Messiah Announces Completion of the Campaign for Messiah University at $83.4 million

At the end of 2022, Messiah University successfully completed its capital campaign, the Campaign for Messiah University: Learning for Life, Transforming the World. Exceeding the $75 million goal for a total of $83.4 million, the campaign supports Messiah’s vision to educate for a lifetime of learning opportunities, including engaging its students and alumni beyond the undergraduate and graduate programs to include certificates, adult degree programs and enhanced learning courses as outlined in the University’s strategic plan.

This campaign encompassed several broad areas that support the University’s efforts to fulfill its vision, including the Messiah Fund and scholarship aid; scholarship and program endowments; new facilities; and estate planning gifts. New facilities in the campaign include the Ralph S. Larsen Finance Lab; the Falcon Fitness Center; Sawyer Gymnasium; Jordan Court in Hitchcock Arena; the Kim S. Phipps Admissions and Welcome Center; an enhanced campus entrance; a renovated Engle Center for Counseling and Health Services; and upcoming hospitality and upgraded seating facilities at the Starry Athletic Complex.

Exceeding the goal allows for two benefits: 1) Projects not originally on the list of priorities when the campaign began could be added, including the greatly needed expansion to the Engle Center. 2) Additional resources for students translates directly into increased dollars for scholarship endowment and scholarship aid.

Messiah University has a legacy of generosity that has sustained our mission since our founding 114 years ago,” said Board of Trustees President Craig Sider. “We remain grateful to God for those who have invested in the past, present and promising future of Messiah University.

President Kim Phipps says the success of the campaign enables Messiah to move forward as an institution of academic excellence and gracious Christianity, preserving core values that are part of the institution’s heritage while also embracing many of the important distinctives of different Christian traditions.

“Messiah faculty, staff and students learn to value and respect those commonalities and differences,” said Phipps, “resulting in the development of a Christian educational community committed to the love of God and the love of neighbor.”

— Staff report