University of Mobile receives gift to establish Tom Elliff Center for Missions

The University of Mobile is establishing the Tom Elliff Center for Missions after a multi-million-dollar gift by anonymous donors. Launching in the fall 2026, the center will be designed to equip students to live out their Great Commission calling around the world.

The center will be named in honor of Tom Elliff, a pastor, preacher and missionary advocate whose ministry shaped churches and mission efforts throughout the world. He served as president of the International Mission Board.

“I am deeply grateful for the supporters who made this historic investment in our institution,” said University of Mobile President Charles Smith. “Though these dear friends insist on remaining anonymous, the Lord knows their name and continues to use them to advance the gospel around the world.”…

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