Our Mission

The purpose of this organization is to provide the St. John’s University Staten Island community with a gospel choir that nurtures and nourishes the Christian values of prayer, faith, spirituality, and community through song. Our primary goal is to act as a Christian Ministry that builds community with a strong focus on faith and outreach on the Staten Island Campus. We also seek to nourish and utilize the various gifts and talents of students in a way that not only allows them to flourish in the performing arts, but also allows them to use their talents for the greater glory of God. Through unity, prayer, faith, and service, Magnificant stands as an active and vibrant ecumenical ministry that seeks to enhance spirituality for all members of the St. John’s University body regardless of religious standing and denomination.  

With unity through community being one of the main components of our purpose, Magnificat works to build partnership with other organizations on and off campus. Within the choir, Magnificat acts as a family built on teamwork, friendship, hard work and responsibility.

Magnificat also act as a vibrant source of faith. Through the gift of song, members of the choir are spiritually nourished and are then called to share that spirituality with others on campus. It is our goal that we nourish the spiritual core of each member and the larger university.

Remaining true to our purpose as a ministry, Magnificat participates in several off-campus forms of Community Service and Outreach each academic year. Following true to biblical text in  the book of James 2:14-16, “faith without works is dead”. It is the duty of Magnificat to work to bring to life the gospel through our actions of generosity to the needy and less fortunate in our community

In an effort to build our ministry on campus, Magnificat performs at University functions, including but not limited to talent shows, cultural celebrations and various campus-wide events sponsored by other organizations.