The Research, Preservation, and Distribution of Early Christian Culture

The Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies (MCECS) is working to bring the study of Christian origins and Christian antiquity into the center of higher education and intellectual discourse. 

We welcome you to browse our website to learn more about the activities of MCECS that help support the expansion of Early Christian Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. Examine our Mission & Goals, as well as the Background and Rationale for the Center, and the extraordinary resources already present at the University of Michigan in early Christian studies.

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We are a registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit, dedicated to the academic study of Christian Origins at the college level. Please consider supporting our work with a small donation!