Current Status
ACU has been developing through the initial planning and vision phases towards the first academic program offerings. ACU will proceed as God enables according to this projected timeline.
By God’s grace we have seen the following important milestones:
| 2008 Dec | Elders of the Reformed Baptist Churches of Zambia (RBCZ) agree with Dr. Turnbull on ACU vision |
| 2009 May | ACU-Zambia Board of Directors formed |
| 2009 Jul | First Conference presentation on ACU made by Dr. Ken Turnbull at IICS |
| 2009 Aug | ACU presentation by Dr. Ken Turnbull at U.S. Center for World Missions |
| 2009 Oct | ACU-USA Organisation and Board of Directors formed to support ACU |
| 2009 Nov | Concept drawing of the ACU campus completed |
| 2010 Feb | 501(c)3 charity status granted to ACU-USA |
| 2010 Mar | Incorporated in Zambia as company limited by guarantee (501(c)3) |
| 2010 Sep | 425 Campaign launched in USA (seeking 400 partners giving $25/mo) |
| 2010 Nov | Dr. Mbewe and Dr. Turnbull initiate ACU promotion in USA Midwest tour |
| 2011 Apr | Pastor Ronald Kalifungwa shares ACU vision touring the Eastern USA |
| 2011 May | ACU-RSA non-profit organisation initiated by Dr. Turnbull in South Africa |
| 2011 Jun | Dr. Ken Turnbull and family arrive in Lusaka to help initiate the project |
| 2011 Aug | Initial sharing of the ACU vision at the Reformed Conference in Lusaka |
| 2011 Sep | ACU vision shared for first time at the Sola 5 Conference in Livingstone |
| 2011 Nov | ACU article by Dr. Ken Turnbull published in Mission Frontiers Journal |
| 2011 Dec | ACU and Sovereign Grace Theological Seminary (SGTS) combine |
| 2012 Jan | Strategic Planning Meetings to refine approach toward academic programs |
| 2012 Oct | ACU Board Development Workshop is facilitated by Dr. Victor Nakah (O.C. Africa) |
| 2013 Jan | 2 USA donors give $50,000 and $20,000 for ACU campus construction |
| Sufficient funds donated for the initiation of Stage 1 of Phase 1 construction | |
| 2013 Apr | A Library Book drive is initiated in the USA |
| 2013 Sep | Dr. Ken Turnbull completes a 4 month USA tour to raise support for ACU |
| An ACU Library Shipment campaign is initiated to raise $12,000 | |
| Zambian “450 Campaign” starts – 400 Zambian partners giving K50/mo | |
| 2013 Oct | Wilson Tembo becomes ACU Dean of Students sent out from the Lusaka churches |
| 2013 Dec | Sufficient funds raised to initiate the ACU Library Shipment from the USA |
| 2014 Feb | ACU Office headquarters founded in Ibex Hill, Lusaka |
| 2014 Mar | Initiate support raising through Lusaka churches for ACU office developments |
| 2014 May | Library book shipment arrives from USA |
| The first “Taste of ACU” reaches many prospective parents & students | |
| 2014 Jun | Kendra Hawley arrives in Zambia as the first ACU Librarian |
| 2014 Aug | Davey Hoffman arrives in Zambia as the SP Maths Instructor |
| 2014 Nov | Voddie Baucham accepts position as Dean of Theological Education |
| 2015 Aug | Baucham family arrives in Lusaka |
| 2015 Nov | Carlos Paul family arrive as Theological Education Faculty |
| Family Legacy agrees to recommend ACU to their high school leavers | |
| 2016 Mar | ACU is registered with the Zambian Higher Education Authority |
| The first Scholars Programme starts |