The official Twitter account of Grand Canyon University. Founded in 1949, GCU is a private Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. #LopeCountry Founded in 1949, GCU is a private Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. GCU is a missional, Christ-centered university with an innovative and adaptive spirit that addresses the world's deep needs by cultivating compassionate Christian community, empowering free and virtuous action and serving others in ways that promote human flourishing. Through academic excellence, the university equips students with knowledge of the Christian worldview, instilling in them a sense of purpose and vocational calling that enables them to be innovative thinkers, effective communicators, global contributors and transformative leaders who change their communities by placing the interests of others before their own.