Our Connection with the Lanier Theological Library and Learning Centre, Houston
LTL Yarnton Manor exists because of the vision and generosity of Mark and Becky Lanier and their work at Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas. We share the same heart, and even some of the same staff who help connect our two communities across the Atlantic.
What Mark and Becky have built in Houston is remarkable: a space where serious theological study and training, vibrant Christian community, and deep spiritual formation come together. Their vision didn’t stop at the Texas border. They saw the potential for something similar here in Oxfordshire, and extraordinarily, Yarnton Manor was born.
We’re part of the same family. The values that drive LTL Houston drive us too – the commitment to rigorous scholarship, the priority of genuine community, the desire to see people formed into Christ-likeness. But we’re not a carbon copy. We’ve contextualised this shared vision for our British setting, our Manor House, and our local community in Yarnton and beyond.
We’re deeply grateful to be part of what God is doing through the Laniers’ faithfulness and generosity. It’s a joy to carry forward this family vision on this side of the Atlantic, serving those whom God brings to our door.
Mark and Becky Lanier
With hearts for Jesus, Biblical studies, and justice, Mark and Becky Lanier have committed themselves and their resources to serving the church and Christian scholarship.