Cambridge Christian
Study Centre

We are here to help you explore how the gospel shapes your work, and how your work can point to the gospel.

Discover the Christian foundations of the University

The University was founded on Christian beliefs, but today the wealth of Christian literature on the academic disciplines can often go unappreciated. Faculty reading lists within mainstream universities are often shaped by secular assumptions, and Christian students are often isolated from other Christians in their field of study.

The Cambridge Christian Study Centre provides the resources and context to help Christian students gain the intellectual and theological foundations they need.

We Offer:

A quiet, focused study space: study desks, WiFi, refreshments and structured study times.
A warm community: hosts, chats over coffee & cake, times of prayer, and daily lunch discussions on a range of topics.
A reference library: a curated library with books on Christianity and the academic disciplines.

Upcoming event

Open Evening with Prof Vanhoozer

An Introduction to Mere Christian Hermeneutics

Monday 15 June | 5:30-8:45pm | The Round Church

Join us for an an open evening with Prof Vanhoozer for students, student ministry staff, academics, and anyone who is interested, hosted by the Cambridge Christian Study Centre.

Our Vision

Together with our partnerships, the Study Centre seeks to foster a ‘new normal’ in which Christian students both:

We do this from a position of generous, humble confidence in the historic truths of biblical Christianity as summarised in the UCCF and Evangelical Alliance’s statements of faith, placing us within a classical Protestant evangelical tradition.

Intellectual Heritage & Research Contribution

The Study Centre operates out of the Round Church on Bridge Street, a building which boasts a rich Christian heritage. As the second oldest building in Cambridge, built between 1114 and 1130, on the wave of the monastic renewal and at the outset of the twelfth century Renaissance, the Round Church predates the university.

After the congregation outgrew the building in the late nineties, the Round Church was opened up to charitable ministry, which was first led by Francis Schaeffer’s son-in-law, the founder of English L’Abri, Ranald Macaulay, and then by his successor, Andrew Fellows. Today the building includes both a Visitor Centre and a Study Centre. The latter partners with local Protestant evangelical churches and student ministries such as UCCF, with the aim of equipping students and those serving them to glorify Christ, continuing the tradition begun by the monastics many centuries ago.

The Study Centre is continuing this tradition and building on it for student ministry in the 21st century by undertaking a research project, focussed on fresh theological contributions to the faith and scholarship conversation.

Coming Up this Term

Our lunch discussions are a highlight of life at the Study Centre. Hosted by local academics and Christian ministers on significant texts and thinkers in the Christian intellectual tradition – they provide plenty of food for thought!

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Testimonials

‘I love the lunch time discussions. I really liked the in-depth theological conversations which we had this term, and I also appreciate being able to discuss my subject in the light of God's word.’

‘I have so loved forming relationships with older undergrads over my time at the Study Centre, especially those who go to other churches, who I don’t usually see, and particularly catching up in the morning break. It’s been such a joy and a real blessing to me in times of stress.’

‘I like the friendly faces of both staff and students and have found the lunchtime interviews particularly useful and insightful for connecting my faith and studies. It is so valuable in a place like Cambridge, where studies are such a massive part of so many people’s lives!’

‘I love the atmosphere and the diverse community of people I come into contact with. I meet so many interesting individuals I would never otherwise have the chance to meet.’