That all members of the university community accept the responsibilities of a Christian campus community, which include abiding by the standards and policies of the university. As a church-related university, FPU is different than many colleges and universities. It is supported by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and by friends who share their objectives. The Mennonite Brethren have traditionally emphasized that Christians live in obedience to Christ, live together in Christian love, overcome evil with good and share the gospel of Christ with those who do not know him. As a Christian liberal arts institution, FPU values community.
Community implies a sense of care and concern for one another.
Within community, interpersonal relationships are part of the learning process. Community assumes that individuals will become more responsible for, and accountable to, one another. As they do, they are better able to understand themselves and to make thoughtful commitments to God, the church and the world. In choosing to attend FPU one chooses to participate in this experience of community as it is described in the FPU Idea and as it is worked out in our lives together. The university is composed of a variety of intentional groupings with overlapping goals and relationships.