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Carmen House
Christian Study Center

The Mission.

 

Carmen House Christian Study Center seeks to provide a hospitable place for the OSU community to explore deep questions about the Christian faith in relation to learning, vocation, and human flourishing. We seek to be a greenhouse for Christian spiritual formation, demonstrating the vitality and wisdom of the Christian faith for the life the university. 

 

Why it Matters.

 

We envision Christian and non-Christian students having a judgment-free place to be honest about their questions and doubts. We envision Christian students holistically growing in their faith, including their academic pursuits. We envision Christian faculty at OSU that are actively integrating their faith with their academic work in the university, while being given opportunities outside of the classroom setting to share their lives and perspectives with others in the campus community. We envision non-Christian students and faculty encountering the people and programs of Carmen House, and being welcomed and surprised by the wisdom and beauty of the way of Jesus Christ. 

 

With Christian Study Centers being developed at universities across the country, and now at several Big Ten campuses, the time is ripe for a Christian Study Center for Christian hospitality and programming near the campus of OSU. Like others connected to the Consortium of Christian Study Centers, Carmen House seeks to work in partnership with existing campus ministries, a hub which brings people together and convenes meaningful conversations and formational experiences. 

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