Homecoming

Alumni Activities & Events

Homecoming & Family Weekend

October 3-5, 2025

Homecoming is the largest gathering of MNU alumni all year long. We welcome alums and their families to campus for a weekend full of fun and meaningful events and activities. We worship, enjoy fellowship with each other, cheer for our teams, admire the talent of our current students and our fellow alums, recognize the purposeful lives we lead, and celebrate the faithful lives of those we have lost in the past year.

It is a powerful weekend, and we want as many alums as possible to join us on campus every year.

9:30 AM	Homecoming Chapel	College Church
11:30 AM	Alumni Award Honorees Luncheon (invite only)	Cunningham Center (Austin Room)
12:30 PM	Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	Bell Center (Performance Hall)
3:00 PM	Copeland Athletic Complex Site Visit	Pioneer Field
4:00 PM	Hymn Sing-Along	Weatherby Chapel
5:00 PM	MNU Block Party (till 7:00 PM)	Cunningham Center (Founder’s Plaza)
5:00 PM	Homecoming Chili/Dog Dinner*	Cunningham Center (Founder’s Plaza)
6:00 PM	Friends of the Performing Arts Reception (invite only)	Bell Center (Gilmore Room)
7:00 PM	Volleyball Game vs Park*	Cook Center
7:30 PM	COLLAGE: Performing Arts Concert*	Bell Center (Performance Hall)
9:00 PM	Men’s Soccer Alumni Futsal Game	Cook Center

*Event requires registration | **Event is at your own expense

8:30 AM	Homecoming Celebration Breakfast*	College Church (Uphaus Hall)
9:00 AM	Women’s Soccer Alumni Game	Pioneer Field
10:00 AM	Class Reunions*	Metz/Smith
10:00 AM	Golden Reunion: Class of 1974*	College Church (Garrett Chapel)
10:00 AM	Volleyball Alumni Game	Cook Center
12:00 PM	Lunch**	Cunningham Center (Wiley Commons)
1:00 PM	Women’s Soccer Game vs Mount Mercy*	Pioneer Field
2:00 PM	Homecoming Football Game vs Missouri Valley*	Olathe District Activity Center (ODAC)
3:30 PM	Men’s Soccer Game vs Mount Mercy*	Pioneer Field
5:00 PM	Pioneer Family Feast*	Cunningham Center (Wiley Commons)
7:00 PM	Women’s Basketball Alumni Game	Cook Center
7:00 PM	MNU’s Night of Praise	Cunningham Center (Founder’s Plaza)
7:30 PM	Student Homecoming Banquet	Kansas City, MO
8:30 PM	Men’s Basketball Alumni Game	Cook Center

*Event requires registration | **Event is at your own expense

8:00 AM	President’s Memorial Prayer Breakfast*	Bell Center (Grand Lobby)
9:00 AM	Homecoming & Family Worship	College Church
10:30 AM	Golden Reunion Sunday School Class	Weatherby Chapel

Homecoming 2024 Highlights

Homecoming Information

The 2025 Alumni Awards

Each year, we honor several alumni who have led purposeful lives following their days at MNU. These awards include: Alumna of the Year, Alumnus of the Year, Young Alum of the Year, and Carrying the Torch. In 2022, we created the Michael Copeland Civic Leadership Award to honor alumni who are serving in the public sector. If you would like to nominate a Pioneer for any of these awards, please fill out the Nomination Form by May 1. Recipients will be announced in September and will be honored during Homecoming & Family Weekend, October 3-5.

NOMINATE

Alumni Reunions

Remember, relive, and reconnect as the classes of 1972, 1973 and 1974 welcome the Class of 1975 into the Golden Circle at their 50-year reunion, while the classes of ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, ’00, ’05, ’10, ’15, and ’20 celebrate their reunions. Each class will have their own reserved room and a committee of peers who have organized activities. Cost is free, but registration is required.

Alumni Gatherings

There is a little something for everyone on the Homecoming schedule:

Reunion Alumni: Homecoming Chapel; Class Reunions; Homecoming Celebration Breakfast; Homecoming Football Game; Pioneer Family Feast; MNU Night of Praise

Former Athletes: Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; Athletic Alumni Gatherings for Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer

Families: Junior/Senior Visit Weekend; MNU Block Party; Homecoming Football Game; Pioneer Family Feast; MNU Night of Praise

MNU Fans: Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; Pioneer Volleyball Match, Homecoming Football Game; Pioneer Men’s & Women’s Soccer Matches; Men’s & Women’s Basketball Varsity vs Alumni Games

Music Lovers: Homecoming Chapel; Collage Concert; MNU Night of Praise

Hotels

Our homecoming festivities fall on the same weekend as a major soccer complex in Olathe, causing a shortage of available hotel rooms. Check availability soon.

HOTEL GUIDE

CAMPUS MAP

Events

MWROC Festival - Rock Orchestra Concert Finale Event

Bell Cultural Events Center

Jul 18, 2025 @ 7:00pm

to Jul 18, 2025 @ 8:00pm

International Rock Orchestra Concert Finale Event featuring over 150 musicians and singers on one stage!

MWROC Festival - Matt Bell and Greg Byers

Bell Cultural Events Center

Jul 17, 2025 @ 7:00pm

to Jul 17, 2025 @ 8:00pm

Matt has been a Viper player since 1997 and has been exploring ways to use electric violin in rock, pop, hip hop, and R&B ever since. Greg Byers, M.M., uses his talents as a performer, composer, educator, and producer to share the joy of music with a diverse range of audiences.

MWROC Festival - The Chuck and David Show, starring Dr. David Wallace and Dr. Chuck Bontrager

Bell Cultural Events Center

Jul 16, 2025 @ 7:00pm

to Jul 16, 2025 @ 8:00pm

A master teaching artist, David Wallace has performed, consulted, and authored curricula for dozens of performing arts institutions, including Carnegie Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Tanglewood Music Festival. Dr. Chuck Bontrager is the very definition of the 21st-century musician: highly Classically trained, experienced in multiple performance styles, and fluent in several variations of his instrument—viola, violin, baritone viola (chin-cello), mandolin and mandola—and his electric violins.

MWROC Festival - Tracy Silverman and Haydn Vitera

Bell Cultural Events Center

Jul 15, 2025 @ 7:00pm

to Jul 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm

Tracy Silverman is one of the world’s foremost electric violin soloists, bringing concert hall legitimacy to this next-generation instrument. Haydn Vitera is one of the amazing Artist Mentors on our Electrify Your Symphony team and we’re thrilled to welcome him back this year!

MWROC Festival - The Mark Wood Experience and Matt Vanacoro

Bell Cultural Events Center

Jul 14, 2025 @ 7:00pm

to Jul 14, 2025 @ 8:00pm

This powerful group stars Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s original string master and powerhouse vocalist Laura Kaye performing exciting and original songs and music by other classic rock legends.

Kansas City Movement

Bell Cultural Events Center - Mabee Performing Arts Hall

Jun 28, 2025 @ 1:30pm

to Jun 28, 2025 @ 7:00pm

A vibrant dance showcase featuring young performers presenting a variety of styles including ballet, modern, lyrical, jazz, and tap.

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