Chapel of the Snows

The Chapel of the Snows
The Chapel of the Snows, 2008
Religion
Affiliation	Christianity
Region	McMurdo Sound (Ross Island)
Rite	Roman Catholic, Latter Day Saints, Protestant
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Active
Year consecrated	1956
Location
Location	Antarctica
Municipality	McMurdo Station
State	Antarctic Treaty System
Territory	Antarctica
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Modern
Funded by	United States Government
Completed	1956 (destroyed by fire in 1978, rebuilt in 1989)
Specifications
Capacity	63
Dome(s)	0
Spire(s)	1
Materials	Wood

The Chapel of the Snows is a non-denominational Christian church located at the United States' McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica, and is one of eight churches on Antarctica. It was built in 1956 from scrap materials, and this one burned down in 1978, but it was rebuilt ten years later. That one also burned down, and the latest version was built after that. It is the only interfaith church in Antarctica having both Protestant and Catholic services. In addition, the Church also hosts several other religious groups and community organizations such as a sobriety group. Each year the famed Erebus Chalice is brought down for the austral summer.

The church is noted for its southerly religious location, and unique architectural flourishes such as penguins in the stained glass windows.^[1]