btc Springfield

The Billiken Teacher Corps at Saint Louis University forms the next generation of Catholic school educators through service, learning, and spiritual growth in community.  This program is a unique opportunity for faith-driven college graduates to have a transformative impact in underserved Catholic schools in St. Louis, MO and Springfield, IL.   

A NEW MISSION

The BTC has served the St. Louis area since 2015.
​In 2021, the program is sending trailblazers to join us in this new adventure as we launch our first cohort outside of St. Louis. ​

BTC - Springfield
Est. 2021
​Community of 4-5
250+ students being served
​2 partner schools: St. Patrick's & Sacred Heart-Griffin 

Newslink: SLU to Partner with St. Patrick’s Catholic School for First Billiken Teacher Corps Cohort in Illinois

"Come if serving Christ is at the very center of your life. Come if you have broad and sufficiently strong shoulders. Come if you have an open spirit, a reasonably open mind, and a heart larger than the world. Come if you know how to tell a joke and can laugh with others and on occasion, you can laugh at yourself."
- Fr. Pedro Arrupe SJ