Falls Church resident Kristina Skotte, a student at Azusa Pacific University, served in ministry through the Center for Student Action this past summer in Mongolia.

Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university committed to God First and excellence in higher education.

With 61 bachelor’s degrees, 40 master’s degrees, 17 certificates, 11 credentials, eight doctoral programs and four associate degrees, the university offers its more than 10,000 students a quality education on campus, online and at seven regional centers throughout Southern California.

Each year, the Center for Student Action sends more than 300 students, faculty, staff and alumni across the country and around the world to partner with long-term and national workers to meet the needs of communities.

The center’s programs include: educational development, orphan work, conversational English teaching, prayer ministry, mobile medical care clinics, anti-human and sex trafficking and much more.