Campus Ministry and Spiritual Life
United Campus Ministry and Spiritual Life Center
The mission of Springfield College is to educate persons in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to humanity. This institution takes it as foundational that we are all spiritual beings, and that education is more than an intellectual endeavor.The United Campus Ministry and Spiritual Life Center supports the spiritual, educational and worship needs of the Springfield College community. We strive to provide direct assistance and access to students and staff of all spiritual and religious backgrounds through the work of the director and the associate ministers and in cooperation with spiritual centers and houses of worship in the greater Springfield area.
We nurture the spiritual lives of students, faculty and staff both within and outside of traditional religious contexts with programs that address the spiritual, moral and ethical issues that confront us as individuals and as a community.
We embrace religious pluralism and work to encourage interfaith dialogue and cooperative action. We respect that our diverse traditions help us live integrated lives where spirit, mind and body complement one another in service to the world. We invite members of the community to learn more about the spiritual paths that traverse our campus, and to engage in the multi-faith worship services, educational programs and service opportunities we offer.
Springfield College Names David L. C. McMahon To The Position Of Director Of United Campus Ministry And Spiritual Life
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 17, 2006 – Springfield College has appointed David L. C. McMahon as director of the United Campus Ministry and Spiritual Life Center. McMahon, who has taught at Boston University School of Theology since 2000 and recently was pastor at Wakefield Lynnfield United Methodist Church in Wakefield, Mass., succeeds Fr. Leo James K. Hoar, who stepped down from the position earlier this year due to illness. McMahon will work with the college’s adjunct clergy and other student services staff to foster community and to provide pastoral care and opportunities for worship, reflection and service for students, faculty, staff and alumni.
A candidate for a doctoral degree in religious and theological studies at Boston University, McMahon has taught religious studies, theology and ministerial arts courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has extensive experience in pastoral ministry and in educating and collaborating with professionals in ministry and in social service.
McMahon graduated from Harvard College and earned his master’s degree in divinity from the Boston University School of Theology. He has been active professionally and personally in interfaith dialogue and action, and in guiding students to consider how their faith, education and experience support each other.
McMahon lives in Brookline, Mass. with his wife Sarah Queen and their sons Thomas and Benjamin.