From the opposite side of the country, Beth, a recruiter from Berea Ministries, came to the fair in search of summer help. 

“Berea Ministries is located in New England, we have two camps in New Hampshire and one in Maine. And we love that because New England is one of the least churched areas of the country,” she said. “So we get to minister there. And we’re looking to staff our summer.” 

Brea Ministries attended the career fair in the spring of 2025 and had a great experience hiring TMU students so they decided to come back because hiring from TMU has its benefits. 

“We’re all kind of under the same mission in vision… It comes down to essentially seeing everybody who comes take one step closer to Jesus, wherever they're coming from,” she said.

Many students spoke about the encouraging nature of the career fair. Couple Collin and Olivia Loveland said, “Sometimes you feel like a small fish in a big pond, but I think just having this career fair is really helpful to get your name out there and kind of experience what it might be like to work in the workplace.” 

TMU senior Kai Tarentieff is studying to get his B.A. in sport management. He attended the career fair and got connected with several private Christian schools about job opportunities either coaching or leading the athletic department. 

“This is a great event,” he said. “Free snacks, donuts and job opportunities. What more do you need?”

Noah Cannon and Sabrina Ranada contributed to this story.