[Boyer link: It was in 1909 that a small band of church leaders had a large audacious vision. They would build a school, they said, which would, according to its charter, educate students for missions, provide a knowledge of the Bible, and give men and women the opportunity to prepare themselves for work. This vision has prevailed. Messiah College has sought to expand knowledge rather than restrict it. Messiah College has been not just a campus but a community. Messiah College has had teachers who were also warm and trusted friends. And Messiah College has been a Christian College in which students have clearly understood that to be truly human, one must serve. “Retaining the Legacy of Messiah College, 1984 Messiah College Convocation”].