Commencement 2013: Degree Completed, Keep Moving

Commencement 2013: Degree Completed, Keep Moving

See Graduation photo galleries here For many of the students receiving their degrees at the 2013 Maranatha Commencement, the event represented completion. For some, the journey was slightly longer than they expected. For the first time, degree completion students were represented as a group in the ceremony. 20 graduates received a Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary [Continue Reading...]

Congressman Sensenbrenner Visits Campus

Congressman Sensenbrenner Visits Campus

U.S. Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, who represents Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District, visited the Maranatha campus March 8. Sensenbrenner was accompanied by several members of the college administration as well as student body president Craig Lawson and College Conservatives, Maranatha Chapter president Adam Burton. Sensenbrenner was able to speak briefly with several students as well as [Continue Reading...]

Tax Reform Discussed at Economic Breakfast

Tax Reform Discussed at Economic Breakfast

More than 100 business professionals from Watertown and the surrounding areas gathered at the Maranatha Baptist Bible College Dining Complex March 1 for breakfast and a meeting featuring keynote speaker Richard Chandler, Wisconsin’s Department of Revenue Secretary. Maranatha proved to be the ideal setting for the 2013 Economic Breakfast. Students went about their breakfast routines [Continue Reading...]

The Hiding Place: A Story of God’s Faithfulness

The Hiding Place: A Story of God’s Faithfulness

Maranatha will step out of the usual for this year’s spring dramatic production. Director Jeffrey Miller said the perspective provided by The Hiding Place is like nothing the College has done before. “This year’s play is a compelling story with strong, rich text, and punctuated humor throughout; yet it pictures the depth and starkness of [Continue Reading...]

Church Planting Conference Explores Vital Ministry

Church Planting Conference Explores Vital Ministry

Mark Brooks is convinced of the need to train and encourage church planters. “It needs to be an emphasis,” Brooks said. “It needs to be a huge emphasis.” Brooks (’90), pastor of the four-year-old Heritage Baptist Church of Cedarburg, WI, was one of four guest speakers for the first Maranatha Church Planting Conference. The Oct. [Continue Reading...]

Pastors Seek Energetic Students at Ministry Recruitment Day

Pastors Seek Energetic Students at Ministry Recruitment Day

Click here to download photos from Ministry Recruitment Day 2012 Pastors with a desire to “energize” their churches gathered September 6 at Maranatha—a great place to find energy sources. Many new pastors, and at least one new church, came to campus for Ministry Recruitment Day. The annual event helps pair students looking for local church [Continue Reading...]

Army ROTC Orientation Scheduled for Aug. 25

Army ROTC Orientation Scheduled for Aug. 25

Returning, new, and prospective cadets can all participate in Army ROTC Orientation, August 25 at 10 a.m. at Maranatha Baptist Bible College. The event is mandatory for all cadets. Visitors and spectators are welcome. The day will include a variety of demonstrations, competitions, and team building activities, and ends with a free sub sandwich lunch. [Continue Reading...]

U.S. Senate Candidate Thompson Visits Campus

U.S. Senate Candidate Thompson Visits Campus

“You have a nursing program?” “You have ROTC?” “Wait, you have a Sport Management degree?” Former Wisconsin Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson seemed surprised at the breadth of education available at Maranatha when he visited campus July 13. The surprise was warranted; after all, Maranatha has come a long way since Thompson was [Continue Reading...]

Commencement: Lifelong Learning, Memorable Achievements

Commencement: Lifelong Learning, Memorable Achievements

See Graduation photo galleries here Graduating from college is a terrific accomplishment, whether you complete your studies in three years or almost 30. Maranatha’s 2012 Commencement ceremony included a wide spectrum of students among its 157 College and 19 Seminary graduates. The Class of 2012 was the third-largest in College history. Friday’s conferral of degrees [Continue Reading...]