Who We Are

Service and learning have been central to the institutional vocation of Messiah College since its inception in 1909. As such, the stories of student and faculty involvement within the local community and abroad have been documented throughout the College's history as having a strong foundation for a service tradition that has become a disctinctive part of a Messiah education. Throughout the years, these early informal expressions of service have given way to a more institutional approach to service-learning.

Service-learning is a type of curriculum that intentionally integrates academic learning with community service in a credit-bearing acadmic course. This programming at Messiah has led to exciting opportunities for students and faculty to engage in service within the local community and abroad to receive experiential and contextualized learning experiences.