1993-1994 Cedarville College Annual Report

B ecause of discipleship opportunities, social interaction, and lasting friendships formed in the dormitory environment, Cedarville College believes the residence hall program adds value to the Cedarville education. In response to the growing student population, the College is constructing two 125-bed dormitories, one for men and one for women. Named for the first two presidents of Cedarville College, Ors. David McKinney and Wilbert McChesney, the buildings are scheduled to be ready for the 1995-96 school year. Both will be connected to the Miter Conference Center, a central conference and lounge facility named in honor of Robert Miter, a long-time friend of the College. Each year much prayer and planning goes into providing opportunities for spiritual growth in the students. Quarterly Bible conferences, daily chapel, the integration of biblical principles in every discipline, and interaction with Christian faculty, staff, and other students offer great potential for developing character, values, and ethics. A Cedarville education is of value to parents, future families, potential employers, and the churches where, as graduates, the young people will serve. In l 994, nearly 80 percent of Cedarville College students signed up to participate in Christian service activities. Any given week during the school year found over half the student body actively volunteering. In 1994, The John Templeton Foundation Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges again included Cedarville College. "We were able to interact with the Portuguese basketball players one-on-one. I met agirl named Claudia thefirst day of camp. We spent time together and she heard the Gospelfor thefirst time. Our ministry team prayed spec!fi.cally that the Lord would touch her life. The second to the last night she trusted Jesus Christ as her Savio1'. I learned that it is the Lord who touches hearts and changes lives. The Lord gave me the words. He enabled me to share and show Christ's love." Emphasizing the Spiritual • Dr. David Jeremiah, alunrnus, pastor of Shadow Mountain Conrnmnicy Church and president of Christian Heritage College in El Cajon, California challenged the college family during the winter enrichment conference. Over SO missionaries presented their nunistries during the spring missionary conference. Featured speaker was Daniel Gelatt, executive director for Central America and the Caribbean under the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism. Dr. Warren Wiersbe, former pastor of Moody Church in Chicago and former director of "Back to the Bible," brought the messages for the fall Bible conference. • Chapel highlights this year i11cluded Dr. Dmitri Kouznetsov, president of Moscow Christian Fellowship; federal judge Ra11dolph Baxter, Northern District of Ohio; Reese Kaufman, president of Child Evangelism Fellowship; Dr. James T. Jeremiah, chancellor of Cedarville College; and Tom Haggai, chairman of the board and CEO of IGA. • Twice yearly, classes are cancelled for Day of Prayer as the college family prays in small groups and takes part in a special cl1apel service emphasizing prayer. • The annual Memorial Day chapel service, which celebrated our country's Christian heritage through dran1a and music, also recognized active members and veterans of the armed services from the college family and the conrnrnnicy. Mini stering Worldwide • In I 994, I99 Missionary Internshtp Service (MIS) participants served m 28 countries il1 a variecy of ministries. A team of engineering students went to Liberia to help rebuild a radio tower destroyed in warfare. A team constructed a church building in Russia, and this was the third year a Teaching English as a Second Language team went to Htmgary. Two teams used sports to share the gospel in Bangladesh and The Do111JJ1ican Republic during the Christmas break. Over the past 24 years, over 2,000 111dividuals have served with MIS and have raised over $3.25 million to cover their expenses. • Ministry teams involving 99 individuals served in the U.S., Jamaica, and Mexico City during spring break. The Jamaican team built houses in a village for the hearing impaired. The Mexico Cicy team constructed a homeless shelter with Habitat for Humanity. Four travelling gospel/ministry teams served in eastern U.S. cities durmg spring break, and four teams served in the midwest and the state of Washington during the sunm1er. • Durmg the school year, communicy ministries and extension teams served weekly in gospel missions, crisis pregnancy centers, youth ministries, adult literacy, hospitals, jails and detention homes, nursmg homes, and area churches. Students volunteer over 70,000 hours each year in these ministries and on gospel teams that minister in churches across the country. Melissa Hartman, ajunior biology/premed major from ft. Wayne, Indiana, travelled lo Lagoa, Porlugal wilh aMissionary Internship Service (MIS) learn which usedwomens basketball lo share lhe Gospel of Jesus Christ.