A new board of trustees was formed to run an efficient theological institution. In the same year, the new board decided not only to change its name to Georgia School of Theology, but also to study the potentiality of a joint program with the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, one of the Theological institutions of the United States Presbyterian Church. This partnership consultation between the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary and the then Georgia School of Theology was short-lived.


   On April 5, 2002, Georgia School of Theology was certified to begin issuing and applying for I-20 student visas from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). In August 2002, the Georgia School of Theology and what is now Georgia Christian University was divided into two separate institutions, the former a religiously exempt school and the latter an authorized university. On June 1, 2003, Georgia Christian University’s Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Music, Theology, Mission, and Christian Education were approved by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission.

   In July of 2004, Georgia Christian University moved to the current campus in Lilburn and expanded the campus in 2005. In 2006, the student association body was formed to guarantee better campus and student lives at GCU. Also, the graduates of GCU reformed their Georgia Christian University Alumni Association the same year. In 2007, to promote Georgia Christian University, the Alumni Association successfully organized the Spirituality Conference, and in October 2007, GCU was authorized to offer academic programs in Business Management with BA, Master’s Degree in Divinity, and Doctoral Degree in Ministry.

For an on-going task, GCU has submitted an application to a National Accreditation Body (TRACS) for an evaluation, and in April 2009, GCU was approved of Candidate Status by TRACS (Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools), and thriving its best efforts to achieve higher educational goal set forward by prestigious faculty members and administrative staff, also including community members and churches.

TRACS is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE), the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).

GCU offers our heartfelt appreciation, glory and praise to our Lord Jesus Christ for establishing and raising Georgia Christian University. The years of history of GCU have witnessed the rise of Christian leaders armed with a biblical worldview, and teaching the Word of God.