About Ministry and Service
The Office of Ministry and Service (MAS) believes that faith in Christ should inspire people to reach out to a broken world and embody the good news of God’s inclusive and empowering love for humanity. Driven by grace, a love for God is interconnected with a love of one’s neighbor and should lead to a pathway of reconciled relationships with those across the street and around the world. MAS exists to educate and mobilize the APU undergraduate community toward an active response in service that advances the work of God in the world.
Azusa Pacific University, founded as the Training School for Christian Workers, has a strong legacy and commitment to service as a response to faith in Christ. This commitment begins in the city of Azusa, with strong partnerships that connect APU with children, families, community leaders, churches, and the local government. Downtown Los Angeles provides additional opportunities to learn and grow in relationship with our neighbors. These experiences in service will help move the APU community from indifference, ignorance, and fear to faith, reconciliation, education, and action.
University Service Requirement for Graduation
Service, as one of the Four Cornerstones at Azusa Pacific University, is at the heart of our local and international outreach, missions, and service-learning endeavors. The university desires to see the service experience connect to a deeper relationship with Christ, develop a greater sense of community, and model scholarship put into practice. To this end, the university desires that every student has an intercultural experience during their time at APU.
A student’s service may correlate with his or her academic coursework or it may be an opportunity to branch out of the classroom experience. Students’ involement in ministry opportunities satisfies the graduation requirement of 120 service credits. Learn more about the service requirement.
