Question & Answer with Dr. Mat Loverin ’98, Dean and Professor of Bible & Ministry Q: Describe Grace’s community and interactions with students inside and outside the classroom. A: As a professor, I always felt that the connections I had with...
Chuck’s father said, ‘Don’t bother to come to Costa Rica unless you’re going to commit for five years.’ So we said, ‘Well, we’ll go for five years and see how God works,’” Joy Befus ’83 says. With Chuck’s full construction business and Joy’s childcare center, the...
By Sarah Cross ’24 I barely had a high school diploma,” Jeb says. At 57 years old, Jeb Meredith ’18 decided to earn his college degree while living in Peace Park in Houston, Texas. In a tent. He had been homeless since 2001. Jeb grew up in Conroe, Texas, forty...
By Sarah Cross ’24 I remember taking money out of my mom’s purse so we could buy food to eat.” At 10 years old, Izzy Rupp ’25 and her twin sister, Zoey, learned to rely on each other. Together, they would get up, ready, and off to school without any prompting....
Question & Answer with Dr. Dave Greydanus, Chair of the Criminal Justice program "I really love my Grace students because they see purpose in what they’re doing.” Dr. Dave Greydanus, Chair of the Criminal Justice program at Grace Christian University, teaches a...
For Dan Gowdy ’92, Grace Christian University was always part of his life. His parents, John and Mary Lou Gowdy, partners in marriage and ministry, met when Grace was still Milwaukee Bible Institute. Although Dan’s father, a youth pastor, shepherded countless high...
As soon as he graduated from high school, Caleb Befus ’12 knew that he wanted to live in the mountains, and certainly in a place much warmer than Michigan—more like where he grew up. Caleb was born in San Jose, Costa Rica, where his parents are missionaries through...
Alumnus of the Year Dale Carper Dale Carper ‘19 values education and has earned a total of three degrees from Grace, including a bachelor’s in Human Services and Biblical Studies. He applies his knowledge and passion working as a Child Protective Service...
Every college claims to care for their students and that they make an impact on their students' lives, but what does this actually entail? At Grace, students love the "family" atmosphere that permeates the college. As a smaller university, we have the opportunity...
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