Vista House
A hospitality home and intentional Christian community for Furman University juniors, seniors, & recent graduates
Hospitality House
Set in Travelers Rest, South Carolina and adjacent to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, Vista House is just over a mile from Furman University—an easy bike ride or walk from campus. Founded in 2003, Vista House is a hospitality home where all people are welcome to participate in a community dedicated to thoughtfully exploring the Christian faith through conversation and community. Regardless of where you are in your faith journey, you are welcomed into our home to bake some cookies, study in our library, or read in the hammock in the backyard. Vista House is a safe space of open and honest inquiry, and we do not adhere to a specific Christian denomination or position. Email Grayson if you want to stop by or plan an event here!
Intentional Christian Community
Each academic year (end of August to beginning of May), about 5 to 8 students Furman students and recent graduates live at the house. The three main practices of those who live at Vista House - Community Meals, Morning Prayer, and the Ministry of Hospitality - encourage a life aimed toward loving God and others well.
Is this for you?
Do you love home-cooked meals and serving your fellow Furman students with hospitality? What about having a cozy library? How does praying together as a community and living out your faith sound? If you are interested in living in intentional Christian community and experiencing the richness of a life focused on hospitality and community, apply today!
Living in a 100-year-old, furnished 4,000 square foot home off-campus, complete with a library, piano, two kitchens, a large yard and a friendly groundhog named Clive (or Louisa... we’re not quite sure).
A group of Christians living together around a mutually agreed-upon set of values and practices
Creating a covenantal household together
Connects you with a lineage of of 200+ alumni that has lived at Vista House before you
Living with purpose and serving the Furman community with a unique expression of Christian hospitality
Who can apply?
Current Furman students - If you will be junior, senior, or recent graduate in the 2024-2025 academic year and currently have a gpa of 2.75 or higher, you are welcome to apply by clicking the link below. Applications are always open, but it is strongly encouraged to apply by February 26th for the following academic year.
“Living in community and truly opening up to others means exposing the most fragile aspects of your being. That exposure can be terrifying and at times, damaging, but I do believe that the breakdown ultimately leaves you stronger, that we tear down the weak walls around our beliefs and build up more steady structures in their place. It is a painful process...but what you gain is more valuable in the end.”