About Fort Riley Victory Chapel · Fort Riley, Kansas
Fort Riley Victory Chapel is a Catholic chapel on the U.S. Army installation at Fort Riley, Kansas, located in Building 2560 at 2560 Trooper Drive. It serves the Catholic faithful of the 1st Infantry Division community — soldiers, families, civilian personnel, and retirees — as part of the Fort Riley Religious Support Office. The chapel offers weekly Catholic Mass, religious education for children and adults, and sacramental preparation, and also hosts ecumenical programs for the broader post community including AWANA, the Chapel Youth Program (SNAC), and women's fellowship groups. As a military chapel, it falls under the pastoral care of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.
- Diocese
- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
Why belong here
Victory Chapel is the Catholic home for the Fort Riley military community, offering Sunday and weekday Mass, sacramental preparation, and religious education for children and adults. Because it is run through the Fort Riley Religious Support Office, Catholic service members, their families, civilian employees, and retirees can worship, receive the sacraments, and find spiritual support without leaving the installation. The chapel also anchors a broader Christian community life with Sunday school, AWANA, youth programs (SNAC), and a Wednesday Family Night dinner — making it a natural gathering point for the post's Catholic families.
Mass times at Fort Riley Victory Chapel
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 11:00 AM and by appointment
About Victory Chapel
Victory Chapel is the Catholic chapel of Fort Riley, located in Building 2560 on Trooper Drive. It is administered through the Fort Riley Religious Support Office and, as a Catholic military chapel, comes under the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. The chapel serves soldiers, families, civilian employees, and retirees on the installation, offering weekly Catholic Mass, religious education, and sacramental preparation alongside ecumenical Protestant worship and family programs.
Holy Week and Easter Liturgies
Victory Chapel is the principal Catholic venue on Fort Riley for the Triduum. The 1st Infantry Division's 2025 Spring Schedule lists Good Friday's Stations of the Cross and Veneration of the Cross, as well as the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass, all being celebrated at Victory Chapel.
- Good Friday — Stations of the Cross, 2:00 PM
- Good Friday — Veneration of the Cross, 3:00 PM
- Holy Saturday — Easter Vigil Mass, 8:00 PM
Faith Formation and Religious Education
Catholic religious education on Fort Riley is coordinated by Directors of Religious Education out of the Religious Support Office, with Sunday Catechism for children and adults meeting at Victory Chapel. The 2021 Fort Riley directory lists the DRE phones as 785-239-0875 and 785-240-1443, and parents are encouraged to call to enroll children in ongoing faith formation.
- Sunday Catechism — 10:30 AM
- Children's Church — 9:10 AM to 10:10 AM
- Baptism preparation — by appointment (785-240-1443)
- Directors of Religious Education — (785) 239-0875 and (785) 240-1443
Community Life and Programs
Victory Chapel is the hub for several post-wide Christian community programs. AWANA, the Chapel Youth Program (SNAC), Children's Church, and the Catholic Women of the Chapel all meet at the chapel, alongside ecumenical Protestant programs such as the Protestant Women of the Chapel and Contemporary Protestant worship. A Wednesday Family Night dinner is followed by faith-formation classes for all ages.
- AWANA — 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
- Chapel Youth Program (SNAC) — times vary
- Catholic Women of the Chapel (CWOC)
- Wednesday Family Night Dinner — 6:00 PM, followed by classes at 6:45 PM
- Contemporary Protestant worship — Sunday 9:00 AM
Fort Riley Religious Support Office
Victory Chapel is one of six chapels coordinated by the Fort Riley Religious Support Office, which also oversees Main Post Chapel, St. Mary's Chapel, Morris Hill Chapel, Kapaun Chapel, and Normandy Chapel. The RSO provides chaplain coverage, sacramental preparation, religious education, and a 24/7 emergency chaplain line for the post community.
- Religious Support Office — (785) 239-3359
- Chaplain Help Line (24/7) — (785) 239-4357 (239-HELP)
- Religious Education — (785) 239-0875 and (785) 240-1443
History of Catholic Worship at Fort Riley
Catholic life on Fort Riley reaches back to the 19th century. According to an Army.mil historical article, St. Mary's Chapel on Main Post — a small limestone structure — doubled as the post schoolhouse through the 1890s, with chaplains serving as schoolmasters under an 1838 federal mandate. Children of enlisted soldiers learned reading, writing, and arithmetic from the McGuffey Reader in the same rooms that hosted Sunday Mass. By the 1890s, regular transportation to Junction City schools ended that arrangement.
- St. Mary's Chapel (Main Post) served as both chapel and schoolhouse in the 1880s–1890s
- Chaplains served as schoolmasters under the Act of 1838
- Today Victory Chapel (Bldg 2560) hosts major Catholic holy-day liturgies
Plan Your Visit
Victory Chapel is on Trooper Drive in Building 2560 on Fort Riley. Because Fort Riley is an active Army installation, visitors without a Department of Defense ID card must stop at the visitor center at the main gate to obtain a pass before proceeding to the chapel. Parking is available adjacent to the chapel. Catholic Mass times can change with chaplain rotations, so calling ahead to the Religious Support Office is recommended.
- Address — 2560 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley, KS 66442
- Chapel phone — (785) 239-0834
- Religious Support Office — (785) 239-3359
- 24/7 Chaplain Help Line — (785) 239-4357