Light University () is a private

Baptist Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches ge ...

university located at

Port-au-Prince, Haiti Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI ...

. It is affiliated with the

Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti The Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti () is a Baptist Christian denomination in Haiti, headquartered in Les Cayes. MEBSH is a member of the Protestant Federation of Haiti, the Evangelical Council of Haitian Churches and the Baptist World ...

History

The university was founded in 1993 in

Les Cayes Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capital, Port-a ...

by the

. In 2018, it had 37 faculties in 8 cities across the country.Windzor Aristil
Lancement de la célébration des 25 ans de l’Université Lumière
lenouvelliste.com, Haiti, August 28, 2018

References

External links

Official Website
Baptist universities and colleges Baptist Christianity in Haiti Universities in Haiti Educational institutions established in 1993 1993 establishments in Haiti Port-au-Prince {{Haiti-stub