Local church ministry is a vital component of a Maranatha education, and many area pastors are grateful for that fact. “We love having the students here at Calvary!” said Dr. Bob Loggans, senior pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Watertown. “They are a huge blessing, and we count it an honor to have them as [Continue Reading...]
Kyle Kutz never wanted to be a “commuter student.” “I wanted the ‘college experience,’ not just to climb into my car and drive home after class,” Kutz said. “I have had people ask me, ‘Why do you do all of this? You can just go home.’ I’ve learned that the time I invest in other [Continue Reading...]
Download the PDF version here Maranatha Director of Development Steve Board said that, as fundraising efforts go, the Safety and Security Campaign was not a hard sell at all. “I think everybody understands that, in the environment we live in today, students need security,” Board said. “Especially where they live and sleep.” One of the [Continue Reading...]
Download the PDF version here When Ginny Martin was a freshman at Maranatha, she decided to run for student society president. “I thought it’d be a fun thing to do,” Martin said. “When I was (elected), I saw that there was more to it than the fun society meetings. There’s more planning involved in it.” [Continue Reading...]
Download the PDF version here Many print and Web publications regularly explore the topic of whether a college education is worthwhile. This has become an even more common discussion recently. America’s economic downturn has made answering this question a high priority for many families. When the most current evidence is examined, however, the consensus is [Continue Reading...]
Click here to download photos from the New York City relief trip Hurricane Sandy—nicknamed “The Perfect Storm” by some news agencies—provided eight Maranatha students a perfect opportunity for ministry. The missions team, assembled in an eight-hour span during the evening of Nov. 1 and morning of Nov. 2, spent two days helping Bethel Baptist Fellowship [Continue Reading...]
Ronnie Rice, an evangelist with International Deaf Ministries of Virginia, spoke to Maranatha’s Beginning Sign Language class recently. Rice was an orphan, saved as a teenager while working at Bill Rice Ranch. Ranch employees were required to attend church services. It was at one of those services that a church member led Rice to the [Continue Reading...]
Physical fitness and competition are both very familiar to ROTC Cadets, so it was a natural fit for Maranatha’s Charlie Company to accept a request for assistance with Watertown’s second annual Rockman Challenge, a mini-triathlon. The Rockman Challenge, organized by Gregg Breese, Pete Berres, and other local outdoor and fitness enthusiasts, features a 3-mile paddle [Continue Reading...]
Chinese students Chun Chun Zhang (Patricia) and Wen Qian Shang Guan (Anna) joined the Maranatha student body this fall. Both were saved after an evangelist spoke at their high school, Eucon International School in Saipan. Anna said she was thankful her parents did not forbid her from coming to a college so far from home. [Continue Reading...]
Marvin Klaudt, at first glance, is a typical transfer student going through transfer student battles—juggling his classes, enduring Wisconsin weather, and playing midfield for the Maranatha men’s soccer team. Klaudt recorded his second hat trick of the season Monday during a 10-2 win over Great Lakes Christian. He scored two game-winning goals in the same [Continue Reading...]