In April 1998, the General Assembly of the Equatorial Africa Area Fellowship of Free Methodist churches mandated the Board of Directors to form a commission on Christian and theological education to study the possibilities of founding a Christian university on African soil. The Board, after careful study of the report, acted unanimously to establish Hope Africa University and to locate it in Nairobi, Kenya. The university is now in its second semester with 27 students. The student body is limited in numbers by the fact that many come from the very poor, some refugees from areas where war continues, others from villages in the countryside or the slums around Nairobi. Some have had to wait for funds to enable them to enter school.
Whole families pool their resources to make it possible for one of their children to attend.
A priority task of the school leadership is to search for funds for scholarships, usually up to one-half of tuition, so these students and others can reach enrollment. All rights reserved.