The Tiger Holiday Charity Tournament

Friday Schedule:
Ohio Christian University vs. Kuyper College – 5 pm
Grace Bible College vs. Crossroads – 7 pm

Saturday Schedule:
Consolation game at 1
Championship game at 3 pm

All proceeds from the gate goes to Bethany Christian Services.

Local artist Mary Steenwyk’s work “Threads of Grace” has found its next home at Grace Bible College. The ArtPrize piece is on display in the Student Commons area through the month of November. Mary describes the work as being “inspired by the selfless acts, acts of grace that are shared from one to another each day. As grace renews brokenness it weaves beauty into our lives. Grace is the thread that holds us all together.” The piece is constructed of long colorful fibers and children from West Michigan, the Ukraine and South Africa all contributed to the project.

The idea for the “Threads of Grace” display at Grace Bible College started with the students and spread to the faculty and staff. Brian Sherstad, Vice President for Community Life said: “We are excited for the opportunity to display Mary Steenwyk’s “Threads of Grace” on campus because it represents the desire of Grace Bible College to serve Christ in our community. God has extended the gift of grace to all people. Students, staff and faculty at Grace Bible College express our thankfulness for his grace by sharing it with our community. It is our hope that our combined service to the community will be as beautiful as the combined threads Mrs. Steenwyk has woven together from around the world.”

For more information about “Threads of Grace” or Mary Steenwyk, please contact the artist at (616) 915-8237 or by email: msteenwyk@gmail.com

WORSHIP ARTS THIRD ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CONCERT

Friday, November 30, 2012

Proceeds go toward the Worship Arts Program to support multiple groups passionate about leading generations in worship of the Everlasting God!

The Dinner is Sold Out! THANK YOU!
Punch Bowl/Dinner – 6:00 pm (Dining Room)
Concert – 7:30 pm (Baker Chapel)

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
$25 – Dinner and Concert for 1
$50 – Dinner and Concert for 2
$100 – Dinner and Concert for 4
$200 – Dinner and Concert for 8

~ A freewill offering will be taken ~

RSVP by November 26, 2012

Contact Becca at bzuber@gbcol.edu or 616.261.8559

If you are unable to attend but would like to donate to the GBC Worship Arts Program,
please contact us for information.

You are invited to join other Western Michigan women for the annual Fall Kick-off Brunch by Grace Bible College Women’s Connection.  Enjoy a special program, prayer with a purpose, fantastic food, and fellowship from 9:00 – 11:00 am on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at GBC.  A love offering will be taken.

Please RSVP by September 24th to Joyce at jstorms@gbcol.edu or 616-261-8573)

Recap of the Fall 2011 Women’s Connection Kick-Off Brunch

It was a beautiful Saturday morning in September when seventy-five women from across Western Michigan gathered for the annual GBC Women’s Connection Fall Kick-Off Brunch.  The food was delicious and the company was uplifting.  Rachel Matychuk, Lindsey Kuyt, and Darlene Gowdy all encouraged us through their songs of worship and praise to our awesome and Almighty God.  It was also a very touching moment to see all the ladies turn their hearts to God in focused prayer for the students and college.

Student testimonies put real faces to the prayers for the College.  Adam Wolf (a worship arts student) and Billie Jo Abbott (a student in the new adult and online education program) both shared how God has used Grace Bible College to change their hearts and lives to serve our Sovereign God more effectively.  It was encouraging to hear how many people in both the traditional and adult and online studies are finding out about the College online and deciding to enroll and attend.

The program ended with special speaker Darlene (Anderson) Gowdy from Minneapolis, Minnesota, sharing her moving testimony.  She talked about how God was especially close to her when she and her family experienced the incarceration of her husband.  She has a strong testimony of encouragement through the challenges to her faith, marriage, and family.  She shared how the Scriptures have encouraged her while her husband was away, and how through prayer and being upheld in prayer, she has continued to have a strong walk with the Lord.  She told how God met every need she had, and was her strength and husband (Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 3:14b).  Through her testimony we were encouraged to live and serve our Sovereign God and to trust Him for all our needs.

An offering was taken at the Fall Kick-Off Brunch to cover the expenses of the breakfast, with proceeds going towards purchasing umbrellas for the picnic tables which are directly outside of the new Student Commons and the dining room.

The brunch was a great success and blessing to everyone involved.  Join us in September 2012!

I would like to invite the alumni in the area to sell their books too.

Student Book Sale
When: Monday, 3 pm
Where: Rec Room
Alumni are welcome to sell their books also.

You’re invited to Gloria 2011!
December 1 or 2, 2011

6:00pm Punch Bowl/Dinner in GBC Dining Hall
7:30pm Christmas Concert in GBC Baker Chapel

Join us for the 2nd Annual Fundraising Dinner/Concert for the NEW Worship Arts Program at Grace Bible College. A Free Will Offering will be taken at the event.

Sponsorship Levels:
$25 – Dinner and Concert for 1
$50 – Dinner and Concert for 2
$100 – Dinner and Concert for 4
$200 – Dinner and Concert for 8

RSVP to 616-261-8573 OR email jstorms@gbcol.edu

Grace Bible College has recently completed construction of their new Student Commons which includes a dramatic revitalization of the campus entrance and O’Hair Memorial Administration Building that completes Phase I of a three phase 1.7 million dollar project. Celebration of this new building and recent revitalization will take place during Homecoming week festivities with a dedication ceremony and open house scheduled for Thursday, October 13 at 6:30pm and will also commemorate Grace Bible College’s 50 years in West Michigan. The event is open to all and the public is encouraged to attend.

For more information about Grace Bible College, or for more information about attending the dedication, please contact Steve Hilbrands at (616) 261-8565 or by email: shilbrands@gbcol.edu.

Article Source: mlive.com

WYOMING — All that Grace Bible College men’s basketball coach Gary Bailey remembers after hanging up the phone following the first call from retired Hope College coach Glenn Van Wieren a few months ago is he still wasn’t sure what, if anything, had been decided during their brief exchange.

He thought he had been informed of a prestigious coaching honor.

“I was pretty shocked when I got the call,” said Bailey, who is, in fact, being honored as the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan men’s coach of the year at a banquet tonight in Lansing. “Glenn Van Wieren is on the selection committee and he’s the one who called me to tell me about it. I felt really stupid when I talked to him because I wasn’t sure if he told me I won it or if I was a candidate or a finalist or what. He told me he’d call me back in a couple days and give me some details.

“I didn’t say anything to him (when he called back). I was too embarrassed,” he added with a laugh.

The 51-year-old Bailey has nothing to be embarrassed about.

He has taken a nondescript program and transformed it into a national powerhouse that has helped put the small Bible college in the Grand Rapids area on the map both in terms of its athletic and academic profile.

In six seasons at the helm, he has led the Tigers to five National Christian College Athletic Association Midwest regional titles, two Elite Eight appearances in the NCCAA tournament and four national championships.

He joins the ranks of Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Jud Heathcote, Grand Valley State’s Ric Wesley and Tom Villemure, Calvin College’s Ed Douma and Cornerstone University’s Kim Elders as recipients of the BCAM honor following his third consecutive NCCAA national title and a 31-7 record last season.

Izzo is a three-time winner of the men’s college coach of the year award.

Calvin College’s John Ross, who led the Knights to a share of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title last season, is being honored as women’s college basketball coach of the year in Michigan.

“I’m pretty humbled by it,” Bailey said of his honor. “It’s still hard to believe. I really didn’t know how big it was at the time. Because we’re so small, sometimes you don’t get noticed on a bigger scale like that.”

The enrollment at Grace Bible College is 230 traditional students seeking four-year undergraduate degrees. That figure rises to about 320 when including adult and online students, but the college, which recently underwent a $1.6 million makeover, is on a campaign to boost enrollment in the future.

The school, started in Milwaukee in 1939 and relocated in 1961 to its current campus at 1011 Aldon St. SW, in Wyoming, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the West Michigan area this year. It has fewer than 2,000 alumni, but that figure has continued to trend upward with the parallel success of its men’s basketball team.

The success on the court has been achieved without the aid of a single dollar spent on athletic scholarships.

The amiable Bailey, originally from Wheelersburg, Ohio, played college basketball at Jordan College in Cedar Springs. So he understands all about the importance of servant leadership and small-school pride.

“It’s always been hard for me to get individual awards,” said Bailey, who has been honored as NCCAA national coach of the year each of the past two years. “So much goes into it. We preach team, team, team all the time. It’s just hard to be the only guy up there when so many other people were such a big part of it.”

He has been approached about taking on bigger challenges elsewhere.

He has resisted the temptation to leave Grace Bible College to coach at a bigger program at another school because he “just feels comfortable” being part of the fabric of a place where everybody knows his name.

“I get asked all the time, ‘You going to be there much longer?’ I don’t look at it like that,” Bailey explained. “I’ve been approached a few times about other opportunities, but it’s just comfortable here at Grace.

“I don’t feel like we’re the little dinky college that other schools schedule us for a tuneup game,” he added. “I know how people used to look at us. I don’t think people look at us that way any more.”

Now everyone looks at Grace Bible College with a deep sense of pride.

Join us, October 11th – 15th, at Grace Bible College for an exciting week of fun and fellowship with alumni and friends!

To Register Online, click here.

Tuesday, October 11th

• 9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Dr. Dale DeWitt / Baker Chapel

Wednesday, October 12th

• 9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Dave Rachoy / Baker Chapel

Thursday, October 13th

• 9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Dave Noebel / Baker Chapel
• 5:00pm – Dinner* with GBC Students / GBC Dining Room
• 6:30pm – Dedication Ceremony and Open House of New Student Commons

Friday, October 14th

• 9:30am – Founder’s Week Chapel: Bill Rigg / Baker Chapel
• 10:40am – Attend a Class (Greek, Theology, Youth Ministry, English, Music Technology)
• 12:00pm – Burger Day* with GBC Students!
• Afternoon free time to visit with friends
• 6:00pm – Alumni and Friends Homecoming Banquet / GBC Dining Room

Saturday, October 15th

• 10:00am – Brunch* with the President
• 4:30pm – Cookout/Picnic
• 5:00pm – Women’s Alumni Basketball Game / Aldrich Athletic Center
• 7:00pm - Men’s Alumni Basketball Game / Aldrich Athletic Center