Our History

The Richmond Center for Christian Study grows out of a cooperative effort among a number of individuals and churches from about seven years ago.  In a variety of ways and to various extents, these individuals and churches worked together to bring various well known speakers to the Richmond area or to promote such events.  This effort was eventually put on hold, as those involved were working on a merely volunteer basis.  But now, with a renewed vision and full time staff in place, we are able to continue these efforts and expand them into a more fully developed Christian study center for the greater Richmond community.  Below is a listing of those events from seven years ago that led to the creation of the Richmond Center for Christian Study.

Event: "C. S. Lewis: The Reluctant Christian"
Speaker: Dr. Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and author of more than 40 books including Handbook of Christian Apologetics
Dates: March 25-27, 2004
Location: Third Presbyterian Church

Event: "Da Vinci Code: History and Heresy"
Speaker: Dr. Bill Wilder, Director of Graduate Ministries at the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, VA
Date: May 5, 2004
Location: West End Presbyterian Church

Event: "The Bible: What Is It and Where Did It Come From?"
Speaker: Dr. Drew Trotter, President of the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, VA
Dates: September 19 & 26 and October 10 & 17, 2004
Location: West End Presbyterian Church

Event: "God and Suffering"
Speaker: Dr. Michael S. Horton, Professor of Apologetics and Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in California, editor of Modern Reformation magazine, co-host of the White Horse Inn (a nationally syndicated radio program), and author of numerous books and articles
Dates: October 8-10, 2004
Location: All Saints Reformed Presbyterian Church

Event: "Healing Our Image of God and Ourselves"
Speaker: Brennan Manning, M.Div., author of The Rabbi's Heart, Above All, A Glimpse of Jesus: Stranger to Self-Hatred, Journey of the Prodigal: A Journey of Sin and Redemption, Lion and Lamb: The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, The Ragamuffin Gospel, and Abba's Child
Dates: November 12-14, 2004
Location: St. Giles Presbyterian Church

Event: "Understanding the Bible: An Introduction to the Language & Literature of Scripture"
Speaker: Dr. Bill Wilder, Director of Graduate Ministries at the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, VA
Dates: ???, 2004
Location: West End Presbyterian Church

Event: "Mature Audiences Only: The Christian at the Cinema"
Speaker: Dr. Drew Trotter, President of the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, VA
Dates: February 18-19, 2005
Location: West End Presbyterian Church

Event: "From Endor to Hogwarts: Fantasy Literature and Grace in Unlikely Places"
Speaker: Dr. Samuel P. Lamerson, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Knox Theological Seminary
Date: June 17, 2005
Location: West End Presbyterian Church