Homecoming Schedule 2026

Wednesday, September 30th 

  • Homecoming Chapel – Culbertson Auditorium, 10:00am, Travis Blake ’99 speaker
  • Women’s Soccer vs. Bethel – Soccer Fields, 2:00pm
  • Men’s Soccer vs. Bethel – Soccer Fields, 4:00pm
  • Fields of Faith – Smisor Stadium, 7:00pm, Dwayne Wilson ‘94 speaker

Thursday, October 1st 

  • Homecoming Musical – Culbertson Auditorium, Spencer Hall, 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm) (Ticket needed, link coming soon)

Friday, October 2nd 

  • Homecoming Check-In – Mabee Library, 9:00am
  • Photography Exhibition by Professor Larry Brownlee – SC Art Building (8th St. and Washington Ave.), TBD
  • Guided Campus Tour – Divine Servant Statue, 10:00am – 11:00am
  • Golden Club Gathering (all classes prior to 1976) – Cornerstone Room, Student Union, 11:00am–2:00pm Lunch (purchase through lunch line, in cafeteria) and Fellowship  
  • 50th Year Reunion (1976 class) – Heritage Hall, Cooper Hall 11:00am – 2:00pm (Advanced Registration Required, link coming soon)
  • Decade of the 70’s Reunion (1970-1980 classes) – 2nd Floor Cooper Hall – Incubation Lab 1, 11:00am – 5:00pm
  • Home(coming) in the works of C.S. Lewis: A Special Homecoming event of Lewis readings and reflections by Sterling College Faculty – C.S. Lewis Center, Mabee Library 2:00pm – 3:30pm
  • Warrior Worship – Cornerstone, Student Union, 3:00pm – 3:45pm
  • Guided Campus Tour – Divine Servant Statue, 3:45pm – 4:45pm
  • Alumni Dinner – West Cafeteria 5:30pm – 7:00pm (Advanced Registration Required, link coming soon)
  • Homecoming Volleyball Games vs. Avila – Lonnie Kruse Court, Gleason Center, 5:00pm & 7:00pm (Ticket Needed, Sterling Volleyball vs. Avila University | sterling Box Office)
  • Homecoming Musical – Culbertson Auditorium, Spencer Hall, 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm) (Ticket needed, link coming soon)

Saturday, October 3rd 

  • Lady Warriors Basketball Pancake Feed – Lonnie Kruse Court, Gleason Center, 7:30am – 12:00pm (Ticket Needed, can be purchased at event)
  • Photography Exhibition by Professor Larry Brownlee – SC Art Building (8th St. and Washington Ave.), TBD
  • Homecoming Hangout – Gleason parking lot, 10:00am – 12:30pm
  • Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Wilkey Fieldhouse, Gleason Center, TBD
  • Homecoming Football Game vs Bethel – Smisor Stadium, 1:30pm (Ticket needed, Sterling Football vs. Bethel College (Homecoming) | sterling Box Office)
    • Homecoming Royalty Coronation – Smisor Stadium, 1:00pm before game
    • Hall of Fame Recognition – Smisor Stadium, during half time
  • Reunion Dinner – West Cafeteria, 5:00pm – 7:00pm (1976, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2016, and 2026 alumni classes) Dinner (purchase through lunch line, in cafeteria) and Fellowship  
  • Homecoming Musical – Culbertson Auditorium, Spencer Hall, 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm) (Ticket Needed, link coming soon)

Sunday, October 4th 

  • Homecoming Musical – Culbertson Auditorium, Spencer Hall, 2:00pm (doors open at 1:30pm) (Ticket Needed, link coming soon)

 

**More information to be added soon**