Forming Leaders.
Transforming Communities.

"Mobilizing wholehearted, justice driven leaders for the social and spiritual renewal of communities."

We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to pursue educational opportunities that will create flourishing for themselves and their communities.

This belief is what led to the formation of the SALT Scholars Program. The Square Inch Scholarship for Academics, Leadership, and Transformation is a yearlong Christian Discipleship, Leadership Formation, and Community Engagement program that offers college students an opportunity to be mentored and invested in by local community leaders. Surrounded by a supportive network, these students are shaped into wholehearted justice-driven leaders who take ownership of the social and spiritual renewal of our Greater Third Ward community.

This year, we plan to begin construction on the SALT Scholars Residence in the Third Ward. This will allow us to add a residential component to the leadership program to help foster an intentional community and a deep sense of community engagement & belonging in our rising leaders.

Houston's historic Third Ward is one of six historic wards in the city. It is located just southeast of downtown Houston.

Our neighborhood is not a place of scarcity, but a place of deep abundance. God has blessed our neighborhood with numerous resources. He calls us to seek the welfare and flourishing of our neighborhood and city.

The people of the Third Ward, our greatest resource, are strong, resilient, beautiful and proud. They are creators of culture and protectors of history. They deserve to remain in a place that has historical and cultural significance for them, enjoying the abundance of our God as they live, work, and thrive in this place.

Together with our neighbors and partners, we work for the social and spiritual renewal of our city.

September 2012 - The Square Inch Houston Missional Community was started as a "house church" with a small team of mission-minded people who gathered weekly around rhythms of worship to God, growth as a community, and service to our neighborhood and city.

February 2017 - Square Inch Houston Inch became a 501(c)(3) with the mission to achieve educational justice, form Christ-like leaders, and join in the transformation of the historic Third Ward neighborhood by launching a leadership development program for college students.

August 2019 - The SALT Scholars Program was born and launched with students from Texas Southern University.

April 2023 - Launch Taste & See Capital Campaign to build SALT

Scholars Residence in the Third Ward.

We believe God is making all things new! He is restoring wholeness to every square inch of our neighborhood. God invites all to be agents of transformation. We want to join in this renewal - and extend this invitation to all - to bring about social and spiritual flourishing in our community.

An image of the 3rd ward of Houston, showing the skyline, buildings, and a baseball field surrounded by other buildings.

There is not a square inch in the whole of creation over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: “Mine!”

— Abraham Kuyper

SALT Scholars Program

Square Inch Scholarship for Academics, Leadership, and Transformation (SALT)

A yearlong Discipleship, Leadership Formation, and Community Engagement program that offers college students an opportunity to be mentored and invested in by local community leaders in the Greater Third Ward. Surrounded by a supportive network, these students will be shaped into wholehearted justice-driven leaders who take ownership of the social and spiritual renewal of the Greater Third Ward community.

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We do not want to be passive recipients of our neighborhood’s destiny. We want to be active creators of its future.

— Dr. Assata Richards

Forming Leaders. Transforming Communities.

"Mobilizing wholehearted, justice driven leaders for the social and spiritual renewal of communities."

SALT Scholars Program

Forming Leaders.
Transforming Communities.