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  • New Campus Pastor

    By: Whitney Knight Six years ago, Kevin Dugay moved to Oklahoma to begin a new life in Christ. He enrolled at MACU as a Music and Worship Ministry major, setting him on a path to use his love and passion for the performing arts for the glory of God. And now, that path has led…

  • Business Students at MACU Set to Break Guinness World Record

    Business students at Mid-America Christian University have raised more than $1,900 to purchase sleeping bags to break the Guinness World Record for the longest line of sleeping bags, which was set in India in 2016 with a total of 253 sleeping bags.  On April 22, MACU students will gather the sleeping bags on the university’s…

  • MACU Opens Food Pantry to Help Students in Need

    By: Whitney Knight During these times, food insecurity can be a big worry. To help alleviate this burden on students, MACU has partnered with the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank to open a food pantry, ensuring that no Evangel goes hungry. Open three days a week in the Fowler Center, MACU’s food pantry serves both the…

  • Phil Greenwald Named Next President of Mid-America Christian University

    Rev. Phil Greenwald has been named the next president of Mid-America Christian University, the MACU Board of Trustees announced March 9. He will become MACU’s fifth president effective June 1, 2022.  For the past 25 years, Rev. Greenwald served as a non-profit leader, pastor and administrator in Methodist churches and associated nonprofit organizations. While serving…

  • Celebrating MACU’s Diverse Campus

    Students share their cultures during annual event By: Whitney Knight The campus came alive in colors, songs and high spirits this February as MACU hosted the third annual Celebration of Cultures. The annual event was back in full force this year after being hosted virtually last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Festivities began during…

  • Celebrating MLK Day

    MACU Participates in annual parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By: Anna-Kate Weichel For the first time in university history, MACU participated in the annual MLK Jr. Holiday Parade in downtown Oklahoma City. On Jan. 18, MACU students, faculty, staff and families donned special “Dream” T-shirts and marched proudly alongside a float they helped…

  • Staff Spotlight: Erica Alvarez-Stanton

    Executive Director of Community Outreach & Services By: Anna-Kate Weichel The percentage of Latinos who receive their Master’s degree in Oklahoma is shockingly less than 10 percent. Erica Alvarez-Stanton is beating those odds — and now she’s helping MACU students do the same. Alvarez-Stanton grew up in Brownsville, Texas, just a few miles from the…

  • Eternal Investment: Jeannette Clift George

    By Anna-Kate Weichel From author to playwright to Golden Globe-nominated actress to business woman, Jeannette Clift George believed that the world was her stage. Yet, at the end of theday, her most important act in life was to honor God. Clift George was born ready for the stage. She grew up waiting for her chance…

  • Campus Welcomes Rev. Cervantes for Spiritual Emphasis Week

    By Whitney Knight Every semester, MACU holds a four-day chapel series known as Spiritual Emphasis Week, a period in which the campus community specifically focuses on spiritual health and growth with a four-part series by a special guest speaker. This fall, the campus welcomed Rev. Jaime Cervantes. Cervantes pastors the Benton Heights campus of First…

  • International Student Shines as Student Chaplain

    By Anna-Kate Weichel Soccer is what brought Thiago Viana to MACU, but his love of Christ is what has defined his journey as a student. Viana was born and raised in Brazil, growing up in a home that loved soccer and followed Christ. But although his childhood was rooted in traditional values, they failed to…