JACKSON, Tennessee – The past is about to meet the future at Union University.

The final remnants of the G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel, which has served the campus since 1975, will be removed by Tuesday, to make way for a new $30 million chapel – a project described as the campus capstone that will serve as a visible testimony of the institution’s Christ-centered mission for generations to come.

The freestanding facility, located on the eastern edge of the Jackson campus, will be clearly visible from the U.S. Highway 45 Bypass. Its design features a steeple that will rise above every other building on campus, symbolizing the university’s commitment to keeping Christ at the forefront of its work.

The project is a central priority of “Union 200: The Bicentennial Campaign” – an original campaign goal was $60 million, but the Board felt led to increase it to $80 million to include the new chapel.

The pipe organ has been disassembled, stored and will be reassembled in the new chapel.

Plans are for Union to dedicate the new chapel in January 2028.

To date, donors have given more than $15 million plus toward the $30 million project cost. Naming opportunities remain available, and contributions can be made online.

(PHOTO: G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel is being replaced by a new $30 million Union University chapel)