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Building a Future Ready Legacy

Coming Home means more now than ever. Home is something that as human beings we are driven to constantly create. We leave the home we are born into and seek to create something new in the world where others can be welcomed. At Evangel, we are constantly recreating home for a new generation of students, faculty and staff. When you are back here with us, home feels more complete. 

There is more to home than a place. Home is a culture, a way of doing things that travels with us throughout our lives. I grill steaks the way my dad did, albeit with a twist and a bit more gear. You may find yourself parenting with the same words you once heard in your own home, or maybe the ones you learned from a trusted mentor. We carry and create home through the culture and values that we choose to accept. At Evangel, we know that our culture as an institution will impact not just the lives of our students today, but potentially for the rest of their lives. We are building the homes, families, businesses, churches of tomorrow, today, in a very real and deep sense. And that is an incredible responsibility that we all take very seriously. 

That is why we are taking time to reflect on the legacy we have been given in this moment through the last 70 years of investment. January will mark our 70th Anniversary Year, but we are launching a campaign based on this event right now. Future Ready is the theme, but it is more than that for us. We don’t know what the future holds, but we are determined to create future ready students, spaces and programming so Evangel can enter the next 70 years of our story with strength. 

I’m so grateful for the men and women who saw beyond their own generation to plant the amazing University that we all know today. I am grateful for their courage and bravery. I think of all the donors and friends and professors through the years who have sacrificed to ensure that tomorrow’s EU would be better than today. 

Now, the future is coming. It is coming more quickly today than ever before. And we must be ready. Future ready students, spaces and programs will require us to build, invest and grow like never before. It is not the time for timid action, but for courageous steps. 

To be future ready, we need you! Secular universities receive millions of taxpayer dollars. Universities like Evangel exist because of the consistent faithfulness of a faithful few. Thank you for being part of those who ensure that Evangel continues into the next 70 years. We are cheering for you!