Hope International University

Our church supports the Hope International University in Fullerton, CA with $450 each month.  Hope graduated over 350 students this past year.  These graduates are assuming positions of influence in their churches and communities.  Currently more than 600 Hope students serve around the world in locations such as Cambodia, Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia and Zimbabwe, where their faculty travels to teach principles of Christian leadership.

Ninety percent of Hope's students receive financial aid and most could not attend college without it.  Our own Cameron Benton, Breann LaMont and Lindsay Lucas are presently attending.

Hope is a national leader in distance education, and they are witnessing significant growth as more people find this an effective way to prepare for careers in ministry and various other fields.  Dr. Joe Grana, Chair of their Ministry Department, informed us that in addition to the students enrolled in their many degree programs, they have 468 students working on a church leadership certificate in eight countries around the world.

Last fall, Hope launched the School of Advanced Leadership Training (SALT), a program designed to partner with churches to prepare emerging leaders for new ministries.  This innovative approach allows students to take classes uniquely developed for specific needs in the local congregation, and to do so for audit, undergraduate or graduate credit.  Hope is the only Christian university in the country to provide ministry preparation in this manner, and they are finding an overwhelmingly positive response from our churches.

We are fortunate to be associated with and able to support such an outstanding Christian university.