About Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Chapel · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel located within the Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (formerly Spectrum Health Butterworth) at 100 Michigan Street NE in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. It serves as a place of prayer, pastoral presence, and sacramental ministry for patients, families, visitors, and healthcare workers at one of western Michigan's largest medical centers. Within the Diocese of Grand Rapids, the chapel hosts a weekly Thursday noon Mass, bringing the Eucharist into the heart of a busy urban hospital campus. It also functions around the clock as an interfaith space of quiet and reflection, supported by the hospital's Spiritual Care department and Catholic chaplaincy.
- Diocese
- Diocese of Grand Rapids
Why belong here
Patients, families, and staff at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital find in this chapel a quiet oasis of prayer and a regular rhythm of Catholic worship in the middle of medical routines. The Thursday noon Mass keeps the Eucharist accessible to those who may otherwise be unable to attend their home parish, while the surrounding Spiritual Care team offers Catholic, ecumenical, and interfaith support for difficult decisions, grief, and crisis. It is a place of pastoral presence — chaplains visit rooms, bring communion, and walk alongside people of all traditions through every stage of a health journey.
Mass times at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Chapel
Weekly Mass schedule
About the Chapel
The Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Chapel sits inside one of western Michigan's largest medical centers, providing a Catholic worship space in the middle of downtown Grand Rapids. It is part of the Diocese of Grand Rapids and exists to bring the Eucharist and pastoral care to patients, families, and staff who often cannot easily leave the hospital. Beyond its weekly Mass, the chapel is open around the clock as a place of quiet prayer and reflection for people of any background.
Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy
Corewell Health's Spiritual Care department staffs chaplains who walk alongside patients and families of every faith tradition — and none at all. They help resolve conflicts between spiritual beliefs and medical treatment, support people through grief, assist in end-of-life decision-making, and perform religious rituals such as prayers, blessings, and communion. The Catholic chaplain assigned to Butterworth and Blodgett hospitals at the time of the Diocese of Grand Rapids' COVID-19 communications was Father John Bosco Ssekkomo.
- Resolving conflicts between spiritual beliefs and recommended medical treatments
- Handling tough feelings, stress, and grief
- Making decisions about end-of-life care
- Staying calm during times of crisis
- Communicating with caregivers
- Contacting a religious leader from your own faith tradition
- Performing religious rituals (prayers, blessings, communion, etc.)
Interfaith Chapel Resources
Because it serves a diverse patient population, the chapel is equipped with items used by multiple faith traditions. Visitors and patients may request Sabbath candles, Bibles, Qur'ans, rosaries, and communion as needed. Anyone in need of prayer or simply a quiet, peaceful space is welcome to use the chapel regardless of background.
- Sabbath candles
- Bibles
- Qur'ans
- Rosaries
- Communion
Visiting the Hospital Chapel
Patients, families, visitors, and staff are all welcome. As the chapel is located within the hospital, guests should ask their care team or the front desk for specific directions to the chapel within the building. The hospital's main phone line is 616.391.1774.
- Address: 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Main phone: 616.391.1774
- Ask the care team for directions to the chapel