{"id":3860,"date":"2019-05-17T14:15:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2019-05-18T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T18:48:01","slug":"beacham-delivers-centennial-address-at-emmanuel-college-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2019\/05\/17\/beacham-delivers-centennial-address-at-emmanuel-college-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Beacham Delivers Centennial Commencement Address"},"content":{"rendered":"

Approximately 150 students walked across the stage on May 4, 2019, at the John W. Swails Center with 132 earning a bachelor\u2019s degree and another 18 earning their associate degrees.<\/p>\n

Co-valedictorians Jack Fitzpatrick and Kylah-Maxwell Brown addressed the graduating class. Fitzpatrick began by sharing how God intervened through a chance meeting with the late Bob Rosene (father of EC Head Basketball Coach, T.J. Rosene), who first told him about Emmanuel.<\/p>\n

A native of Buffalo, New York, Fitzpatrick had applied to all of the Ivy League Schools in search of an exceptional institution to attend but found his place at Emmanuel.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly on in my first semester, I began to realize that Emmanuel was a special place and that I had ended up at an exceptional institution after all,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t ignore how great the people were at every turn. Being at a small school with people that care about you means that there\u2019s a face for every position and a relationship for every face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack couldn\u2019t understand what attracted a large group of exceptional individuals to a place he couldn\u2019t find on Google Maps but realized that everyone had a story like his.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may have had other plans, but God had bigger and better plans,\u201d he said. \u201cPerhaps Emmanuel\u2019s prestige doesn\u2019t come from million-dollar endowments or single digit acceptance rates. Perhaps Emmanuel\u2019s prestige comes from the type of people that choose to attend. Maybe that\u2019s what we all have in common–God brought us here.\u201d<\/p>\n

He finished by stating that the people are what make Emmanuel special.<\/p>\n

\u201cClass of 2019, wherever your next destination is, go with confidence and a goal to make that place special, too. It wouldn\u2019t be the first time that God used you to make a seemingly ordinary place, extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Co-Valedictorian, Kylah Maxwell-Brown also spoke on what makes Emmanuel unique.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are such a diverse school,\u201d she said. \u201cWe attract people from all over the world, and that\u2019s what makes coming here so special.\u201d<\/p>\n

She shared that each member of the class of 2019 came to Emmanuel with a goal or expectation of what their four years on campus would hold.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of us achieved the dreams we started with, where others saw them change,\u201d she said. \u201cAs we cross this stage, we\u2019re leaving with new dreams. Dreams that are as diverse as we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

She finished by reminding her classmates that although the future may seem terrifying, God knows what you can handle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may experience trials, but he will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear,\u201d she said. \u201cWe made it to this day, which is already a huge accomplishment that we all should be proud of. I can\u2019t wait to see all that we accomplish in the years to come!\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s commencement speaker was Emmanuel Alumnus, Dr. A.D. Beacham, Jr. (\u201969), who currently serves as the general superintendent of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

General Superintendent Dr. Doug Beacham delivers the commencement address.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Beacham began by sharing a little bit about the history of Emmanuel College and how far the college has come.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the decades, one thing has remained constant, the commitment of individuals from decade to decade who were convinced that God had and has a purpose for this school,\u201d he said. \u201cThrough numerous trials and setbacks, those individuals including people who are with us today have never given up.\u201d<\/p>\n

He encouraged the Class of 2019 to do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important that we remember that the name of this college is a primary reason why we don\u2019t give up,\u201d he said. \u201cEmmanuel means God with us. It is only because God is WITH us that we are here today.\u201d<\/p>\n

He finished by reminding the Class of 2019 that throughout their lives they\u2019ll experience great joy, blessings, and opportunities. With these joys, they\u2019ll also experience challenges and loss, but he urged them never to give up and always to remember that God is with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[618,108,740,223,58,739,318],"class_list":{"0":"post-3860","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"tag-618","9":"tag-bishop-doug-beacham","10":"tag-class-of-2019","11":"tag-emmanuel-college","12":"tag-iphc","13":"tag-john-w-swails-center","14":"tag-may","15":"entry"},"title_es":"Beacham pronuncia discurso de centenario en el inicio de Emmanuel College","content_es":"Aproximadamente 150 estudiantes caminaron por el escenario el 4 de mayo de 2019, en el Centro John W. Swails, donde 132 obtuvieron una licenciatura y otros 18 obtuvieron su t\u00edtulo de asociado. Los coevaluadores Jack Fitzpatrick y Kylah-Maxwell Brown se dirigieron a la clase de graduados. Fitzpatrick comenz\u00f3 compartiendo c\u00f3mo intervino Dios a trav\u00e9s de un encuentro casual con el fallecido Bob Rosene (padre de EC Head Basketball Coach, TJ Rosene), quien le habl\u00f3 de Emmanuel por primera vez. Nacido en Buffalo, Nueva York, Fitzpatrick hab\u00eda presentado una solicitud a todas las escuelas de la Ivy League en busca de una instituci\u00f3n excepcional para asistir, pero encontr\u00f3 su lugar en Emmanuel. "Al principio de mi primer semestre, comenc\u00e9 a darme cuenta de que Emmanuel era un lugar especial y que, despu\u00e9s de todo, hab\u00eda terminado en una instituci\u00f3n excepcional", dijo. "No pod\u00eda ignorar cu\u00e1n grande era la gente a cada paso. Estar en una escuela peque\u00f1a con personas que se preocupan por ti significa que hay una cara para cada posici\u00f3n y una relaci\u00f3n para cada cara \u201d. Jack no pod\u00eda entender lo que atra\u00eda a un gran grupo de personas excepcionales a un lugar que no pod\u00eda encontrar en Google Mapas pero se dieron cuenta de que todos ten\u00edan una historia como la suya. "Es posible que hayamos tenido otros planes, pero Dios ten\u00eda planes m\u00e1s grandes y mejores", dijo. \u201cQuiz\u00e1s el prestigio de Emmanuel no proviene de donaciones de millones de d\u00f3lares o tasas de aceptaci\u00f3n de un solo d\u00edgito. Quiz\u00e1s el prestigio de Emmanuel proviene del tipo de personas que eligen asistir. Quiz\u00e1s eso es lo que todos tenemos en com\u00fan: Dios nos trajo aqu\u00ed \u201d. Termin\u00f3 diciendo que las personas son las que hacen que Emmanuel sea especial. \u201cClase de 2019, donde sea que se encuentre su pr\u00f3ximo destino, vaya con confianza y con la meta de hacer que ese lugar sea especial, tambi\u00e9n. No ser\u00eda la primera vez que Dios te usa para hacer un lugar aparentemente ordinario, extraordinario. \u201dEl co-valedictorian, Kylah Maxwell-Brown tambi\u00e9n habl\u00f3 sobre lo que hace \u00fanico a Emmanuel. "Somos una escuela tan diversa", dijo. "Atraemos a personas de todo el mundo, y eso es lo que hace que venir aqu\u00ed sea tan especial". Ella comparti\u00f3 que cada miembro de la clase de 2019 vino a Emmanuel con una meta o expectativa de lo que sus cuatro a\u00f1os en el campus tendr\u00edan. "Algunos de nosotros alcanzamos los sue\u00f1os con los que comenzamos, donde otros los vieron cambiar", dijo. \u201cA medida que cruzamos esta etapa, nos vamos con nuevos sue\u00f1os. Sue\u00f1os que son tan diversos como nosotros \u201d. Termin\u00f3 recordando a sus compa\u00f1eros de clase que aunque el futuro puede parecer aterrador, Dios sabe lo que puede manejar. "Podemos experimentar pruebas, pero no nos dejar\u00e1 tentar m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de lo que podamos soportar", dijo. \u201cLlegamos a este d\u00eda, que ya es un gran logro del que todos debemos sentirnos orgullosos. \u00a1No puedo esperar a ver todo lo que logramos en los pr\u00f3ximos a\u00f1os! \u201dEl orador de la ceremonia de graduaci\u00f3n de este a\u00f1o fue Emmanuel Alumnus, Dr. AD Beacham, Jr. ('69), quien actualmente se desempe\u00f1a como superintendente general de la Santidad Pentecostal Internacional Iglesia. El Dr. Beacham comenz\u00f3 compartiendo un poco sobre la historia de Emmanuel College y hasta d\u00f3nde ha llegado la universidad. "A lo largo de las d\u00e9cadas, una cosa ha permanecido constante: el compromiso de las personas de una d\u00e9cada a otra que estaban convencidos de que Dios ten\u00eda y tiene un prop\u00f3sito para esta escuela", dijo. "A trav\u00e9s de numerosas pruebas y contratiempos, esas personas, incluidas las personas que est\u00e1n hoy con nosotros, nunca se han rendido". Alent\u00f3 a la Clase de 2019 a hacer lo mismo. "Es importante que recordemos que el nombre de esta universidad es la raz\u00f3n principal por la que no nos rendimos", dijo. \u201cEmmanuel significa Dios con nosotros. Es solo porque Dios est\u00e1 CON NOSOTROS que estamos aqu\u00ed hoy \u201d. Termin\u00f3 recordando a la Clase de 2019 que a lo largo de sus vidas experimentar\u00e1n un gran gozo, bendiciones y oportunidades. Con estas alegr\u00edas, tambi\u00e9n experimentar\u00e1n desaf\u00edos y p\u00e9rdidas, pero \u00e9l les inst\u00f3 a que nunca se rindan y siempre recuerden que Dios est\u00e1 con nosotros.","author_name":"Ashley Westbrook","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/Emanuel_Feat_Image.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-10g","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}