At the Conference Carolinas Spring Meeting this month, Emmanuel Women’s Basketball Coach Mike Bona received the Legends Award for the impact he has made on the program and in the sport. Coach Bona has been a fixture at Emmanuel for more than 45 years, collecting over 750 wins for the Lady Lions. While at Emmanuel, he has served the…
Emmanuel Campus Pastor, Chris Maxwell recently published his 11th book titled, “Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces.” In this book, Chris details how we can find balance in the hills and valleys of life. He found writing the book to be a therapeutic experience. “Writing Equilibrium was revealing my heart in words,” he said. “I wrote…
Are you interested in learning more about the Emmanuel Online Master of Elementary Education program launching this fall? Join us on Thursday, June 16th at 11 a.m. for a picnic box luncheon and information session! The event will be held at the Dr. Fred Westfall Outdoor Classroom located at 290 Roach St. in Royston, GA. It will be a…
EC Serve Director, Mandy Moore turned 17 while on her first mission trip to Siberia. Mandy grew up in the church but will admit she wasn’t the best kid. “Two weeks before I turned 16, I went to a youth camp and had that born again experience,” she remembered. “I encountered the Lord in a way I never had…
Emmanuel College was thrilled to recognize Ms. Debra Grizzle with the 2022 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award on May 7, 2022, at Emmanuel’s Spring Commencement ceremony. Established in 1991, the Vulcan Teaching Excellence Awards honor an outstanding professor on selected member campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association. The annual award is presented to a member of the faculty in recognition…
144 students (132 baccalaureates, 12 associates) walked across the stage at the John W. Swails Center on Saturday to receive their diplomas from Emmanuel College. Hailey Schweigardt of Hickory, NC (Allied Health) was named Valedictorian of the associate degree class. Mickaela Davis, of Gilbertsville, PA (Criminal Justice) Sierra Mann of Hamilton, AL (Elementary Education), and Caleb Mooring of Pikeville,…
When Jesse Kemmerer graduated from Emmanuel College in 2015, he knew one day he would pursue a career in Exercise Science but felt God leading him in another direction. After spending several years working on-location at Eagle Lake Camp in Colorado, Jesse returned to the northeast in 2019. Moving to the Athens, Ga. area, Jesse taught physical education at…
Interested in giving back to Emmanuel through service? Join us for the 6th annual EC MISSION event, June 12-25, 2022! What is EC MISSION? EC MISSION is an opportunity for alumni & friends of Emmanuel to express in practical ways their gratitude for the impact Emmanuel made in their lives! EC MISSION was founded in 2017 by EC alumnus, Barry…
The Emmanuel Agriculture graduating class of 2022 was celebrated and local farm families were honored on Tuesday evening, April 19, 2022 in the John W. Swails Center as more than 250 members of the local community attended Emmanuel’s 6th Annual Founding Farmer’s Gala. The event served as a thank you to the members of the Northeast Georgia community who have…
Last week, Emmanuel College announced several changes. The College aims to create sustainable, mission-driven growth, with a focus on addressing current and future student needs. While some changes are attributable to the pandemic (which saw a slight loss of enrollment in the traditional undergraduate program), inflation is also causing significant increases in expenses. To address these economic pressures and re-direct…
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Emmanuel College is a private, four-year Christian college with an Evangelical, Pentecostal foundation. Committed to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Founded in 1919 by the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.
