The students there are

thoughtful and engaged. If I were

attending Cornell today I would live

there and attend their functions as

a way of equipping myself for what

surely is a tough battle far above

Cayuga's waters. God bless your

efforts and impact on Cornell,

Ithaca, and beyond!” —Fred Foote '82

O U R F U T U R E

3 Easy Ways To Give:Online: www.giving.cornell.edu/give

Select:

Student & Campus Life: Other

Enter: Chesterton House

Forward email confi rmation to:

info@chestertonhouse.org

Mail: Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: 800-279-3099 (Cornell offi ce)

To help Chesterton House serve more students each year, please give today!

SAVE THE DATE!Residential Campus Dedication

October 4–5, 2019

2018-2019 Annual

Fund Goal:

$351,000

Financial: July 2017-June 2018

Annual Fund 306,934Restricted Gifts 42,300Service Revenue 175,330Sales/Other 3,506

$528,070

Program 345,092Administration 65,341Fundraising 31,863

$442,296

T H A N K Y O U

¨

¨

Many thanks to all those who faithfully provided support to Chesterton House from July 2017 through June 2018.

Bacher, Blair & Leigh1 • Bademan, Bryan • Baer, Daniel & Joanne • Baer, Donald & Ellen • Banks, Eugene • Barrett, Chris & Clara • Bartel, Donald & Joanne • Barwick, John & Panle • Bassette, Frederick & Pamela • Becker, Charlie & Carol • Billings, Trey & Elisa • Bouck, David • Braband, Lynn • Brashers, Jim • Bread of Life Anglican Church (Ithaca, NY) • Chan, Ruth Chee-Yun • Chang, Clifton • Chase, Gene & Emily • Chu, Timothy • Claussen, Randall • Crawford, Mary • Crognale, Ray & Gretchen • Crystal, Robert • Dill, Michael & Rachel • Dillon, Tim & Cindy • Dobyns, Kit • Eppard, Philip • Erali, Richard & Gail • Falcone, Rebekah • Falcone, Paul & Sandra • Fei, Victor • Fetzer, Joel2 • Fick, Gary & Mae Ellen • First Ithaca Chinese Christian Church • Fisher, Paul & Karen • Foster, Paul & Kathy • Frantz, Matthew & Barbara • Gabrielson, Richard & Debra • Gao, Tim & Mary Pisaniello • Giobbi, Anthony • Hampton, Jennifer • Hasenauer, Thomas & Linda3 • Haver, Monica4 • Higgins, Craig & Ann • Hoashi-Erhardt, Christoph & Wendy • Hoomans, Jessica • Horner, Richard & April • Hoskins, Paul • Howard, Bruce • Hu, Esther5 • Humphries, Aisha • Hunt, Noah • Idelman, Scott • Irvine, Keith & Rebecca • Jermy, Chip • Johnson, Paul & Sue • Joseph, Jeremiah • Kam, Grace • Kent, Robert • Korb, Inez • Krauss, Tom & Andrea • Krummel, Dale • Ladd, James & Stephanie Gehring • Lam, Rick • Leary, Mark & Kate • Lee, Max & Su • Lenz, Mark & Virginia • Lequieu, Joshua & Amanda • Liang, Jianping • Louis, Benjie • Love, Alan & Lolene • MacKay, David • Mancini, Chet • Mason-McCaffrey, Deborah & McCaffrey, Michael • Minch, Jeffrey & Heather • Mehlenbacher, Than • Millard, Charles & Gwen • Missirian, Sela • Mohnsen, Garrette & Janice • Mosher, Art & Ellen • Nees, Lawrence & Mary Barton • Nikitczuk,

1 IMO Robert Finniss2 IHO Carl Fetzer3 IHO Shea Hasenauer4 IHO Adrian Smith5 IHO Chuck Tompkins

Whitney Stich • Olson, Jeffrey & Rebecca • Oney, Tricia • Ong, Say Kee & Huang • Pakala, Denise • Patterson, Donald & Sandra • Phillips, Tim & Brianne • Pinckney, Steven & Sarah • Popovici, Michael • Richards, Brian & Colleen • Richardson, J. David • Richmonds, Reuben • Ring, Donald & Sonja • Rockey, Mark & Janine • Sabatke, Charles & Linda • Sackett, Steve & Pam • Saleh, Mark & Janet • Schaffer, Tim & Jill • Senter, James • Slinker, Jason6 • Smedley, Scott & Melanie7 • Souryal, Michael & Karen • Stair, Randy & Kathy • Staver, Dan & Susan • Stein, Peter & Jill • Stephens, Robin8 • Stuebing, Richard & Kathleen • Su, Jimmy & Vivian5 • Sutherland, James & Kristin • Tejada, Hilary • Thaler, Sonia9 • Thomforde, Jim & Liz • Triezenberg, Jeff & Heather • Trotter, Drew & Marie • Tsavaris, Gregory • Vineyard Church of Ithaca (Ithaca, NY) • Volk, David & Pamela • Voth, Greg & Ellen • Widger, Byron & Jennifer • Wilbur, Steve & Pam • Wilder, William & Nicolien • Wilson, Gregory & Camille • Woodnorth, Terrence & Lorene • Yap, Vong-Hin & Poh-Lian Lim10 • Yee, David & Vivian • Yeo, Andrew • Zimmer, William • Zimmerman, Ray & Esther

Gifts $1,000 and aboveAhl, David • Anonymous (3) • Banker, Bob & Ruth • Beebout, Jason & Sarah • Bethel Grove Bible Church (Ithaca, NY) • Bilderback, Don & Becky • Bowers, David & Jennifer • Cairney, William • Carson, D. A. • Christ Chapel (Ithaca, NY) • Downs, Chris & Ellen • Ellingsworth, Richard & Carole • Guillen, Michael & Laurel • Greenplate, Susan11 • Grohn, Yrjo & Kaisa • Guzman, Adriana • Hamersma, Sarah • Huffmann, Mark & Mary Lyn • Jackson, Peter & Nancy • Jermy, Charles Jr. & Barbara • Johnson, David & Mary •

6 IMO Christian Anible7 IMO Scott Smedley8 IMO John Greenplate9 IMO Richard Thaler10 IHO Richard Baer11 IMO John Greenplate

Johnson, Karl & Julie • Johnson, Leonard & Rebecca • Koenig, Ethan • Koutereba, leLainya • Larson, Wendy • Lodge, David & Andrea • Matier, Michael • Mead, Nelson & Kathy • Minch, Bradley & Sherri • Ng, David • Noronha, James • O’Dowd, Ryan & Amy10 • Porteous, David & Becky • Pothen, Alex & Bobbie • Root, Marty & Connie • Schoenly, Conant12 • Semmes, Ben & Lisa • Simms, Stephen • Stouffer, James & Wanda • Taylor, David & Masako • Tiscareno, Matt & Laura

Gifts $2,500 and aboveBravo, Jocelyn Wu • Kagi, Ed & Alice • Kok, George & Lisa • Luker, Mark & Sarah • New Life Presbyterian Church (Ithaca, NY) • New York Presbytery • Papastravros, Nicholas & Vivian Lee • Pothen, James • Powell, Don & Rita13 • Recktenwald, Geoff & Erin • South Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church (Baton Rouge, LA)

Gifts $5,000 and aboveAinslie, Scott & Deborah • Barber, Fred & Alice • Bernardo, Michael & Darly • Christian Union • Templeton Foundation • Williamson, David & Ann • Welton-Lair, Walter & Lisa

Gifts $10,000 and aboveBeimfohr, Linda • Blanchard, Ken & Marjorie • Hess, Herb • Nolan, Carol • Rhodes, Frank & Rosa

Gifts $20,000 and aboveFay, Robert & Carol • Foote, Frederick & Theresa • Lilly Endowment • Neuss, Carl & Elaine • O’Neal, Kevin & Kelly

Gifts $200,000 and aboveAnonymous

Gifts $1,000,000 and aboveGianforte Family Foundation

IMO = In Memory Of IHO = In Honor Of

12 IHO Stephen Simms13 IMO Donald Smith

These fi gures represent the annual operations. Not included are gifts of $1.25M and corresponding expenses for the Building for the Future Capital Campaign.

5 6

Daring to Discuss the Important and the Amusing

Annual Report 2018

Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Annual Report 2018

www.chestertonhouse.org

A Center for Christian Studies at Cornell

Board of Directors 2017 - 2018

Dr. Fred Barber ‘87

Dr. Jonathan Butcher

Rev. Dr. Craig Higgins

Dr. Karl E. Johnson ‘89

Andrea Lodge

Nelson Mead ‘81

Dr. David Williamson

“Chesterton House hosts so many interesting discussions, and through them I understand more of God's character. More than anything, I love having this accessible community space where I can meet, learn from, and enjoy fellowship with others from all kinds of backgrounds.”.” —Nancy Ren '19

A rendering of the future residential campus once improvements are complete.

Strategic Initiatives2017–2018

Q Union: Partner with Q Ideas to provide large video

conference featuring national speakers on the Cornell campus.

Winter Course: Partner with Gordon College to offer fi rst

winter term course in Biblical Studies at Cornell.

[IN PROCESS] Renovate Residences: Both the new and the

original residential facilities require signifi cant renovation.

Coming in 2018–2019¨ Veritas Academy: Provide fi rst-ever three-day retreat for

incoming freshmen to meet Christian faculty as well as

upper class students.

¨ Residential Growth: Provide intentional Christian community

for 35 Cornell students, up from 20 last year.

¨ Spiritual Formation: Engage pastors and other mentors to

meet with residents weekly for prayer and reading of Scripture.

“My visit to Chesterton House was so

motivating. The students there are

thoughtful and engaged. If I were

attending Cornell today I would live

there and attend their functions as

a way of equipping myself for what

surely is a tough battle far above

Cayuga's waters. God bless your

efforts and impact on Cornell,

Ithaca, and beyond!” —Fred Foote '82

O U R F U T U R E

3 Easy Ways To Give:Online: www.giving.cornell.edu/give

Select:

Student & Campus Life: Other

Enter: Chesterton House

Forward email confi rmation to:

info@chestertonhouse.org

Mail: Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: 800-279-3099 (Cornell offi ce)

To help Chesterton House serve more students each year, please give today!

SAVE THE DATE!Residential Campus Dedication

October 4–5, 2019

2018-2019 Annual

Fund Goal:

$351,000

Financial: July 2017-June 2018

Annual Fund 306,934Restricted Gifts 42,300Service Revenue 175,330Sales/Other 3,506

$528,070

Program 345,092Administration 65,341Fundraising 31,863

$442,296

T H A N K Y O U

¨

¨

Many thanks to all those who faithfully provided support to Chesterton House from July 2017 through June 2018.

Bacher, Blair & Leigh1 • Bademan, Bryan • Baer, Daniel & Joanne • Baer, Donald & Ellen • Banks, Eugene • Barrett, Chris & Clara • Bartel, Donald & Joanne • Barwick, John & Panle • Bassette, Frederick & Pamela • Becker, Charlie & Carol • Billings, Trey & Elisa • Bouck, David • Braband, Lynn • Brashers, Jim • Bread of Life Anglican Church (Ithaca, NY) • Chan, Ruth Chee-Yun • Chang, Clifton • Chase, Gene & Emily • Chu, Timothy • Claussen, Randall • Crawford, Mary • Crognale, Ray & Gretchen • Crystal, Robert • Dill, Michael & Rachel • Dillon, Tim & Cindy • Dobyns, Kit • Eppard, Philip • Erali, Richard & Gail • Falcone, Rebekah • Falcone, Paul & Sandra • Fei, Victor • Fetzer, Joel2 • Fick, Gary & Mae Ellen • First Ithaca Chinese Christian Church • Fisher, Paul & Karen • Foster, Paul & Kathy • Frantz, Matthew & Barbara • Gabrielson, Richard & Debra • Gao, Tim & Mary Pisaniello • Giobbi, Anthony • Hampton, Jennifer • Hasenauer, Thomas & Linda3 • Haver, Monica4 • Higgins, Craig & Ann • Hoashi-Erhardt, Christoph & Wendy • Hoomans, Jessica • Horner, Richard & April • Hoskins, Paul • Howard, Bruce • Hu, Esther5 • Humphries, Aisha • Hunt, Noah • Idelman, Scott • Irvine, Keith & Rebecca • Jermy, Chip • Johnson, Paul & Sue • Joseph, Jeremiah • Kam, Grace • Kent, Robert • Korb, Inez • Krauss, Tom & Andrea • Krummel, Dale • Ladd, James & Stephanie Gehring • Lam, Rick • Leary, Mark & Kate • Lee, Max & Su • Lenz, Mark & Virginia • Lequieu, Joshua & Amanda • Liang, Jianping • Louis, Benjie • Love, Alan & Lolene • MacKay, David • Mancini, Chet • Mason-McCaffrey, Deborah & McCaffrey, Michael • Minch, Jeffrey & Heather • Mehlenbacher, Than • Millard, Charles & Gwen • Missirian, Sela • Mohnsen, Garrette & Janice • Mosher, Art & Ellen • Nees, Lawrence & Mary Barton • Nikitczuk,

1 IMO Robert Finniss2 IHO Carl Fetzer3 IHO Shea Hasenauer4 IHO Adrian Smith5 IHO Chuck Tompkins

Whitney Stich • Olson, Jeffrey & Rebecca • Oney, Tricia • Ong, Say Kee & Huang • Pakala, Denise • Patterson, Donald & Sandra • Phillips, Tim & Brianne • Pinckney, Steven & Sarah • Popovici, Michael • Richards, Brian & Colleen • Richardson, J. David • Richmonds, Reuben • Ring, Donald & Sonja • Rockey, Mark & Janine • Sabatke, Charles & Linda • Sackett, Steve & Pam • Saleh, Mark & Janet • Schaffer, Tim & Jill • Senter, James • Slinker, Jason6 • Smedley, Scott & Melanie7 • Souryal, Michael & Karen • Stair, Randy & Kathy • Staver, Dan & Susan • Stein, Peter & Jill • Stephens, Robin8 • Stuebing, Richard & Kathleen • Su, Jimmy & Vivian5 • Sutherland, James & Kristin • Tejada, Hilary • Thaler, Sonia9 • Thomforde, Jim & Liz • Triezenberg, Jeff & Heather • Trotter, Drew & Marie • Tsavaris, Gregory • Vineyard Church of Ithaca (Ithaca, NY) • Volk, David & Pamela • Voth, Greg & Ellen • Widger, Byron & Jennifer • Wilbur, Steve & Pam • Wilder, William & Nicolien • Wilson, Gregory & Camille • Woodnorth, Terrence & Lorene • Yap, Vong-Hin & Poh-Lian Lim10 • Yee, David & Vivian • Yeo, Andrew • Zimmer, William • Zimmerman, Ray & Esther

Gifts $1,000 and aboveAhl, David • Anonymous (3) • Banker, Bob & Ruth • Beebout, Jason & Sarah • Bethel Grove Bible Church (Ithaca, NY) • Bilderback, Don & Becky • Bowers, David & Jennifer • Cairney, William • Carson, D. A. • Christ Chapel (Ithaca, NY) • Downs, Chris & Ellen • Ellingsworth, Richard & Carole • Guillen, Michael & Laurel • Greenplate, Susan11 • Grohn, Yrjo & Kaisa • Guzman, Adriana • Hamersma, Sarah • Huffmann, Mark & Mary Lyn • Jackson, Peter & Nancy • Jermy, Charles Jr. & Barbara • Johnson, David & Mary •

6 IMO Christian Anible7 IMO Scott Smedley8 IMO John Greenplate9 IMO Richard Thaler10 IHO Richard Baer11 IMO John Greenplate

Johnson, Karl & Julie • Johnson, Leonard & Rebecca • Koenig, Ethan • Koutereba, leLainya • Larson, Wendy • Lodge, David & Andrea • Matier, Michael • Mead, Nelson & Kathy • Minch, Bradley & Sherri • Ng, David • Noronha, James • O’Dowd, Ryan & Amy10 • Porteous, David & Becky • Pothen, Alex & Bobbie • Root, Marty & Connie • Schoenly, Conant12 • Semmes, Ben & Lisa • Simms, Stephen • Stouffer, James & Wanda • Taylor, David & Masako • Tiscareno, Matt & Laura

Gifts $2,500 and aboveBravo, Jocelyn Wu • Kagi, Ed & Alice • Kok, George & Lisa • Luker, Mark & Sarah • New Life Presbyterian Church (Ithaca, NY) • New York Presbytery • Papastravros, Nicholas & Vivian Lee • Pothen, James • Powell, Don & Rita13 • Recktenwald, Geoff & Erin • South Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church (Baton Rouge, LA)

Gifts $5,000 and aboveAinslie, Scott & Deborah • Barber, Fred & Alice • Bernardo, Michael & Darly • Christian Union • Templeton Foundation • Williamson, David & Ann • Welton-Lair, Walter & Lisa

Gifts $10,000 and aboveBeimfohr, Linda • Blanchard, Ken & Marjorie • Hess, Herb • Nolan, Carol • Rhodes, Frank & Rosa

Gifts $20,000 and aboveFay, Robert & Carol • Foote, Frederick & Theresa • Lilly Endowment • Neuss, Carl & Elaine • O’Neal, Kevin & Kelly

Gifts $200,000 and aboveAnonymous

Gifts $1,000,000 and aboveGianforte Family Foundation

IMO = In Memory Of IHO = In Honor Of

12 IHO Stephen Simms13 IMO Donald Smith

These fi gures represent the annual operations. Not included are gifts of $1.25M and corresponding expenses for the Building for the Future Capital Campaign.

5 6

Daring to Discuss the Important and the Amusing

Annual Report 2018

Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Annual Report 2018

www.chestertonhouse.org

A Center for Christian Studies at Cornell

Board of Directors 2017 - 2018

Dr. Fred Barber ‘87

Dr. Jonathan Butcher

Rev. Dr. Craig Higgins

Dr. Karl E. Johnson ‘89

Andrea Lodge

Nelson Mead ‘81

Dr. David Williamson

“Chesterton House hosts so many interesting discussions, and through them I understand more of God's character. More than anything, I love having this accessible community space where I can meet, learn from, and enjoy fellowship with others from all kinds of backgrounds.”.” —Nancy Ren '19

A rendering of the future residential campus once improvements are complete.

Strategic Initiatives2017–2018

Q Union: Partner with Q Ideas to provide large video

conference featuring national speakers on the Cornell campus.

Winter Course: Partner with Gordon College to offer fi rst

winter term course in Biblical Studies at Cornell.

[IN PROCESS] Renovate Residences: Both the new and the

original residential facilities require signifi cant renovation.

Coming in 2018–2019¨ Veritas Academy: Provide fi rst-ever three-day retreat for

incoming freshmen to meet Christian faculty as well as

upper class students.

¨ Residential Growth: Provide intentional Christian community

for 35 Cornell students, up from 20 last year.

¨ Spiritual Formation: Engage pastors and other mentors to

meet with residents weekly for prayer and reading of Scripture.

“My visit to Chesterton House was so

motivating. The students there are

thoughtful and engaged. If I were

attending Cornell today I would live

there and attend their functions as

a way of equipping myself for what

surely is a tough battle far above

Cayuga's waters. God bless your

efforts and impact on Cornell,

Ithaca, and beyond!” —Fred Foote '82

O U R F U T U R E

3 Easy Ways To Give:Online: www.giving.cornell.edu/give

Select:

Student & Campus Life: Other

Enter: Chesterton House

Forward email confi rmation to:

info@chestertonhouse.org

Mail: Chesterton House

118 Anabel Taylor Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: 800-279-3099 (Cornell offi ce)

To help Chesterton House serve more students each year, please give today!

SAVE THE DATE!Residential Campus Dedication

October 4–5, 2019

2018-2019 Annual

Fund Goal:

$351,000

Financial: July 2017-June 2018

Annual Fund 306,934Restricted Gifts 42,300Service Revenue 175,330Sales/Other 3,506

$528,070

Program 345,092Administration 65,341Fundraising 31,863

$442,296

T H A N K Y O U

¨

¨

Many thanks to all those who faithfully provided support to Chesterton House from July 2017 through June 2018.

Bacher, Blair & Leigh1 • Bademan, Bryan • Baer, Daniel & Joanne • Baer, Donald & Ellen • Banks, Eugene • Barrett, Chris & Clara • Bartel, Donald & Joanne • Barwick, John & Panle • Bassette, Frederick & Pamela • Becker, Charlie & Carol • Billings, Trey & Elisa • Bouck, David • Braband, Lynn • Brashers, Jim • Bread of Life Anglican Church (Ithaca, NY) • Chan, Ruth Chee-Yun • Chang, Clifton • Chase, Gene & Emily • Chu, Timothy • Claussen, Randall • Crawford, Mary • Crognale, Ray & Gretchen • Crystal, Robert • Dill, Michael & Rachel • Dillon, Tim & Cindy • Dobyns, Kit • Eppard, Philip • Erali, Richard & Gail • Falcone, Rebekah • Falcone, Paul & Sandra • Fei, Victor • Fetzer, Joel2 • Fick, Gary & Mae Ellen • First Ithaca Chinese Christian Church • Fisher, Paul & Karen • Foster, Paul & Kathy • Frantz, Matthew & Barbara • Gabrielson, Richard & Debra • Gao, Tim & Mary Pisaniello • Giobbi, Anthony • Hampton, Jennifer • Hasenauer, Thomas & Linda3 • Haver, Monica4 • Higgins, Craig & Ann • Hoashi-Erhardt, Christoph & Wendy • Hoomans, Jessica • Horner, Richard & April • Hoskins, Paul • Howard, Bruce • Hu, Esther5 • Humphries, Aisha • Hunt, Noah • Idelman, Scott • Irvine, Keith & Rebecca • Jermy, Chip • Johnson, Paul & Sue • Joseph, Jeremiah • Kam, Grace • Kent, Robert • Korb, Inez • Krauss, Tom & Andrea • Krummel, Dale • Ladd, James & Stephanie Gehring • Lam, Rick • Leary, Mark & Kate • Lee, Max & Su • Lenz, Mark & Virginia • Lequieu, Joshua & Amanda • Liang, Jianping • Louis, Benjie • Love, Alan & Lolene • MacKay, David • Mancini, Chet • Mason-McCaffrey, Deborah & McCaffrey, Michael • Minch, Jeffrey & Heather • Mehlenbacher, Than • Millard, Charles & Gwen • Missirian, Sela • Mohnsen, Garrette & Janice • Mosher, Art & Ellen • Nees, Lawrence & Mary Barton • Nikitczuk,

1 IMO Robert Finniss2 IHO Carl Fetzer3 IHO Shea Hasenauer4 IHO Adrian Smith5 IHO Chuck Tompkins

Whitney Stich • Olson, Jeffrey & Rebecca • Oney, Tricia • Ong, Say Kee & Huang • Pakala, Denise • Patterson, Donald & Sandra • Phillips, Tim & Brianne • Pinckney, Steven & Sarah • Popovici, Michael • Richards, Brian & Colleen • Richardson, J. David • Richmonds, Reuben • Ring, Donald & Sonja • Rockey, Mark & Janine • Sabatke, Charles & Linda • Sackett, Steve & Pam • Saleh, Mark & Janet • Schaffer, Tim & Jill • Senter, James • Slinker, Jason6 • Smedley, Scott & Melanie7 • Souryal, Michael & Karen • Stair, Randy & Kathy • Staver, Dan & Susan • Stein, Peter & Jill • Stephens, Robin8 • Stuebing, Richard & Kathleen • Su, Jimmy & Vivian5 • Sutherland, James & Kristin • Tejada, Hilary • Thaler, Sonia9 • Thomforde, Jim & Liz • Triezenberg, Jeff & Heather • Trotter, Drew & Marie • Tsavaris, Gregory • Vineyard Church of Ithaca (Ithaca, NY) • Volk, David & Pamela • Voth, Greg & Ellen • Widger, Byron & Jennifer • Wilbur, Steve & Pam • Wilder, William & Nicolien • Wilson, Gregory & Camille • Woodnorth, Terrence & Lorene • Yap, Vong-Hin & Poh-Lian Lim10 • Yee, David & Vivian • Yeo, Andrew • Zimmer, William • Zimmerman, Ray & Esther

Gifts $1,000 and aboveAhl, David • Anonymous (3) • Banker, Bob & Ruth • Beebout, Jason & Sarah • Bethel Grove Bible Church (Ithaca, NY) • Bilderback, Don & Becky • Bowers, David & Jennifer • Cairney, William • Carson, D. A. • Christ Chapel (Ithaca, NY) • Downs, Chris & Ellen • Ellingsworth, Richard & Carole • Guillen, Michael & Laurel • Greenplate, Susan11 • Grohn, Yrjo & Kaisa • Guzman, Adriana • Hamersma, Sarah • Huffmann, Mark & Mary Lyn • Jackson, Peter & Nancy • Jermy, Charles Jr. & Barbara • Johnson, David & Mary •

6 IMO Christian Anible7 IMO Scott Smedley8 IMO John Greenplate9 IMO Richard Thaler10 IHO Richard Baer11 IMO John Greenplate

Johnson, Karl & Julie • Johnson, Leonard & Rebecca • Koenig, Ethan • Koutereba, leLainya • Larson, Wendy • Lodge, David & Andrea • Matier, Michael • Mead, Nelson & Kathy • Minch, Bradley & Sherri • Ng, David • Noronha, James • O’Dowd, Ryan & Amy10 • Porteous, David & Becky • Pothen, Alex & Bobbie • Root, Marty & Connie • Schoenly, Conant12 • Semmes, Ben & Lisa • Simms, Stephen • Stouffer, James & Wanda • Taylor, David & Masako • Tiscareno, Matt & Laura

Gifts $2,500 and aboveBravo, Jocelyn Wu • Kagi, Ed & Alice • Kok, George & Lisa • Luker, Mark & Sarah • New Life Presbyterian Church (Ithaca, NY) • New York Presbytery • Papastravros, Nicholas & Vivian Lee • Pothen, James • Powell, Don & Rita13 • Recktenwald, Geoff & Erin • South Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church (Baton Rouge, LA)

Gifts $5,000 and aboveAinslie, Scott & Deborah • Barber, Fred & Alice • Bernardo, Michael & Darly • Christian Union • Templeton Foundation • Williamson, David & Ann • Welton-Lair, Walter & Lisa

Gifts $10,000 and aboveBeimfohr, Linda • Blanchard, Ken & Marjorie • Hess, Herb • Nolan, Carol • Rhodes, Frank & Rosa

Gifts $20,000 and aboveFay, Robert & Carol • Foote, Frederick & Theresa • Lilly Endowment • Neuss, Carl & Elaine • O’Neal, Kevin & Kelly

Gifts $200,000 and aboveAnonymous

Gifts $1,000,000 and aboveGianforte Family Foundation

IMO = In Memory Of IHO = In Honor Of

12 IHO Stephen Simms13 IMO Donald Smith

These fi gures represent the annual operations. Not included are gifts of $1.25M and corresponding expenses for the Building for the Future Capital Campaign.

5 6