Pierce Bentley
Major: Secondary Education
Pierce Bentley is a rising senior from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is studying Secondary Education with a focus on Social Studies and History. He runs cross country and track for Calvin University. He has served as a Barnabas last year for Knollcrest East. Pierce really enjoys talking to people and learning more about Jesus, and is excited to learn about the inner workings of a church and have a mentor to teach me about the Bible and Jesus. Pierce is serving his Jubilee Fellows internship at Encounter Church in Grand Rapids.
Jacob Gabrielse
Major: Religion
Minors: Ministry Leadership and Kinesiology
Jacob Gabrielse is a rising senior from Holland, Michigan. He is a religion major with ministry leadership and kinesiology minors. He likes to play almost any sport, but two of his favorites are soccer and volleyball. He loves to spend time outside doing basically anything. He enjoys hanging out with friends and family, playing games, and watching movies. He is super passionate about his faith and desires to live it out in every aspect of his life. Jacob is serving his internship at Providence Church in Holland, MI.
Rachele Holwerda
Major: Nursing
Minor: Music
Rachele Holwerda is an incoming senior at Calvin University. She is studying nursing, with a music minor and is honored to be a Jubilee Fellow this summer. Rachele loves to travel and is passionate about the global church! She loves music, coffee, and her wonderful friends and family! These past few years at Calvin, she has worked in Campus Ministries with fellow students and attends a local church. Now, she feels so blessed with the opportunity to pour into a church community and learn from the leaders around her. Rachelle is excited to see how God will use and shape her in this new role!
Megan Lang
Majors: Geography
Megan Lang is a rising senior from London, England, studying geography. She is a member of the orientation team and Ministry Leadership Cohort at Calvin, and feels that both of these experiences have deepened her love for people, community, and cultivating meaningful relationships. She is excited to be a Jubilee Fellow as she continues to discern what God might have next in store for her, whether that is in the church, in higher education, or somewhere else altogether. When she is not taking Geo classes in the North Hall basement, Megan loves to be outside (especially in the summer), hang out with her housemates, or whip something up in the kitchen. Megan is serving her Jubilee Fellows internship at Servants' Community Church in Grand Rapids, MI.
Claire Pacer
Majors: Psychology, Social Work
Minor: Spanish
Claire Pacer is a rising senior majoring in psychology and social work. Her dream job involves working in non-profit ministries, which is why she wants to have the experience of working in a church. She has worked at Christian non-profits in the past and loved that she could integrate her faith in all of her work and explicitly show the love of Jesus to those she was working with. Claire is passionate about social justice, disability rights, environmental health, and conservation. Claire is excited to learn more about ministry and deeply connect with a church as a Jubilee Fellow.
Eleanor Plutz
Majors: Social Work (BSW), Therapeutic Recreation (BSTR), Religion, Psychology
Minor: Ministry Leadership
Ava Roush
Major: English
Minor: Classical and Medieval Studies
Ava Roush is a rising senior from Nashville, Indiana, and is majoring in English writing. She is passionate about storytelling, and would love to find ways in which her love of writing intersects with her interest in ministry. She decided to be a Jubilee Fellow as a part of discerning this and what she wants her future role in ministry to look like. She hopes to learn more about what it looks like to foster a hospitable and flourishing church community and care for its members through various responsibilities and parts of ministry. Ava is serving as a Jubilee Fellow intern at Gracehill Church in Grand Rapids, MI.
Hannah-Grace Wildschut
Major: Speech-Language Pathology
Hannah-Grace Wildschut is a rising senior who lives in Grand Rapids and is studying elementary education. She is on the cross country and track & field teams and served as a Barnabas in her dorm. Hannah-Grace loves triathlons, middle-grade fiction, banana bread, and sharks, and is passionate about making education inclusive and equitable for every single student. As a Jubilee Fellow, she is looking forward to learning from new people, discovering new skills, and finding new ways that she can use her gifts to serve God and God’s people in the church. Hannah-Grace is serving her Jubilee Fellows internship at Thornapple Community Church.