TKU Blog & News

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Thinking About Israel

Thinking About Israel

By: Jon Huntzinger, Ph.D.  Editor’s note: this article is in response to the October 2023 attacks from Hamas in Israel. To learn more about the situation and how you can support ministries and individuals in need, please visit Gateway’s Crisis Relief page. How ...
Jack Hayford, TKU Founder, Has Passed Away at 88

Jack Hayford, TKU Founder, Has Passed Away at 88

Dr. Jack Hayford, founder and chancellor emeritus of The King’s University (TKU) and Seminary, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in his home in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. He was 88 years old. His family said he died peacefully in his ...
TKU HONORS DR. JON CHASTEEN FOR HIS SERVICE

TKU HONORS DR. JON CHASTEEN FOR HIS SERVICE

The University Begins Search for New President (Southlake, TX – April 20, 2023) The King’s University (TKU) President Dr. Jon Chasteen announced his resignation effective June 30, 2023. TKU is an accredited, Spirit-empowered, evangelical university located in ...
Dani Williams

Dani Williams

Being an online student at TKU, I wasn’t planning to go to graduation. I had a million reasons not to go. I didn’t know if anyone would come see me walk across the stage, and I felt like it wasn’t necessary. After all, I was taking my classes online from Hays, ...
Rachael Gilbert

Rachael Gilbert

I had just dropped my girls off at Gateway Church for an all-day, kid’s KAIROS event. We don’t live in Southlake, so I started driving, not sure how I was going to use my kid-free time. But as I drove past The King’s University, I immediately felt God tell me to ...
Sarah Sanders

Sarah Sanders

As a small child, Sarah Sanders’ life was far from ordinary. Her father, Jim, was a traveling evangelist known to many in Australia and Hungary as “the American missionary.” “We would travel throughout Eastern Europe for months at a time,” says Sarah. “I remember ...
Juan Maureira

Juan Maureira

“I remember God showing me a vision of an hourglass, and telling me, ‘Your time is up. Are you ready to commit?’” Juan Maureira recounts. Knowing that God called him to ministry as a young boy, Juan had always been involved in the church, but chose to pursue a ...
Danica Henry

Danica Henry

For most of us, Big Texas cinnamon rolls and Welch’s grape juice might bring to mind visions of road trips and gas station breakfasts. For Chicago native Danica Henry, those two items delivered in a brown paper sack carried a much weightier message. They were ...