On June 29, 2023, the Alliance University (AU) Board of Trustees made the difficult decision to cease all academic offerings effective September 1, 2023. The decision was precipitated by the June 22, 2023, determination by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), AU's accrediting body, that the university remained unable to sustain ongoing compliance with the Commission's accreditation standards.
The Alliance grieves the loss of this institution and its 140-year legacy of preparing and equipping tens of thousands of men and women to serve Christ faithfully—in vocational ministry, the government, and the marketplace—here in the United States and in 90 countries abroad.
Throughout the challenging period leading up to this decision, the C&MA Board of Directors has continually affirmed the vital role of Alliance Theological Seminary (ATS) in training and equipping pastors, international workers, counselors, chaplains, and other ministers of the gospel. The Alliance is currently exploring options to sustain ATS beyond the close of Alliance University.
Please pray:
• For AU students, faculty, and staff as they seek God's guidance and provision for their next season of life and ministry;
• For Alliance and ATS leaders as they seek God's wisdom in sustaining the ministry our national seminary;
• That God will equip and fortify our Alliance higher education institutions in the United States and abroad toward the ongoing fulfillment of our All of Jesus for All the World vision."