Each Year, Oakie Generosity Makes a Real Impact! 

Every year, alumni are invited to partner in a special project that directly benefits our students. For the 2024 Alumni Project, we set out to raise $7000 to replace the worn entryway and lounge flooring in Acorn Apartments, originally built in 1995. Thanks to your incredible generosity, $6339 was raised – nearly the full amount! We’re so thankful for every gift that helped make this improvement possible.

The 2025 Alumni Project continues the momentum in Acorn Hall Apartments, where years of faithful use have taken their toll. This year’s goal is to raise $10,000 for much-needed flooring, repairs, and updates to individual apartments – creating a more welcoming and comfortable space for our students.

You can give by sending your donation to OHCC marked “Alumni Project,” or give easily online by clicking the Oak Hills Logo. 

We’re deeply thankful for your continued investment in the lives of students at OHCC. Your generosity helps shape not just campus spaces – but whole life journeys.  

Gifts to the Student Grant Fund provide essential scholarships and grants that make a biblical education at OHCC more accessible and affordable. These include academic scholarships, alumni and pastoral referral awards, ministry grants, and other forms of student support.

The Student Grant Fund plays a vital role in helping students pursue their calling without the weight of financial worry. Each scholarship represents a story of growth and opportunity. Here’s one example of how this support has made a real difference in a student’s journey:

“When I first visited Oak Hills, I was drawn in by the beautiful campus and the way the staff genuinely cared for students. I knew it would be a great place to continue my education—especially knowing the impact it had on alumni I admire, including my dad.

I’m studying psychology to connect with people, share God’s love, and offer support to others. Through this community, God has helped me grow in confidence, deepen my understanding of His Word, and build lasting friendships.

The scholarships I’ve received have eased my financial burden, allowing me to focus more on my studies and my faith. I’m truly grateful.”
— Halle Carlson, ’25 

Numerous memorial and honorary private scholarships exist to help make biblical education more affordable for students. For a complete list, email advancement@oakhills.edu If you know the name of the scholarship you wish to give to, please type the name in the “other” category when you give.

BEQUEST

A bequest is a planned gift to Oak Hills Christian College made at death through your will or trust. A bequest is the simplest type of planned gift to make and one of the easiest to implement.

THE DETAILS

If you have a will or plan to create one, we ask that you consider including a bequest for Oak Hills Christian College. You may leave personal property, real estate, securities, insurance policies, or retirement plan assets to Oak Hills Christian College. Property that passes through a beneficiary designation (such as individual retirement accounts) can be left by designating Oak Hills Christian College as a beneficiary.

BENEFITS OF YOUR BEQUEST:

• Receive estate tax charitable deduction
• Lessen the burden of taxes on your family
• Leave a lasting legacy at Oak Hills Christian College

HOW DO YOU MAKE A BEQUEST?

A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to family, friends or Oak Hills Christian College as a part of your estate plan.

MAKING A BEQUEST OF YOUR RETIREMENT ASSETS

A retirement asset, such as an IRA account, makes an excellent bequest to us. If the IRA were given to your family, much of the value may be lost through estate and income taxes. By designating Oak Hills Christian College as the beneficiary of all or part of your IRA (using a beneficiary designation form provided by your custodian/advisor), the full value of the gift is transferred tax-free at your death and your estate receives an estate tax charitable deduction.

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

An Endowed Scholarship provides Oak Hills Christian College with a permanent asset from which students are supported. Gifted principal remains intact and only the interest is awarded each year.

THE DETAILS

With a large percentage of the student body at Oak Hills demonstrating financial need, an endowed scholarship provides financial relief for students seeking a biblically centered education to best prepare them to serve Christ in life. These scholarships help them achieve the goal of a college education without taking on the burden of student debt.

Endowed scholarships at Oak Hills Christian College may be established starting at $10,000. Awards are made annually to deserving students. It is preferred that scholarships are unrestricted; however, occasionally it is possible to specify students within certain academic programs or select geographic locations.

Your endowment creates a permanent funding source that will grow over time and support worthy students now and in the future. All students who receive a named scholarship are made aware of your generosity and commitment to the purpose and mission of Oak Hills Christian College.

IRA ROLLOVER

An IRA Rollover is possible when you are age 70 1/2 or older and desire an easy way to make a gift to charity and receive tax benefits.

THE DETAILS

As of December 2015, you are able to make a gift of up to $100,000 from an IRA to a charity, such as Oak Hills Christian College. Taxpayers age 70 ½ years or older may annually transfer their required minimum distribution directly to the selected charity without first having to recognize the distribution as income. Thus, this giving option allows donors to avoid taxes on their IRA distribution while supporting Oak Hills Christian College.

You should contact your IRA custodian to make an IRA rollover to Oak Hills Christian College. The IRS will treat the amount of the cash gift as a direct gift to charity resulting in tax savings.

BENEFITS OF YOUR IRA ROLLOVER:

• Lower taxable income
• Lower-income may lower tax on social security
• Give a major gift source – IRA dollars as opposed to cash
• Enjoy tax and income benefits
• Positively impact current and future students at Oak Hills Christian College

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It is our desire to equip and encourage leaders to serve in a rural setting, as well as to be a primary resource for rural congregations. This innovative program, in full collaboration with Oak Hills Christian College, graduates leaders with an academic Certificate in Rural Leadership and Ministry.  Learn more on their website by clicking here.