For over forty years, the chapel has stood as the representative building of Trinity Western University. However, in the fall of 2004, it was forced into closure due to a harmful accumulation of mould that affected certain students and faculty members. Shortly after the incident, it was decided that the chapel should be demolished so as to negate the possibility of any further health risks, though many people feel that tearing down the structure would be comparable to tearing out the heart of TWU itself. For many students who have spent the happiest years of their lives at Trinity, the question is simple: what must be done to save the chapel? To further appreciate the importance of the chapel, we need to begin to understand why it was created and what it represents. In 1962, it was decided that as the first building erected at Trinity, the chapel would need to be situated in the most appropriate location on campus to serve the students as intended. Some felt that it should stand prominently in the entrance to the university grounds, but upon much deliberation the founders of TWU (then Trinity Junior College) unwaveringly determined that it would be placed in a more central location; a haven in the midst of the world around it. The design of the chapel was also deliberate. The rooflines were fashioned to arc upward, evoking a sense of praise and worship. Benno Friesen, a founding faculty member of Trinity, spoke on behalf of the TWU Alumni Association, stating that the “design [of the chapel] captures exactly what the founders, student bodies, and faculty members desired when they came to worship there.” The Calvin B. Hanson chapel was named after the Trinity’s first president, though not until 1980, roughly a decade after the torch was passed to Dr. Neil Snider. The Alumni Association, who are passionate about restoring the chapel to its former glory, are shocked at the Board of Governors’ plan to dismantle the building. “The founding president is still with us and is now forced to stand on the sidelines and watch what was meant to honour him now become the centre of dishonour.” The Alumni Association has offered a proposal to the Board as per several alternatives to the destruction of the chapel. (See below) The only stipulations the Alumni Association requests are: that the original structural design not be modified, that the building remain in a central location, and that the aesthetic atmosphere of the building remain one of reverence. Should the Board decide to restore the chapel and / or accept any of the aforementioned proposals, the TWU Alumni Association (coupled with the Pillar Alumni Association) would be responsible for raising the total sum necessary to recondition the building to its mandatory level of safety.