College Ministry
Grace Harbor Church believes that college students are to be members of the body just like any other church member is a part of the body (1 Corinthians 12). Rather than compartmentalizing, we encourage college students to be an integral part of the body through biblical church membership. College students encourage our members who are not college students with their zeal and fervor for the Lord while college students are blessed by the persevering faith of those who have gone through college and other stages of life while following Christ. This means we see things like college students helping with children’s ministry, young married couples spending time with them, and groups of students eating in the homes of families within the church.
We do also see the benefit, however, of college students getting together with other students. Living life together as Christians with others who are going through the same challenges and experiencing life the same way can be encouraging and challenging in a way that also builds us up in Christ. Therefore, we invite and encourage all of our college students to participate in what we call Christian Student Fellowship.
You can find more information about JWU Christian Student Fellowship on their Instagram or by emailing collegeministry@graceharbor.net.
Dan DaCunha, College Minister
A born-and-bred Rhode Islander, Dan grew up with parents who faithfully taught the gospel to him from a young age. But it was not until his early 20s – following another late-night poker game – when the Lord dramatically opened his eyes to the glory of Jesus Christ. In 2014, he was baptized into membership at Grace Harbor and shortly after met his future wife Jess through community group; they were married at the church in 2017.
Dan currently leads Christian Student Fellowship at Johnson & Wales University and serves as RI’s Collegiate Coordinator for Baptist Churches of New England. He is completing a master’s degree (Preaching and Pastoral Ministry) at Midwestern Theological Seminary. Dan and Jess live in the Diamond Hill neighborhood of Cumberland with their two young kids – Emmaus and Damaris.
Molly Cullen, Associate College Minister
Molly grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Covenant College. She first visited Providence in 2016 on a short-term mission trip. Being in the city and having conversations with the people of Providence, she began to see the need for Jesus to be proclaimed here. Molly desired to join the work the Lord was doing through Grace Harbor Church and moved from NC to Providence in 2017.
Since then, she has been working full-time in collegiate ministry, giving her time to discipleship and evangelism among students. She enjoys building relationships with students, understanding and applying God’s Word with them, showing hospitality, and experiencing all the joys of simply working and playing alongside students.