Primarily used to facilitate many Lutheran campus worship services, the Chapel of the Resurrection also serves as a site for convocations, musical performances, guest lectures, and commencement[4] ceremonies.

[1] Clearly visible from U.S. Route 30 and throughout the surrounding community, the building is located on the highest point of ground on the Valparaiso University campus and is a Northwest Indiana landmark.

The building was designed by the architectural firm Stade, Dolan, Anderson of Park Ridge, Illinois, though certain elements and features (e.g., the stone baptistry, the stained glass windows, etc.)

Peter Dohmen Studios of St. Paul, Minnesota designed the 95-foot (29 m) high stained glass windows, as well as the marble interzia altar, and the mosaic at the entrance of the chapel.

The building was dedicated in 1959, part of Valparaiso University's centennial celebration, and officially designated as the Chapel of the Resurrection at the 10th anniversary service in 1969.

The instrument was dedicated at the morning Eucharist on September 27, 1959, and was featured that evening in a recital by E. Power Biggs to a record audience of over 2,000 people.