Evangel receives naming-level gift from AGFinancial

Last edited 9:41 a.m., July 5, 2024 [Editor's note: An Evangel spokesperson responded.]

Evangel University has received a naming-level donation from AGFinancial.

The gift goes toward the Valor Center athletic facility that will carry the AGFinancial Arena name, according to an announcement on Facebook yesterday.

"It is through the tremendous generosity of friends, families and other EU supporters like AGFinancial that God has poured his blessings and kindness on our university," the post reads.

The donation amount was not disclosed, according to an Evangel spokesperson.

The Facebook post indicates AGFinancial Arena is slated to open this fall. Williams Construction Co. is general contractor for the 70,000-square-foot project designed by Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective, with a price tag of over $20 million, according to past reporting.

Evangel officials in the post classified AGFinancial's donation as "a capstone gift" made as part of the $10 million matching pledge from the Green family that owns the Hobby Lobby and Mardel Christian & Education retail chains.

The athletics facility also is part of Evangel's $24 million Here.Now capital campaign.