Ray Miller Petersime was an American businessman and Christian philanthropist and humanitarian who was active in providing material relief to war-torn Europe after World War II and who secured sponsorship for more than a thousand European displaced persons, permitting their resettlement in the U.S.

Manchester University is a private liberal arts university associated with the Church of the Brethren and two locations, a residential campus in North Manchester, Indiana, and a second location in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which hosts the university's doctorate programs in pharmacy; master's programs in pharmacogenomics, athletic training, and nutrition and nutrigenomics; and an accelerated second degree program in nursing. Total enrollment is approximately 1,200 students.