The Daystar Wall of Partnerships

“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you…
because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.”
Philippians 1:3-5

Tyndale House Foundation provided a large grant in 1974 to acquire the Nairobi property and develop it as the campus for “Daystar Communications” which later became “Daystar University College”.

Tyndale House Foundation is the non-profit arm of the larger Tyndale enterprise. Its purpose is to minister to the spiritual needs of people, primarily through grants to other Christian charities.

The Foundation was established by Kenneth and Margaret Taylor in 1963, just a year after they had founded Tyndale House Publishers. It was the fulfillment of a goal Ken Taylor had first expressed a decade earlier—to establish a charitable fund that could make grants to support Christian work around the world.

The Foundation was initially funded by royalties from Living Letters (1962) and The Living Bible (1971). Now it receives the royalties from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (1996).

Over the years, the Foundation has made thousands of grants to support Christian work across a wide variety of categories. Traditionally, the Foundation’s primary focus has been Christian literature work, including new translations of the Bible in languages around the world. But the Foundation also makes grants in areas as diverse as Christian higher education, evangelism, disaster relief, and Christian social services. From 1963 to 2012, the Foundation’s grants totaled $76 million. But after adjusting for inflation, this equates to $170 million in today’s dollars.

“We strive to work in partnership with God’s mission to bless the nations by helping others achieve their full potential as committed participants in the mission of God.”

Wheaton College facilitated the MA in Communications in 1977 which was accredited by the North Central Accrediting Association - as a recognized partnership between Wheaton College and Daystar. In 1978, Daystar celebrated its first graduation of four degree recipients in the MA in Communications from Wheaton College at the Nairobi campus.

Wheaton College is an explicitly Christian, academically rigorous liberal arts college and graduate school located in the Chicago area. Established in 1860 in Wheaton, Illinois, the school is guided by its original mission to provide excellence in Christian higher education. It offers more than 40 undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, and 18 graduate degrees in various fields of study.

Wheaton College serves Jesus Christ and advances his kingdom through excellence in liberal arts and graduate programs that educate the whole person to build the church and benefit society worldwide.

Messiah University (formerly Messiah College) in collaboration with Daystar and President Dr. Ray Hostetter, launched a liberal arts bachelor’s degree program in 1984.

Messiah University is a nationally ranked, private Christian university with a student body of 3,370 undergraduate and graduate students. Our scenic 471-acre suburban campus is located in central Pennsylvania, just 12 miles from the state capital of Harrisburg. The University was founded in 1909 by the Brethren in Christ Church. Today, the University’s faith base is broadly evangelical and includes students and employees from a variety of denominations and Christian faith traditions.

Messiah University is an educational community profoundly committed to worshipping, loving and serving God. The University’s motto, “Christ Preeminent,” points to our community’s full, rich shared understanding of Jesus Christ and how the Christian faith is relevant to every dimension of life. At Messiah we’re committed to personal faith in Christ for the forgiveness of sin and to pursuing the exemplary nature of Christ's life as a model for our own lives. This common Christian conviction shapes every aspect of students’ experiences in the Messiah community.

The Maclellan Foundation in collaboration with President Hugh O. Maclellan Jr. provided several large grants to Daystar beginning in 1993 for the expansion of the Athi River campus.

The Maclellan Foundation was incorporated in 1945 by Robert J. Maclellan, his sister Dora Maclellan Brown, and his son Robert L. Maclellan, The Maclellan Foundation, Inc. is the largest and oldest of the Maclellan Family Foundations. The foundation is focused on establishing and strengthening the local church, promoting discipleship and leadership development, sparking community transformation, promoting the power of prayer, advocating for generosity, and increasing access to Scripture. The foundation provides financial and leadership resources to faith-based ministries, helping to foster biblical Christian values in the community by meeting practical and spiritual needs.

The Maclellan Foundation is called to glorify God by leveraging the legacy, resources, relationships, and experience entrusted to us to serve those advancing Christ’s Kingdom around the globe.

Discipleship

We partner with organizations that are offering individuals within their community an opportunity to set a new identity in Jesus, and to see these individuals worshipping together in a unified local church.

Developing Leaders

We partner with organizations who see leadership development as a necessity for excellence, and a vibrant indigenous church.

Prayer and Scripture

We believe that growth—to be sustainable and fruitful—has to be built on the foundation of prayer and engaging God’s word.

Evangelism

We partner with organizations who look for innovative opportunities to share the truth and nature of Jesus.

Generosity

We desire to see believers in every country experience the joy of living a generous life.

Developing Organizations

We invest to build the capacity and effectiveness of organizations, especially when it helps them move toward self-sustainability.

University of Northwestern St. Paul established the Daystar radio station, Shine FM, in 2001 and installed new communications and radio equipment in 2021.

University of Northwestern (UNW) is a Christ-centered liberal arts university located in the heart of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Since 1902, students have come to Northwestern to learn and develop as leaders through Christ-centered, academically excellent education.

We Will Honor Christ

We at University of Northwestern - St. Paul and Northwestern Media have decided that whatever we do, for as long as we choose to be involved in this community, as students, teachers, administrators, on the board of trustees, as employees in the university or the media ministry, wherever we choose to live, our relationship to Jesus Christ and commitment to obey God’s Word will be at the very center. This promise to God and to each other is what binds us together and sets us apart from the world. We believe that it is our duty, honor and delight to live under the Lordship of Christ, to study His Holy Scriptures, to reach all nations with the gospel of salvation through faith in Christ and teach them how to be disciples, to participate in the relentless and joyous pursuit of His truth, and we believe it is our privilege and responsibility to live in community with other believers who feel the same.

We Will Strive for Christ-Centered Community

We, as members of Northwestern’s Christ-centered community, will strive to love our God and each other as He loves us (Matt. 22:37-39): with kindness, mercy, faithfulness, gentleness, grace, patience and perseverance (Gal. 5:22, 23; Jas. 1:4). We will love what is good and abhor what is evil (Rom. 12:9). We will seek righteousness and justice. We are willing to be as servants to each other. We will encourage and support each other (Heb. 10:24). We value the passionate exchange of ideas, but we will strive to resolve conflicts with humility, kindness, mutual respect and Christ-like love (Col. 3:13, 14). We are to be faithful witnesses to the gospel (1 Pet. 3:15), people of integrity, practicing good works and self-control, with lives filled with prayer, joy and thanksgiving (1 Thess. 5:15-22).

As Employees, We Will Seek Christ-Centered Community

As employees of Northwestern, we agree to put Jesus Christ at the center of our lives and work. We will strive to live and work in Christ-like community, dedicated to each other and our God, for the betterment of His Kingdom, His people and Northwestern. We will respect each other: our peers, our students, our listeners, those to whom we answer and those who answer to us (1 Pet. 2:17), knowing that Christ has brought us together to further His plan and for His glory. We will value individuality and work for commonality (Phil. 2:2). We will strive to protect the weakest members of our community (Psa. 41:1). We voluntarily abstain from certain activities that might draw us or others away from God (1 Cor. 8:9-13; Gal. 5:19-21), particularly on behalf of those students and listeners who are new to their freedom and have placed themselves in our environment or in our care.

As Leaders, We Will Seek Christ-Centered Community

As leaders in the Northwestern community, whether serving as a manager, director, department head, vice president, senior leadership team member, president or board member, we will be prayerful in our decisions, receptive to the needs of the community, dedicated to the present and future welfare of Northwestern. We will be good stewards of the responsibilities that have been temporarily placed in our care, seek God’s wisdom with humility and a servant heart, and pursue excellence with compassion and Christ-like love (Col. 3:12).