MESSIAH UNIVERSITY

Messiah University is founded by the Brethren in Christ Church under the presidency of S.R. Smith, a church leader and Harrisburg businessman. Its original name was Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home. It began as a school offering high school curriculum and a few Bible programs... Messiah University is a nationally ranked, private Christian university with a student body of 3,276 undergraduate and graduate students. Our scenic 471-acre suburban campus is located in central Pennsylvania, just 12 miles from the state capital of Harrisburg. The University was founded in 1909 by the Brethren in Christ Church. Today, the University's faith base is broadly evangelical and includes students and employees from a variety of denominations and Christian faith traditions... Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, just 12 miles from the state capital, Harrisburg, and just a short drive from Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. View Virtual Tour

Also known as: Messiah

Primary location: Mechanicsburg United States