Rice University · Houston, Texas
Rice students are searching for more than a degree.
At RCSC, they discover their calling.
The Rice Christian Study Center is a third space between campus and the local church, where students learn from faculty, local church, and Houston leaders how faith shapes their work and their lives.
- Prospective MemberConsortium of Christian Study Centers
- Registered Student OrganizationRice University, since August 2026
- Independent 501(c)(3)Serving Rice students and faculty
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Three ways to go deeper
Welcome. Wisdom. Wonder.
Welcome
Creating spaces of hospitality, belonging, and friendship
Prayer, shared meals, and the kind of conversation that doesn’t happen in a classroom or a lab.
Now meeting
- The Daily Office
- Public lectures
- Veritas Forum Faculty-Student Lunch
- Monthly social events
Starting Spring 2027
- The Table lunch lectures
Wisdom
Being transformed by the renewing of our minds through rigorous study & faithful inquiry
Reading groups, a faculty cohort, and a student journal: spaces to think with others over time.
Starting Spring 2027
- Faculty and student reading groups
- Augustine Collective journal
2027–2028 academic year
- RCSC Fellows
- Summer Pilgrimages
Wonder
Finding our place in God’s story through vocation, worship, and community engagement
For students who want to connect what they study to what they are called to do.
2027–2028 academic year
- Vocational reading groups
- Theology of Work seminars
- Mentorship circles
- Discernment retreats
Welcome that gathers. Wisdom that transforms. Wonder that sends.
“The thing being made in a university is humanity.”
Why a study center at Rice
A degree, but not a calling.
Rice sends graduates out with a world-class education, but often with a faith that stopped growing in high school. They spend four years deciding what to do with their lives, and almost no one helps them ask what they’re called to do.
The Rice Christian Study Center is anchored at Rice: a third space between campus and the local church, built to close that gap. We are proud to belong to a movement of 37 Christian study centers across the US and UK.
- 2025Discernment. Met 120+ faculty, pastors, alumni, and students
- Spring 2026Trial semester. First public lecture; formed the Advisory Committee
- Summer 2026Preparation. First Consortium Annual Meeting, Madison, WI; registered student organization (August)
- Fall 2026Year One, beta launch. 160+ students connected
- 160+Rice students connected this fall
- 107Faculty, students, and campus ministers around one table, Sept 18
- 95Seats filled at A Fellowship at the Edge, Nov 3
In their words
What students and faculty are saying.
“The Rice Christian Study Center is something I think is so timely to fill a hunger on campus for people looking to understand how their deep questions relate to their faith.”
“In all my years at Rice, I could never have imagined a gathering like today’s.”
“Increasingly, I see students asking, ‘What is my knowledge for?’ The Rice Christian Study Center is a place to find answers and to find community.”
From our Executive Director
“We are creating a place where students can belong, grow in wisdom, and discover their place in God’s story.”
Rev. Dr. Creighton Alexander · Executive Director
Next steps
We can’t build this alone. Come and see.
Coffee or lunch with Creighton
Hear what God is doing at Rice. No gift is expected on the spot.
Pray with us
Morning Prayer, Monday–Friday at 8:15 a.m. in the RMC Chapel.
A Friday at The Table
Lunch conversations on faith, learning, and life. Fridays from January 22, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Sponsor a Friday · $800
Your church or business can underwrite a week’s lunch for students.
Lead a reading group or mentoring circle
Walk alongside students in your field as a faculty member, professional, or alum.
Founding Partners
Join us in forming lifelong disciples, not just successful students.
The Rice Christian Study Center is an independent 501(c)(3). Every prayer time, lunch, and lecture is possible because friends like you give.
Help us close the 2026 gap
$44,800 to go by December 31
Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 33-4463901
“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20–21 · NRSV
The Weekly Table
Never miss a lunch, lecture, or prayer time.
Get one email each Monday during the semester with everything happening at the Rice Christian Study Center.