Amplified Impact in Your Local Church

We partner with pastors to raise up ministry leaders.

We want to partner with you

ASCENT COLLEGE partners with churches and organizations worldwide to provide accredited online collegiate education blended with hands-on ministry service.

Let’s work together to prepare Spirit-empowered ministers to be passionate, principled, and practical leaders in your local church.

Hands-on training in alignment with the local church

We prioritize active student involvement in the local church. Degree programs require weekly service, tracked in partnership with local senior pastors and mentoring faculty to enrich the learning process via real-time conversations and practical ministry leadership experiences that build a firm foundation for long-term service right at home. Our global network of partner sites can rest assured we are walking alongside them every step of the way. 

    • Active student service and involvement in local church needs

    • Access to affordable educational pathways for staff and lay leaders

    • Mentoring relationships between students and partner site pastors

    • Opportunity to prepare future ministers and local church leaders

    • Alignment with the unique “DNA” of partner site churches 

    • Minimal administrative responsibilities and no direct cost to partner sites

    • Special 25% partner site tuition discount for all enrolled students

Our Spirit-Filled Partners

Bethel Temple Church

River of Life Church

The Bridge Community Church

Lifehouse Church

Chapel Springs Church

Trinity Life

Springfield Assembly of God

Hancock Assembly of God

Eastern Assembly of God

Williamsburg Assembly of God

Mount Zion Assembly of God

Victory Church

Potomac School of Leadership

Jubilee Christian Center

Palms Church

Crosswalk Williamsburg

Harrisonburg First Assembly of God

LightHouse VA

Freedom Church

Trinity Assembly of God Midlothian

Hope Fellowship

The Bridge Church

Mountainside Community Fellowship

Faith Assembly

Calvary

Smithfield Assembly of God

King Street Church

Victory Church

Cedar Mountain Chapel

Living Spring International Worship Center

Sanctuary of Wind and Fire AG Church

Coast City AG

West End Assembly of God

Central Assembly of God

Potomac Valley Assembly Church

Hope City Church

Word of Life International

Converge Life Church

Glory Assembly of God Ghana

The Cause Church

Lifehouse Church

New Community Church

Adult & Teen Challenge Baltimore

Adult & Teen Challenge New Mexico

River of Life Community Church

Adult & Teen Challenge Virginia

Bethel Assembly of God

Rockville Assembly

Restore Church

Word of Life International

Jehovah Shammah Assembly of God

Destination Church

Restoration Life Church

Patrick Grach

“Ascent College provides accessible, affordable, and quality training for anyone looking to advance their biblical understanding and ministry leadership. With classes and programs designed around the student’s schedule and available in partnership with the local church, this is the ideal college for individuals looking to develop academically and through practical leadership experience.”

Lead Pastor
Lifehouse Church

Gavin Brown

“Ascent College is a preeminent, close-knit,
and diverse community committed to helping students flourish in their calling for God. I highly recommend any student desiring to learn and grow deeper to apply!”

Senior Pastor
Lifehouse Church

George W. Raduano

“The ability to offer accredited college Bible training in the context of our local church will benefit both the students and our ministries. Within a local Pentecostal environment, the fire of learning
will burn brightly.”

Trinity Ambassador
TrinityLife Assembly of God

WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER.
AMPLIFY IMPACT IN YOUR CHURCH TODAY.

Head Office

PO Box 690, Gainesville, VA 20156

Ascent College admits students of any race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other school-administered programs.

The College reserves the right to withdraw a student for what it considers to be a necessary cause at any time.

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