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Off Campus Faith Communities
The Office of Campus Ministry recommends the following ministries, centers, and churches. If you would like to suggest a new site, please contact the Director of Campus Ministry, Sarah Boul, with more information.
Baptist Student Union
Rev. Leslie Limbaugh, Campus Minister
llimbaugh@third-baptist.org
314-533-7340 office
314-369-3238 cell
Baptist Student Union (BSU) at Washington University provides connections to local churches as
well as opportunities for service, dialogue, and faith development. The gropu has lunch together in Wash U's Danforth University Center Commons on Wednesdays between 11:00-1:00pm. Worship Sundays at Third Baptist Church. Call 314.369.3238 for transportation.
Catholic Student Center
Located on Washington University's campus, the CSC is also within walking distance of campus. They offer a variety of faith development groups, some daily masses during the week, and a morning and evening liturgy on Sundays. Unlike Fontbonne, they offer liturgy year-round and sacramental prep, such as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.
Central Presbyterian Church
Dive in, go deep, and be transformed by getting involved with Central Pres' College Central Ministry.
City Lights
City Lights is a Bible-Based Christian Church for all Ages and all Races. Their vision is to be a multi-ethnic community of believers who worship the Living God and serve the people of the St. Louis area by living out faith daily, so that others may become disciples of Jesus who are continually maturing and being equipped to do the things that Jesus did. City Lights offers a college-aged small group Tuesday nights.
Grace United Methodist Church
Laura Patterson, College-Aged Ministry Coordinator
Grace UMC’s
college ministry is a welcoming church home for students from all over St.
Louis. Our diverse group of undergrads and graduate students come from all over
the world and from many different faith backgrounds. Outside of traditional
worship services, we focus on involving students in small groups of bible
student, book discussion, and fellowship as a way to help them develop into
spiritually mature adults. Because students worship with the congregation at
Grace, they have the opportunity to connect with adult mentors who are
sincerely interested in their lives and well-being. There are periodic
fellowship events, mission trips, and retreats.
Students are fully welcomed into the church as sisters and brothers in
Christ.
Sundays: Traditional Worship at 8:30am and 10:39 am
Sunday School at 9:30 am
Free lunch for college students at 11:40 am
Engage (large group college bible study) at 8:00 pm
Wednesdays: Young Adult Small Group at 6:30 pm
Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis
Living Insights Center
Within walking distance of campus, the Living Insights Center welcomes each individual as a sacred being. They honor each person’s right to see Reality in whatever way he or she chooses, and hope to support each individual’s spiritual path in every way possible. They honor all religious traditions and modern spiritual systems, and have sanctuaries presenting a comprehensive spectrum of those traditions. You are welcome to commune, meditate, pray, read, or shop at the Living Insights Center.
Lutheran Campus Ministry in St. Louis
The Lutheran Campus Center, within in walking distance of Fontbonne, provides opportunities for students from college students to learn, love, and
live in the spirit of Christ. Opportunties are provided for students to
investigate God, serve others, and grow as a community. At the center,
dinners, discussions, and worship services are held.
New Wind International
Brian Pruitt, pastor
A church that focuses on worship which leads others to the word. A church called to reach out to young adults who just want to serve, worship Jesus, and be taken care of without any judgment. Services are Sundays @ 3:30pm at Brentwood Community Center (2505 S Brentwood Blvd).
Rockwell House: Episcopal Campus Ministry
The Rev. Joseph Chambers, Chaplain
The Rockwell House Episcopal Campus Ministry is a ministry of the
Diocese of Missouri serving college students in the St. Louis area. Located within walking distance of Fontbonne, the Rockwell House values friendship, direction, community, home, service, and celebration. Join them for worship and dinner Sundays from 6:30-8:30 pm or for The Feast Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00pm.
St. Louis Hillel
Jacqueline Ulin Levey, Executive Director
Rabbi Andy Kastner, Silk Foundation Campus Rabbi
St. Louis Hillel enriches the lives of Jewish undergraduate and
graduate students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.
They offer programs focusing on social justice, Israel, religious life,
Jewish culture and education, and leadership. Join them to celebrate
Jewish holidays, Shabbat with student-led services, or to have dinner on
campus. Hillel is also proud to offer free ten day trips to Israel for
eligible students through Tagilt-Birthright Israel: Israel Outdoors each winter and summer. Hillel is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis
and accredited by Hillel: The Foundatioin for Jewish Campus Life. They
will be debuting their newly renovating building and addition on Forsyth
Blvd in the summer of 2013! In the meanwhile, visit their offices at
310 Melville, just over Washington University's Forest Park Parkway
overpass, or give them a call at 314.935.9040.
The Journey
At The Journey, Jesus is the heartbeat of everything they do. He’s what makes them go, who they live for, the person that they orient their lives around. The Journey wants their church to embody Jesus' love for others and especially for the city of St. Louis. The Journey is one church with many locations, the nearest to Fontbonne being their Hanley Road location.
Our Lady of Lourdes
A Catholic parish located within walking distance of campus, Our Lady of Lourdes offers daily mass as well as morning and evening options for Sunday liturgy.