The 1995-1996 Cedarville College Annual Report

Monday, October 7, 1996, is a day etched in the minds of the nearly 3,000 people who experienced the move into the new Jeremiah Chapel. Hundreds were left standing as students, faculty, and staff packed into the original James T. Jeremiah Chapel as they have at 10 a.m. every weekday since the building opened in 1976. After prayer, Dr. Dixon led a procession to the new Jeremiah Chapel for an emotional time of praise, prayer, and celebration. This was the first chapel service in three years in which all students, faculty, and staff members were able to join together in one auditorium. "We view the student as a whole, not just as amind, but as aperson with aset ofhands andaheart As faculty, we want to see students grow in every area of their lives. What we do in the classroom contributes to that growth, but student involvement in ministry contributes equally well. So, we don 't view ministryas arival ofacademics. We see academics, ministry, and extracurricular activity working together to provide the total college experience that is distinctive ofCedarville College. " A s a professor of Bible and assistant academic vice president, Dr. Daniel Estes is instrumental in promoting the campuswide emphasis on biblical integration. His current book, HEAR MY SoN, studies the biblical view of education. Students Who Serve • Cedarville marked 10 years of providing teachers of English to People's University in Beijing, China. During that span, 31 alumni have taught in the program. • A reorganization of the Christian Ministries Division elevated attention to local church and community ministries. In addition to serving weekly in more than 30 local churches, students volunteered more than 70,000 hours of service in nursing homes, jails, hospitals, gospel missions, and crisis pregnancy clinics. Music, puppet, and drama teams ministered to an additional 320 churches during the year. • The Missionary Involvement Services program organized short-term opportunities and prepared 224 students, faculty, and staff to serve alongside full– time missionaries and national pastors in countries such as Australia, Czech Republic, England, Hungary, Jamaica, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, St. Thomas, and Ukraine. • Four separate nursing teams comprised of students and professors participated in medical missions in New Mexico, Togo, and Scotland.