John 珀金斯 Center
for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development
Founded in 2004, the John 珀金斯 Center is a first-of-its-kind partnership between the John and Vera Mae 珀金斯 Foundation of Jackson, Mississippi and 西雅图 Pacific University. As a center that seeks to live into the legacy of reconciliation and community development from Dr. John 珀金斯, he has described it as “the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.”
The 珀金斯 Center’s academic partnerships include the Urban Studies minor, Global and Urban Ministry minor, and the annual 珀金斯 Center Prize.
Students learn and practice principles of community development through their experiences with community engagement and transformative partnerships.
Meet John. M. 珀金斯
Meet the reconciliation advocate and evangelical civil rights leader behind the 珀金斯 Center at SPU.