Situation:
TCU has untethered itself from its Christian foundation, drifting into secularism, pluralism, and woke ideology. Presently, many administrators and policies oppose Christianity. Without strategic faithful action, TCU will sink deeper into spiritual darkness of secularism.

The Gap:
While effective para-church organizations focus on evangelism, discipleship, and worship programs, Forge Room provides an important missing element – university-level theological discourse through Christian worldview, apologetics, and intellectual rigor. We engage students, faculty, and administrators in the academic realm of higher education.

Mission on Campus:
Forge Room Foundation is helping reorient TCU back to its distinctly Christian foundation and worldview through strategic campus programming and innovation across institutional domains—grounded in biblical truth, theology, Christian thought, and open dialogue. (see Annex – Diffusion of Innovation below).

Objective:
To restore the Lordship of Christ to the university that bears His name through dynamic programming and biblical discourse across academics, student life, and administration.

Operational Highlights:
On August 8, 2025, we launched an eight-week worldview and apologetics series in Scharbauer Hall Debate Chamber. Sessions are available via podcast and social media.

Series is held 2X per month for eight weeks in the fall semester. Student and faculty response has been extremely positive with requests for additional programing, student group partnerships, and more interaction. We partnered with TPUSA TCU Chapter to host de-transitioner, Chloe Cole on Oct. 7th.

Intent (2026):
– Continue the Christian Academic Series on campus
– Secure funding and expand reach to more students, faculty, and administrators
– Provide more resources (books and training)
– Add more tabling Q&A events on campus

Financial Need:
– TCU Series Expense Outlay: $15,000 per semester ($30,000
annually)
– Allocation of salary, payroll, administration, and development
expenses to TCU: $10,000 per semester ($20,000 annually)
– Total Cost: $50,000 (Academic Year)

Conclusion and Call to Action:
TCU’s flourishing depends on embracing—not rejecting—biblical Christianity. Making Texas Christian University “Christian” again benefits students, the university, and Fort Worth as a whole.

Please consider a gift to support this important opportunity at TCU!

Note: Allocation of salary, payroll, administration, and development expenses applied to TCU Series ($20,000 annually)

Contact: Lance Cashion
Founder/CEO, Forge Room Foundation
c. 512-656-9318
lance@forgeroom.org

Links:
Forge Room 2026 Budget (here)
Videos and Podcast from TCU Series (here)
See our impact in 2025

Forge Room programming innovates at the levels of students, faculty, administration, and alumni with biblical worldview, theology, and first principles by challenging the current ideology, reforming it, and shaping the minds and hearts of the most influential individuals within the TCU institutional ecosystem with the goal of reorienting the university around its original historic Christian foundation.

The Diffusion of Innovation theory describes the pattern and speed at which new ideas, practices, or products spread through a population toward 100% adoption. The Bell Curve represents a population or social system (interconnected relationships).
Examples: nation, region, culture, community, institution, church, university, club, etc.

The tipping point is between 13.5% and 15.5% of the population. Ideas (innovations) require very little “buy-in” to take hold. Once the tipping point is achieved, momentum carries the idea/innovation toward critical mass and 100% institutional adoption.
Examples: personal computers, Apple iPhone, Darwinian evolution, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Identified Institutional Domains of Influence at Texas Christian University:
– Administration
– Board of Trustees
– Faculty
– Alumni
– Students
– Student Groups and Clubs
– Sports Teams
– Parents
– Community Groups (supporting TCU)

Alumni Sectors:
– Business & Corporate Leadership
– Politics & Public Service
– Education & Academia
– Healthcare & Medicine
– Arts, Film & Media
– Music & Performing Arts
– Sports & Athletics
– Nonprofit & Civic Leadership
– Law & Judiciary
– Media & Journalism

1. Alumni Data:
– TCU has over 103,500 living alumni as of 2025, organized into regional chapters and clubs across the country. (TCU Magazine)
– Snapshot from Texas TCU360: 86,800 alumni, approximately 57,945 reside in Texas. (tcu360.shorthandstories.com)
– TCU functions as a “net importer of talent”, with more than half of graduates staying in Texas. (Fort Worth.gov)
– At least 50% of TCU alumni live and work in Texas, likely concentrated in Fort Worth and Dallas–Fort Worth metro areas.
– Although we don’t have the exact Fort Worth percentage, the prominence of local alumni engagement suggests a significant
portion remain in the region.

2. Politics:
– During the 2020 election cycle, political donations from TCU employees leaned Democratic (70%) versus Republican (30%)
(Campus Reform)
– Conservative groups: College Republicans, Students for Life, Turning Point, Young Conservatives of Texas
– Liberal and Groups: College Democrats, Spectrum, Young Democratic Socialists of America, among others (Campus Reform)

10-point summary – TCU Alumni in Fort Worth Area
– Total Alumni Base – TCU has over 103,500 living alumni as of 2025.
– Texas Majority – About 67% of alumni (57,945) live in Texas.
– Local Concentration – Many alumni live in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, though exact Fort Worth numbers aren’t published.
– Net Importer of Talent – TCU draws students nationally but keeps more than half of its graduates in Texas post-graduation.
– Alumni Engagement – There is an active Young Alumni chapter in Fort Worth
– Economic Ties – A Fort Worth city economic impact report confirms TCU significantly boosts the local talent pool and
workforce.
– Regional Loyalty – Proximity to career opportunities in business, education, healthcare, and tech encourages graduates to stay
in the area.
– Alumni Network Strength – Strong professional and social networks in Fort Worth increase retention.
– Institutional Emphasis – TCU actively fosters regional alumni connections through events and networking in Fort Worth.
– Data Gaps – No public, official figure exists for the exact percentage of alumni working in Fort Worth, but all available
indicators suggest it is substantial.

3. Secularization:
The majority of religions that students identify with have seen a noticeable decrease indicators suggest it is substantial. https://tcu360.