As Paul wrote in his letter to Timothy: “You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.” 2 Timothy 2:2 NLT
Christian Teaching
A core element of the vision given from God was for Project Liberia to educate Christian leaders. In 2017, Shonnie selected promising young leaders and began rigorous Bible and leadership training. This produced men who then became pastors of new congregations in their villages, and the first new church was planted in early 2019. Weekly intensive education has since produced 72 well-trained pastors for 36 new congregations full of newly baptized believers. Our strategic partnership with TCM (tcmi.org) is producing an additional 40 leaders who will graduate next year with a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership & Practical Theology.
Christopolis Christian University
From the very beginnings of Project Liberia, it was always clear that God wanted a special place where authentic education in the Bible as well as a broad curriculum could be taught on an ongoing basis. In 2018, Project Liberia purchased a 20-acre site where Christopolis Christian University would be constructed. With grant funding from key donors, construction is now well underway for a 40,500 square foot college building that will be unlike anything else in the region. This university will be open to the public and serve students from Liberia and beyond, offering a range of majors including Christian studies. The total project will cost approximately $1 million. About 60% of this amount has been secured to date, and Project Liberia still needs to raise the balance of nearly $400K to carry the project through to completion.
Architect’s renderings of CCU building once completed
Christopolis Christian Academy
The Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) is a federal agency responsible for collecting socio-economic data on the nation’s citizens. They report one-third of the nation’s population has never attended school, resulting in a national literacy rate of the population 15 years and older of 58.6 per cent. Liberia’s education system was severely disrupted by civil wars that raged from 1989-2003, leaving an entire generation with very little education. To help address this shortfall, Project Liberia launched an elementary school in the village of Mehngbain that is open to the public. This has strengthened our relationship with the local community while also providing a laboratory for our college-level students to study and learn proven teaching methods.
