What is the Center for Christian Study?
Creating a home for faith and learning since 1975.
We’re open 24/7 at 128 Chancellor Street for all who need… a warm cup of coffee, a place to ask hard questions, a place to find a friend who feels like family, a home away from home.
We are a Christian organization, but you don’t have to be Christian to come here.
We have space for studying, but you don’t have to be studying to come here.
Upcoming Events at the Study Center:
Upcoming Events:
Did Paul Care What Jesus Said? Lecture with Bill Wilder — Sep 25
Lecture with Paul Kingsnorth — October 4
Two Views on the Holy Spirit — October 22
📅 Click here for more upcoming events!
Bible Deep Dive: Daniel
C.S. Lewis: Till We Have Faces
What Christians Ought to Believe: The Apostles’ Creed
Wrestling with the Violence of God
Wendell Berry: Farmer, Poet, Prophet
The Business of Faithfulness
Augustine’s Confessions
🎓 Are you a grad student? Click here for more info on our graduate ministries!
Visit Us
📍 128 Chancellor Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903
We are open 24/7 for…
Cozy study space (ask us for the door code!)
Free wifi
Free Coffee & Tea
Lectures, small groups, & more
Library of 14,000+ books
And much more!
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Get Involved
Internship Program
In a University context that—with good reason—encourages students to strive for greatness and lead well, the Intern Program is all about washing dishes. We are continually seeking to worship the Lord by doing the small things–taking out the trash, tidying up spreadsheets, scrubbing coffee stains off the walls–in community.
Residential Program
Composed of students from various Grounds ministries, the Residential Scholars Program exists to foster intentional community for Christian formation.
Residents celebrate together, mourn together, and work through conflict together. Above all, they belong to each other. Male participants live together at the Study Center, and female students live in the “Yellow House” next door.
Find Community in Charlottesville
Looking for Christian community in Charlottesville? Check out some local churches below!