by JHill | May 1, 2024 | Behind the Scenes at GCAC, Costa Rica, Guatemala
Ten Hollow Rock – Bruceton Central High students recently received checks for $285 each to go towards expenses for their upcoming travel service learning experiences in Costa Rica and/or Guatemala. The money raised for these scholarships came from teacher Jenna...
by JHill | Apr 25, 2024 | Behind the Scenes at GCAC
JACKSON (April 9) — Dr. Julie Hill and Stacie Freeman, MSSW, were honored by the Jackson Area Business and Professional Women as winners of Sterling Awards 2024: 20 Most Influential Women in West Tennessee. Hill of Union City and Freeman of Dresden, the co-founders of...
by JHill | Mar 21, 2024 | Colombia, Uncategorized
For almost ten years, a group of Bethel University students regularly travels abroad to Cali, Colombia, and volunteers at the local school named Colegio Americano. The teams are continuing a relationship that began in 1928 when Reverend L. Swartz arrived as the first...
by JHill | Mar 14, 2024 | Costa Rica
Follow the links of Jenna Patton’s story – Spanish teacher, jewelry maker, and soon-to-be Global Studies world traveler – and the connections of care, compassion, and commitment are clear. In September 2023, Patton accepted the role of Co-Leader/Educator with Global...
by JHill | Feb 29, 2024 | Behind the Scenes at GCAC, Costa Rica
Coming from the rural area of Denmark, Tennessee, I never thought I would receive the opportunity to travel out of the country. My name is Fatelia Avery, and I had the honor and privilege to travel to Costa Rica in 2018 while a senior at Bethel University in McKenzie....
