Zion Christian University was founded by Dr. Brian J. Bailey (1925-2012) and the Board of Directors to serve as an international Pentecostal university that seeks to educate and prepare Christian leaders. Zion Christian University is a ministry of Zion Fellowship International, a Pentecostal association of pastors, missionaries, churches, and Bible schools. Over the past 20 years, by God’s grace, Zion Fellowship’s ministry has spread to nearly every continent of the world.

ZCU was founded with the purpose of encouraging the body of Christ to pursue spiritual maturity by teaching the truth of God’s word, promoting the adoption of a heavenly vision, seeking to cultivate godly character, and endeavoring to prepare leaders God can use for His glory.