“A top Iranian leader spoke in my ‘Exploring Conflict and Peace’ class when I was a first-year! We asked so many questions. It helped me visualize those affected by the American-Iran conflict. It was humbling and enlightening.”
-Janelle Freed
We snapped this photo of Janelle, a 2011 peacebuilding graduate, during a passionate discussion on sustainability on campus. She was a founding member of the Creation Care Council, student government officer, chapel leader, and more. She now works for Project Peacemakers.
A Christian Campus and Community
Grow in your faith
Discover a Christian campus like no other – rooted in the contemporary Mennonite values of peacemaking, community, and service. Feed your mind and spirit with hands-on experiences, unique programs, and opportunities to grow your faith.
Not Mennonite?
Don’t worry – half of EMU students have a different faith background! About 30 religious and cultural groups are represented on campus from all over the world.
Here we focus on core values. Come be challenged to think about how your walk with Jesus connects with choices you make every day… from the food you eat, to the way you interact with all of Gods people and the vocational role you pursue.
Meet others who share your values
From the classroom to the coffee shop, chapel service to dorm room, Kingdom values are evident at EMU. Professors invite students to their homes and are available off-hours for mentoring relationships.
Various styles of worship and opportunities for spiritual development are organized by campus ministries. All first-year students are part of a “transitions” group, which meets multiple times each week to support each other and process the experiences of college life.
Deepen your faith
At EMU, we don’t offer pat or easy answers. We provide a place for students to grow as followers of Jesus Christ in every aspect of life while they tackle the challenges of college.
This happens through service to others, interacting with people who may believe and think differently than you, and study in other cultural settings.
Come visit EMU and join our community of faith. Learn more about Mennonites, sustainability and the EMU community, and everything else that makes EMU a Christian university like no other.