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4 unusual facts about Messiah College


Bowmansdale, Pennsylvania

The Bowmansdale Stoner covered bridge, built in 1867, was relocated to the campus of nearby Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania in 1972

Grantham, Pennsylvania

Grantham is an unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, best known today for the Christian liberal arts college, Messiah College, whose students make up most of its population.

Siddonsburg, Pennsylvania

The community is located in about 2 miles south of Messiah College.

Yellow Breeches Creek

It flows through the campus of Messiah College, then is joined by Stony Run and enters a series of sharp meanders as the railroad line swings away to the north.


Dennis Hollinger

Hollinger previously held academic appointments at Evangelical Theological Seminary in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, and Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York.

Donald Kraybill

Before returning to Elizabethtown College, Kraybill served as provost and professor of Sociology and Anabaptist studies at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.

Jason Webb

He played for the nationally ranked NCAA division III soccer at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania with co-Soccer Shots Partners Jeremy Sorzano and Justin Bredeman.

Jeremy Sorzano

He played for the nationally-ranked NCAA division III soccer at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania with co-Soccer Shots Partners Jason Webb and Justin Bredeman.

Monica Goodling

Goodling is a 1991 graduate of Northeastern High School in Manchester, Pennsylvania, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 from Messiah College.

Robin Collins

He currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.

Steve Thurston

During his studies at Messiah College, He participated in a program through Asbury University and the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) where he received training, and later worked in paid broadcasting positions at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1996 with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and National Broadcasting Company.


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