The 35-strong U of T Gospel Choir practices in the newly opened Multi-Faith Centre on Friday.
Located on the second floor of the Koffler Institute off Spadina Crescent, the series of bookable spaces-which include an ablution room for cleansing before prayer, a meditation room featuring a “green wall,” and a kitchen with an adjacent sitting space-was renovated over the past year, at a cost of $2.2 million.
Each of the rooms is sound-proofed and features large movable doors, creating a safe self-contained space for the groups of students inside, explained Dawn Britten, of the Centre for Community Partnerships, which oversees the space. She said that over the last few weeks since the centre opened, students have been slowly discovering the place, and bookings are on the rise.
“We just moved over here. It just beautiful,” remarked Rhonda Toussaint, the U of T Gospel Choir’s treasurer, drawing a stark comparison with the group’s previous haunts in the Koffler building above the U of T Bookstore.
-MIKE GHENU
