Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC. (CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY) IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION OF THE TRUTHS OF THE HISTORIC CHRISTIAN FAITH IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. WE WILL PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FIRST TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, SECONDLY TO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE COMMUNITY, AND THIRDLY TO THE BROADER REGION. THROUGH THIS MISSION, MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY THE TRUTH, WHICH WILL BE REFLECTED IN THEIR THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS, BOTH IN THEIR PRIVATE LIVES BEFORE GOD AND IN THEIR PUBLIC LIVES AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, THEIR FAMILY, AND THE CHURCH.
UNDERGRADUATE MINISTRIES AT THE CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY AIM TO EVANGELIZE AND DISCIPLE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA STUDENTS BY HELPING THEM APPLY THE CLAIMS OF THE BIBLE TO THE WHOLE OF LIFE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARILY THROUGH MEETING WITH STUDENTS ONE-ON-ONE, FACILITATING SMALL GROUPS AND LECTURE SERIES, ASSISTING OTHER CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES AT THE UNIVERSITY, AND PROVIDING THE ELZINGA RESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE AND STUDY IN COMMUNITY WHILE ENROLLED AS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR MISSION AT THE CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD SEEK TO GROW IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE, CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, AND CHURCH HISTORY. WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT IS CRUCIAL FOR BELIEVERS TO CONSIDER HOW OUR CULTURE INFLUENCES OUR THOUGHTS AND DESIRES IN LIGHT OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH. EDUCATION, PROPERLY DIRECTED, DOES NOT ONLY PROVIDE INFORMATION BUT FORMATION. IT HELPS US TO ENVISION OUR PLACE IN GOD'S REDEMPTIVE PLAN FOR THE WORLD, AND IT FORMS OUR CHARACTER, HABITS AND DESIRES SO THAT WE MIGHT LIVE OUT OUR CALLING IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ALL, AND OFFER UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT SORTS: LECTURES, SMALL GROUPS, SEMINARS AND COURSES. IN 2019-2020 WE OFFERED NUMEROUS DISCUSSION GROUPS. OUR MAJOR DISCUSSION GROUPS WERE: FALL 2019: 6: "UNDERGRADUATE BIBLE STUDY: REVELATION (ETHAN & KATIE HIGHTOWER); "UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN'S STUDY: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (KATIE HIGHTOWER); "MAKING ROOM: THE CHALLENGE OF BIBLICAL HOSPITALITY: (CARLY VANNESS & FITZ GREEN); "FAITH & THE ARTS" (DAVE PETTY & ETHAN HIGHTOWER); "HOW (NOT) TO BE SECULAR" (FITZ GREEN & HAVEN BURGOON); "BOOK CLUB" (FITZ GREEN). SPRING 2020: 8: "LUNCH CLUB" (ETHAN & KATIE HIGHTOWER & FITZ GREEN); "GREEK READING GROUP" (KATIE HIGHTOWER); "UNDERGRADUATE BIBLE STUDY: JUDGES" (ETHAN & KATIE HIGHTOWER); "C.S. LEWIS READING GROUP" (ETHAN HIGHTOWER & CARLY VANNESS); "ON THE ROAD WITH SAINT AUGUSTINE" (FITZ GREEN & ROBERT CUNNINGHAM); "ISRAEL: PAST & PRESENT" (FITZ GREEN & CARLY VANNESS); "BOOK CLUB" (FITZ GREEN & KATIE CARR); "BEARINGS JOURNAL (EDITORIAL BOARD MEETINGS)" (FITZ GREEN) ) ; AND THE MAJOR LECTURES WERE: FALL 2019: 3: "PRESENCE & PLURALISM: LIVING WITH INTEGRITY, LOVE, AND PURPOSE IN A PLURALIST SOCIETY (RICK CAMPANELLI); "ABORTION & RACE: A PERSONAL STORY" (D.J. CARTER); "C.S. LEWIS ON STAGE" (MAX MCLEAN). SPRING 2020: 5: "VIRTUAL VERITAS FORUM - CORONAVIRUS AND QUARANTINE: WHAT BIG QUESTIONS CAN WE BE ASKING" (DAVID BROOKS, ANDY CROUCH, LYDIA DUGDALE); "EVANGELICALISM AT THE CROSSROADS" (WALTER KIM); "TWO VIEWS ON BAPTISM" (KEITH GOAD & ETHAN HIGHTOWER); "HABITS FOR PURPOSE: SPIRITUAL RHYTHMS DURING QUARANTINE" (JUSTIN WHITMEL EARLEY); "THINKING CHRISTIANLY: A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES COTHERMAN ABOUT THE STORY OF THE STUDY CENTER" (CHARLIE COTHERMAN).
GRADUATE OUTREACH: THE NEED FOR A FELLOWSHIP SETTING THAT EMPHASIZES THE DESIRE TO THINK WITH A CHRISTIAN MIND IS ESPECIALLY RELEVANT FOR STUDENTS PURSUING ADVANCED DEGREES IN PREPARATION FOR PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP. THE STUDY CENTER PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THREE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP GROUPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: ONE ON MAIN GROUNDS, ONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA DARDEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, AND ONE AT THE UNIVERISITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dr William N Wilder | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $64,157 |
| Greg Breeding | BOARD MEMBER | 0.81 | $0 |
| Paul Chen | BOARD MEMBER | 0.69 | $0 |
| Mary Van Armistead | BOARD MEMBER | 0.81 | $0 |
| Holly Vradenburgh | BOARD MEMBER | 0.69 | $0 |
| Lee Bunn | BOARD MEMBER | 0.69 | $0 |
| Lee Coppock | CHAIR | 1.54 | $0 |
| Amy Ziegler | BOARD MEMBER | 0.81 | $0 |
| Heidi Veldman | BOARD MEMBER | 0.69 | $0 |
| Donell Woodson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.69 | $0 |
| Hugh H Comer | BOARD MEMBER | 0.81 | $0 |
| Dr David Hill | BOARD MEMBER | 0.69 | $0 |
| Trina Rogers | BOARD MEMBER | 0.81 | $0 |
| Shelby Colby | BOARD MEMBER | 0.69 | $0 |
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