Our goal is to help every student in our community know that God loves them—yes, even you.
We’re a community of everyday people striving to live out Jesus’ Summary of the Law (Matthew 22:37–40): to love God with everything we have, and to reflect that love to others. We celebrate our growth, support one another through challenges, and keep reminding each other of the bigger picture.
During the school year, we gather weekly to share meals and meaningful conversations about where we see God at work in our lives. At Canterbury, there's space for questions, doubts, deep faith, and everything in between. Wherever you are on your journey, you are truly welcome here. If you’re wondering whether you belong—the answer is yes. To learn more or get connected, reach out to the Rev. Gillian Barr, Associate Rector at Holy Trinity, or Carter Senf or Melanie Mae Henderson, Peer Ministers and Clemson students. Their contact info is on the Leadership page.
Come for food, Stay for friendships.
Canterbury is a project of:
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Our congregation was founded in 1899, just six years after Clemson Agricultural College, and we’ve always held that connection close to our hearts. Our mission is to love with the heart of Christ, think with the mind of Christ, and act in the world as the Body of Christ. We are a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.
Learn more at holytrinityclemson.org and edusc.org.
The Episcopal Church
We’re a family of churches in the United States and 16 other nations who believe in the loving, liberating, life-giving good news of Jesus Christ.
The Episcopal Church aspires to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being. People of all genders and sexual orientations serve as bishops, priests, deacons and lay leaders in our church. Laypeople and clergy work together in leadership and governance.
As a member of the Anglican Communion, we’re also part of a global network of churches descended from the Church of England who are committed to common patterns of worship and belief—one of the largest group of Christians in the world.
Learn more at episcopalchurch.org.
What’s in a name?
Over a thousand years ago, a monk named Augustine travelled from Rome to a town in England called Canterbury, to begin spreading the gospel in the British Isles. Ever since then, Canterbury has been an important spiritual center as a birthplace of English (or Anglican) Christianity. As Episcopalians, we are the inheritors of the ancient Celtic Christian tradition, and “Canterbury” has become a popular name for Episcopal college ministries in the United States—a reminder that when we leave our gatherings it is to continue spreading the good news of Jesus everywhere we go.