In 1957, with financial support from the Anglican Diocese in Canada, St. Michael's Theological Seminary was relocated to the current site. Since then, it has established itself as the birthplace of Korean Anglican clergymen, serving as a sanctuary for the development of the Anglican Church of Korea. As a training and educational ground, it has played a leading role in the Ecumenical Movement of Korean Christianity. Especially, it has become a foothold for Korean democratization and the vindication of human rights in Korea. In its development the Diocese of Pittsburgh in America, as well as many brotherhood churches abroad, provided substantial financial support.

In 1982, the Seminary took the first giant step forward by establishing a four-year undergraduate course in Theology, changing its title to St. Michael's Theological College. Two things spurred the development of the college: the setting up of Social Welfare in the undergraduate program and the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Jae-Joung Lee as the President of the college. Developing by leaps and bounds, the college received full accreditation from the Korean government in 1993. With prayer-giving and financial support from many Korean Anglican churches, especially, through the Prayer Movement of 10,000 Believers, new buildings with a total floor space of 4,185 square meters were completed in 1994. In all these developments, international missionary organizations such as CMS, KMP, USPG, NSKK, and UTO provided both material and spiritual aid.

In September 1994, St. Michael's Theological College came to a most important turning point in its history. It acquired the new status as a university, changing its title to SungKongHoe University. Accordingly reorganizing itself, the university added two more departments of English and Sociology in the undergraduate program. In 1996, the Theological Seminary was reorganized as the Graduate School of Theology, reinforcing its academic research function and training course for the clergymen. The Graduate School confers Masters degrees in two courses of the M. Th(Masters of Theology) and M.Div(Masters of Divinity).

Currently, the university has two graduate schools(the Graduate School of Theology and the Graduate School of Civil and Social Welfare); and two divisions(the Division of Social Science and the Division of Computer & Information Science); and seven undergraduate departments(the departments of Theology, English, Japanese Studies, Chinese Studies, Social Welfare, Media & Communication, and Logistics & Information System).

The university has expanded its academic links with several renowned universities domestically and abroad. In affiliation with the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, California, USA, and Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, England, the university is in the process of developing more advanced courses and conducting joint research in the field of Theology. In 1996, the Department of English has sent students to Liverpool Hope University College, England, through a student exchange program. The Department of Japanese Studies has set up ongoing exchange programs with Poole Gakuin University and Rikkyo University in Japan. The Department of Social Welfare has been sending students to the universities and social welfare institutions in Japan as a part of the regular training course for future social workers. Since the establishment of the Graduate School of Civil Society and Social Welfare in 1998, the university has concentrated its effort on forming expert groups in the fields of social welfare and NGO(Non-Government Organization), while seeking linkage with overseas civil activity communities and various educational and research institutes.

Based on such a history of steady development, SungKongHoe University will make every effort to cultivate sincere and creative men and women for the next millennium. Fulfilling its mottos of practicing the spirits of openness, sharing, and service, the university will pay a special attention to the promotion of human rights and peace education as well as to the education of responsible citizens who have both confidence and positive thinking abilities.