The Word of God International University
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The Word of God International University CLASS of 2026 Achievement/Awards Banquet, August 28, 2026 @ 6PM and Graduation Commencement Ceremony, August 29, 2026 @ 11AM
Event Details
Time: May 10, 2026 to August 31, 2026
Location: Loving to Learn Association, The Word of God International Univesity
Street: 3650 S Western Avenue
City/Town: Los Angeles 90018
Website or Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d…
Phone: (323) 75-LIGHT (5-4448) or (323) 402-0422
Event Type: celebration, graduation, announcement, fundraiser
Organized By: Archbishop Dr. Joshua Smith, President, Loving to Learn Association, Evangelist Dr. Sherilyn Smith, Executive Director, and Dr. Tanya McDonald, Academic Dean
Latest Activity: May 11
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WGIU 2026 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
We will host a formal graduation commencement ceremony for all our undergraduate, graduate, and honorary doctorate candidates, recognizing distinguished entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and humanitarians who have made significant contributions in their respective fields and communities.
If you would like to nominate someone to receive an honorary degree from The Word of God International University for outstanding lifetime achievement, please ask them if they would like to be a candidate. If so, send a letter, nominating them, by email to lovingtolearn2@gmail.com.
FOR HONORARY DEGREE NOMINEES:
FIRST STEP: In a well written recommendation, we need someone to formally endorse you as a nominee.
Your Endorsement Letter should highlight from at least 10 to over 25 years of lifetime achievement in ministerial service. It should include why they believe you should be a candidate and their relationship or experience with you. If possible, this letter should be on business or professional stationary and emailed to the above email address before Friday, May 15, 2026.
SECOND STEP: Please review the WGIU ONLINE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (upper left) and COURSES AND ENROLLMENT (upper right) tabs on our website at www.wgiuniversity.org. On the COURSES AND ENROLLMENT TABS, scroll down to the last tab and open tab. You can download, fill out, scan, and email or fax all Enrollment Forms back to us. You are required to meet Certification Requirements in order for you to receive your diploma.
$175 should be donated for enrollment, using the PayPal button in the comment section of this page or anywhere on our website. Your tax-deductible receipt will immediately go to your email. If it's convenient for you to visit us, do so by calling (323) 402-0422 and making an appointment or our office at (323) 73-LIGHT (5-4448).
THIRD STEP: We need a Resume/Curriculum Vitae, Bio, Picture, and Letter of Intent, substantiating at least 10 to over 25 years of ministry.
FOURTH STEP: If you want to Expedite Enrollment after paying $175, you can come into our office, mail, or donate online the graduation fee, ranging from $500(B.Div.) to $950(Ph.D.). We must order caps and gowns in advance. Please call the office for the amount of your graduation fee. You are still required to donate $2,900 for ministerial training to meet profession, credential, government, and business requirements to run a religious order and educational society.
FIFTH STEP: Once you have completed and/or returned all paperwork, you must immediately call (323) 73-LIGHT (5-4448) and make an appointment. Whether you meet with us in our office, by phone, or by Zoom, these checklists are required for your honorary degree and must be cleared by Friday, May 29, 2026 for you to receive your diploma no later than Friday, November 1, 2026.
If necessary, you have 4-7 years to satisfactorily fulfill all requirements in Post-Graduate Internship, residency, and/or fellowship following commencement ceremonies. The requirements are listed in the 2023-24 WGIU Catalog Handbook on pages 13 and 14.
Call for any questions or other arrangements. You may negotiate your Graduation Fee payments. RSVP, reviewing comment section on this page.
Presiding Archbishop Joshua Smith, PhD, DD, President
Evangelist Sherilyn Smith, PhD, Executive Director
LOVING TO LEARN ASSOCIATION
Archbishop Perry Moore, PhD, Chancellor
Tanya McDonald, D. Min., Academic Dean
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Today's Verse - Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth and riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
God's plan to save us is incredible. His blueprints for the creation of our universe are beyond our imagining. He is so rich in wisdom and knowledge that we cannot even imagine his greatness. What else can we do but go to him and ask him to open our minds to his work, will, and presence in our lives? God is far greater than our minds can comprehend. His judgments are not fully comprehensible to us, and ways beyond us, but we do know this:
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all - how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? (Romans 8:31-32)"Oh, the depth and riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God!" And on top of his greatness, he loves us and has great plans for us. Oh, yes; God is gracious and good.
My Prayer...
Precious and Almighty Father, thank you for reawakening me each spring to the power of your sustaining presence in the world and in my life. I see the beauty of creation reemerge, and it reminds me of your goodness, creativity, colorfulness, and grace. As I seek to put you first in all I do, please use me to bring you glory, and please, bless others through my thoughts, words, and deeds. In Jesus name, I thank you and praise you. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.Today's Verse - Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
I still remember trying to learn to affirm my son's value to him. I didn't know exactly what that looked like or what I was supposed to do or say. Then, the Holy Spirit gently reminded me of what God the Father did to affirm Jesus the Son at his baptism.
"You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased" (Luke 3:21).God affirmed his relationship with Jesus, "You are my Son..." God affirmed his love and affection for Jesus, "...my Son, whom I love..." God affirmed his delight in Jesus, "...with you I am well pleased."
Zephaniah reminds us that the Father feels much the same about us as his children: "He will take great delight in you..." On top of that, he calms us with his love and rejoices over us in singing! God sees and values us as his children. He calms us in our fears and sings lullabies over us in his joy. We are his children whom he loves and in whom he takes delight!
My Prayer...
O God, I pray that when the storms of life rage against me, I will remember these precious words and find my refuge, comfort, identity, acceptance, and peace in your sheltering care. Please, dear Father, make me more aware of your singing over me and your delight in me. Through my Savior Jesus, I pray. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.Today's Verse - Ecclesiastes 11:5
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
"I don't know!"
This sure seems to be one of the hardest phrases for us to say. When thinking about God and his ways, especially his work on us and plans for us made when we were in the womb, that's really all we can say. "I don't know!" The truths we know about God and his ways with us when we were in the womb are only what he has chosen to reveal to us. He is the Mystery of mysteries. He is the supreme unknowable Knowable. Yet what we do know of him, what he has revealed to us in Jesus, is not only mighty and awesome, but loving, tender, and merciful. We know his love is willing to sacrifice for us, so we could seek after him and find his grace. So in reverence, we kneel to pray to the Father we cannot fully know - at least not yet, but will one day (1 John 3:1-3) - but can be fully assured that he loves us and wants us near to him.
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My Prayer...
To you, O LORD God, I offer my wonder and awe. When I consider the vastness of the universe in which our tiny blue planet spins through its existence, I am humbled by your wonderfully complex and expansive sovereignty, often expressed in tender mercy. As I ponder your greatness, dear Abba Father, I also treasure your nearness. You are the good Father who transcends space and time, yet you also are the almighty God who is ever near. Thank you for being accessible while being sovereign, available while not controllable. I thank you and praise you in the name of Jesus as I draw near to experience you more fully. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
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