07/20/2026
Ecclesia College, today, mourns the death of Officer Fred Marsh.
A 2025 graduate of EC, Fred was one of those rare students that made you wish you had 100 more just like him. He was just so kind to everyone. Fred was the nicest person you could have known. He graduated from EC with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Psychology and Counseling, and minoring in Biblical Studies. He maintained a 4.0 GPA and was co-Valedictorian of his graduating class. Fred faithfully applied himself to every task with which he was involved, be it baseball, work, service-learning, or academics.
While a student, He invested himself into the lives of so many, spending his time doing things that really made a difference, like tutoring children with special medical needs, delivering small, hand-made gifts of encouragement to elderly veterans, and visiting and spending time with retired faculty members in their homes.
Fred was genuine, authentic, and loving. He did what he did because he loved Jesus, and his life, in every way, mirrored the goodness of the God he served. Every person who posts a tribute to Fred Marsh will say something along this line because it’s who he was.
Today, while we say goodbye to a graduate, a former teammate, a fellow police officer, a fiancée, a son, or a family member, it is the great witnesses of the faith, in heaven, that are welcoming Fred Marsh with open arms, and it is Fred’s Saviour, Jesus, that is saying to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter now into the joys of your Lord.”
On behalf of the administration, faculty, staff, and students of Ecclesia College, our hearts and prayers are with all of Fred’s family, friends, and co-workers as they mourn this loss.
"Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
-John 11:25-26
