Grace College Faculty Member, Rachael Hoffert, Receives Doctorate

Rachael Hoffert, associate professor of education at Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., earned a doctorate of education (Ed.D.) from Concordia University on December 16. She was also chosen to deliver the graduate student commencement address on behalf of all graduate students. After three and one-half years of study, Rachael became the second “doctor”

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Grace College’s Hill Earns NAIA All-American Status

Alexa Hill was awarded for her breakout season with a pair of All-American awards for Grace’s volleyball team. Hill, a sophomore setter, was named AVCA/NCCAA First Team All-American as well as honorable mention for NAIA All-American. Her NAIA nod was Grace’s first since Dana Johnston was honorable mention in 2013. She was also given a

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Simi Valley Grace Brethren Looses in State Championship Game

Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif., lost its bid in Saturday’s CIF state championship game. A portion of a Los Angeles Times story about the game appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). It was

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Your Perceptions Impact People

Ethnocentrism Regardless of worldview or cultural upbringing, we all have ethnocentric tendencies. Ethnocentrism is the way that we evaluate other cultures according to preconceptions that are based in an individual’s home culture. The initial reaction is to see your own culture as right and to filter every other culture in relation to that (usually negatively).

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Grace College Exercise Science Program Expands

What do clay muscles, group workouts and pre-physical therapy classes have in common? They are all part of Grace College’s exercise science program, under the guidance of Program Director Christina Walters. Walters is taking the program to new heights, fueled by student interest and her passion for the profession. Two years ago, Walters transitioned from

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National Conference Returns to Fremont, Ohio, in 2018

Access2018, the national conference of the Charis Fellowship (Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, Inc.) is headed back to Fremont, Ohio. Just as in 2017, Grace Community Church (Kevin Pinkerton, pastor) will host the conference. Dates for the 2018 event are July 24-26. “Attendance for Access2017 was 30 percent higher than Margins2016,” said Tom Avey, Charis

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