Fresno Pacific University is a Christian University in Fresno, California. It was founded as the Pacific Bible Institute in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. 

U.S. Mennonite Brethren have a rich spiritual heritage that can be traced back to the heart of the 16th century Reformation. From the start, our spiritual forefathers were determined to hold to the Bible as the non-negotiable source of truth and to pursue radical obedience to that truth. Today we remain unswervingly committed to these aspirations, although we know we have not always lived up to them. We share this commitment with a global Mennonite Brethren family known as the International Community of Mennonite Brethren, a fellowship of 21 national conferences around the world with a total of about 450,000 members.

As the years on the calendar change, so do our plans for life as a retiree. At Palm Village, residents enjoy a friendly, active senior living lifestyle, in a California “continuing care” retirement community with many levels of residential options. Just a few miles from Fresno, our retirement living campus is centrally located near the Kings River in Reedley and provides convenient senior housing to all of California.