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Latest News around MACU
MACU Partners with Warner Pacific University to Expand Ministry Education Program
Mid-America Christian University (MACU) recently established a partnership with Warner Pacific University (WPU) in Portland, Oregon to offer WPU students access to MACU’s online Ministry program starting in Spring 2025. “This partnership continues the long-standing commitment of both institutions to train leaders for ministry in the Church of God (Anderson),” said MACU President Phil Greenwald.…
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MACU Names Dr. Justin Key Next Chair of the School of Ministry
Mid-America Christian University has named one of its long-time professors, Dr. Justin Key, as the next Chair of the MACU School of Ministry. “To be named ‘Chair’ of the School of Ministry is an honor,” Key said. “MACU has such a devoted history and heritage of training students for full-time vocational ministry in the Church…
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End of an Era: MACU Softball Coach Robert Wakefield to Retire at Conclusion of 2023 Season
After a 12-year tenure as MACU Head Softball Coach and a 45-year coaching career at the high school and collegiate level, Robert Wakefield has decided that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2023 season. The longest tenured coach in MACU softball history, Wakefield has guided the program to new heights, which included leading…
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MACU Names Scraper Center for Counseling, Opening Spring 2023
Mid-America Christian University is pleased to announce the naming of the Rev. Dr. Randy L. and Wanda J. Scraper Center for Counseling. The Scraper Center will become a home for faculty who teach counseling, staff and graduate students who provide counseling, and students who receive counseling services. Located directly above the JASCO Chapel in Fozard…
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Business Students Collect Socks to Break World Record, Give to OKC Community
Business students at Mid-America Christian University are working together to raise money and donations to purchase and collect socks as a part of their goal to set a new Guinness World Record. The socks will be gathered to break the “World’s Largest Sock Word” world record by spelling out “MACU” with more than 5,000 socks.…
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MACU Hosts Leadership Connection Webinar Series
Mid-America Christian University is offering free monthly webinars featuring prominent leaders on various topics. Leadership Connection is a monthly webinar series featuring local, national and international organizational leaders and guest speakers together with MACU students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. The webinars allow participants to connect with and engage in transformative conversations around leadership…
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MACU Plans Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month
Mid-America Christian University is hosting free public events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The schedule is as follows: Futbol Fiesta, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 The evening will include MACU soccer games with giveaways, a food truck and a performance by Ballet Folklorio Xochipilli. Latino Empowerment Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 Local high…
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MACU’s Erica Alvarez-Stanton Awarded with ’20 Under 40′ Honors
Mid-America Christian University’s Executive Director of Community Outreach and Services, Erica Alvarez-Stanton, was named a “Top 20 Under 40” honoree by Jóvenes Emprendedores y Profesionales en OK. Since Alvarez-Stanton assumed her role in December 2021, she has implemented Latino and Asian Youth Empowerment Days to give minority groups the resources they need to be successful…