YOUNG ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR Kyle Vegh Assistant Professor Kyle Vegh ’15 says he loves his role as a “small piece of that growth mechanism which is Grace Christian University.” But in addition to seeing students grow, Kyle sees immense growth in himself socially,...
Rebekah Shyne dreamed about an innovative walk-in center for mental health care, serving middle school students. A few years ago, she thought her proposal was going nowhere, but then came COVID-19 and a new awareness of student needs. A friend contacted Rebekah and...
I didn't see myself becoming a nurse," Gretchen Johnson ’01 says, explaining how she graduated with a Human Services degree. “And I thought my trajectory was into social work.” But her job at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services drew her into “the healing...
"They told me to ask if it was an open fist or a closed fist, and ‘Was it his left hand or his right hand?’” Merly Velasquez-Ortiz ’23 says. “I would have never thought to ask those questions.” At work, Merly sits behind bulletproof glass, wearing a shirt and a tie...
ALLEN DURHAM AT GRACE: Three-time National Champion, Threetime All-American, 2011 Pete Maravich Award Recipient, All-Time leader in Points and Rebounds, Hall of Fame Class of 2018 NOW: Ryukyu Golden Kings in Okinawa, Japan DEBBIE PEKEL ’17 AT GRACE: 2016 Regional...
After a 50-year break in action, the Grace Christian University Tigers are swinging for the fences again! Back in the day, Bob Marshall ’72 coached a club team of young baseball players as they scrimmaged teams around the region. The 11-man roster and a few photos...
At Grace, we're committed to graduating godly individuals prepared to serve Christ in church and society. That means we’re constantly expanding with new programs for students to build both skills and character for serving wherever God plants them. Across all Grace...
Cassie Helms and Mallory Walker met in Freshman Orientation, graduated together in 2021, and landed jobs at Bethany Christian Services in Grand Rapids. And though their work with foster children and teen refugees creates high-stress challenges, they are still good...
Cody Daniels ’25 was lost. Not geographically; he lived in Cambridge, Ohio—where he knew the back roads from his career in pizza delivery. Not spiritually; Cody had been a Christian since he was young. But being a...
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