The Longstanding Legacy of Messiah Performances on the Fort Wayne Campus

The 1952 Fort Wayne Bible College Messiah Chorus and Orchestra. The oratorio was preformed in Founders Memorial auditorium on the college campus December 14, 1952, with Professor Oliver Steiner conducting. By Dr. Jay Platte g69 The performance of George Frideric Handel’s classic Messiah on the Fort Wayne campus over a period of 42 years left indelible […]

Dr. Sterling DeMond: A Faithful Servant to FWBC

Dr. Sterling DeMond and his wife Mary Ann (Drake) Lehman g67 by Zebadiah Demorest, Publications Coordinator This month we are featuring former FWBC faculty member Dr. Sterling DeMond. Dr. DeMond served at FWBC for 13 years, from 1974 to 1987. During his time at the college, Dr. DeMond taught classes in Christian Education, homiletics, and camping. Before […]

Alumni Center Hosts Piano Concert by Dr. Ken Mays g60

Dr. Ken Mays g60 with his sister, Phyllis (Mays) Bush g68, atSeptember 2021 Alumni Center Concert by Stephanie (Cox) Demorest g93, Director In September, your Fort Wayne Alumni Center was privileged to welcome Dr. Ken Mays g60 for an amazing time of worshipping the Lord through both unique and familiar hymn arrangements. Many of our alumni from […]

First Missionary Church Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary and Welcomes Alumni Center Open House

First Missionary Church Sign, 1905 By Stephanie Demorest g93, Director On Saturday, September 11, 2021, First Missionary Church opened its doors to visitors for an open house event to celebrate their 100th Anniversary. Although the church began meeting prior to this in 1905, their first building structure at the corner of Rudisill Blvd. and S. […]

Dr. Ken Mays, FWBC Grad and Former Faculty, Makes the Most of Every Opportunity!

Ken Mays at Rebuilt Steinway Dedication in 2007 by Stephanie (Cox) Demorest g93, Fort Wayne Alumni Center Director The past couple of years have been very difficult for most of us. Living in the age of COVID-19 has brought new challenges many of us never anticipated. But no matter what events chronological time (chronos) brings […]

Remembering Dr. Timothy Warner, FWBC’s 5th President

President Tim Warner in the 1970s by Zebadiah Demorest, Publications and Promotions Coordinator and Stephanie (Cox) Demorest g93, Director Dr. Timothy M. Warner TUU g50, beloved educator and 5th president of Fort Wayne Bible College, entered his heavenly home on February 14, 2022, at the age of 97, after a lifetime of service to his Lord […]

Grant Hoatson: Celebrating His Service to FWBC

by Zebadiah Demorest, Publications and Promotions Coordinator This month we are featuring a prominent faculty member from the Fort Wayne Campus: Grant Hoatson. Over his 25-year career at Fort Wayne Bible College, Grant served as Public Relations Director, Alumni Coordinator, professor, and producer of the College radio program “Crossroads” on WOWO. Before coming to FWBC, […]

Classes of 1970 and 1971 Reunion Success!

by Stephanie Demorest, FW Alumni Center Director After many, many months of planning over Zoom, the 50th Class Reunion Committee, led by Peter Torry g70, finally met in person with their classmates the weekend of April 30-May 1, 2021. The fun began on Friday evening at the Retreat Center on the former campus (previously Ramseyer Hall, built […]

April 2021 Class Reunions

by Stephanie Demorest, FW Alumni Center Director This past weekend your Alumni Center hosted its first ever completely virtual class reunion! Starting with a Friday night introductory session, guests were able to log on to Zoom and begin reconnecting in preparation for Saturday’s full day of activities. Thanks to the committee, working alongside the Alumni Center for many months, this […]

Upgraded Alumni Connection Resources for You!

by Zebadiah Demorest, Publications and Promotions Coordinator This month we are focusing on our revised communication methods. In an effort to expand our connections with you, our alumni, we have been working on creating different platforms for communicating information such as news notes, memorials, and monthly articles featured in the Falcon e-newsletters. So, we want to take this […]