Willard Chapel hosts documentary premiere

AUBURN - An Auburn native was met with a standing ovation on Sunday after the world premiere of his documentary, “Willard Chapel: The Tiffany Treasure that Touched the World,” was shown inside the building his film sought to capture.

“I always thought it would be a great story to tell,” said director Jason Roche, who used to attend services at the chapel. “I lived through part of it and I knew it had a rich history.”

The movie showed how former students from the Auburn Theological Seminary, which originally built the chapel in 1892, fought for the abolition of slavery during the Civil War, and supported women's suffrage and prohibition.