Mission:
Taylor University is a Christ-centered educational institution, and an evangelical, interdenominational covenant community committed to advancing life-long learning and ministering the redemptive love of Jesus Christ to a world in need.

Purposes of the University:
In order to advance this mission, Taylor University is committed to the following purposes:

1)To provide whole person education, involving students in learning experiences imbued with a vital Christian interpretation of truth and life which foster their intellectual, emotional, physical, vocational, social, and spiritual development.
2)To offer liberal arts, professional and life-long education based upon the conviction that all truth has its source in God, and that being Biblically anchored, the Christian faith should permeate all learning leading to a consistent life of worship, servant leadership, stewardship, and world outreach.
3)To create specific experiences wherein the integrative focus of a Christian liberal arts education is clarified, personalized, and applied.
4)To contribute to the advancement of human knowledge and understanding and serve the evangelical Christian church and the larger (public) community for the glory of God.
5)To foster a biblical model of relationships that acknowledges both unity and diversity of the followers of Christ within a covenant community and which can be evidenced in a continuing lifestyle of service to and concern for others
6)To foster and maintain appropriate and effective support services that enable maximum program effectiveness throughout the university.

Implementation of the Mission and Purposes:
Taylor University carries out its mission and purposes through the operation of educational programs centered on two campuses. All Taylor University programs hold to a Christian worldview and are characterized by the integration of faith and learning.

Taylor University Upland serves Christian men and women in a community that consists largely of traditional college students living in a residential campus setting and pursuing baccalaureate-level degree programs.

Taylor University Fort Wayne uses traditional and alternate delivery systems to serve both traditional students and adult learners in educational programming that results in baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, certificates of completion, and continuing education. In the nontraditional adult programs, enrollment opportunities are extended to qualified individuals who respect, but may not personally embrace, the university's statement of faith.

Statement of Faith:
Taylor University is firmly committed to the lordship of Jesus Christ and evangelical Christianity. To assure the central place of Christian principles in the philosophy and life of the University, the trustees, administration, faculty, and staff believe that:

1)There is one God, eternally existent in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—the ultimate Creator and Sustainer of all things in heaven and on earth.
2)The Holy Bible is the only inspired, authoritative written word of God, progressively revealing God’s will for humankind.
3)Jesus Christ is the living word of God who made known and carried out God’s plan of redemption through His virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death, bodily resurrection, and ascension, and who will return in power and glory.
4)The Holy Spirit is present in the life of the believer, testifying to the lordship of Christ and enabling the believer to live a godly life.
5)Humankind, though uniquely created in God’s image, rebelled and stands in need of redemption.
6)God graciously extends salvation to anyone who comes to Christ by faith.
7)The Church is the community of believers who express their unity in Christ by loving and serving Him, each other, and all people.