Inspire, Winter 1995

Cedarville College Alumni Association P.O.Box 601 Cedarville,OH 45314-0601 Janice Bosma Non-Profit Org. U.S.Postage PAID Permit No. 1315 Dayton,OH .1, .1. 1,01., • Through this primary entrance,one enters the Alumni Hall,a spacious lobby which wraps the southern and eastern edges ofThe Ministry Center. A bridge will span a small portion of Cedar Lake,leading up to this entrance. The 250-seat recital hall gives students majoring in music and speech a more intimate atmosphere in which to give their recitals, as well as providing the College more flexibility in offering appropriate facilities for guest lecturers and artists. Faculty studios will be housed under these beams,providing first-class facilities for one-on-one instruction in instrumental and vocal music. Almost400 students, both music and non-music majors,take advantage of private lessons. .1. *0. lumni can anticipate hearing more aboutThe Ministry Center currently under construction. With a 1995 fall enrollment of2,454 students,the completion of this building will serve to gather the entire college family for chapel, provide needed space for music faculty and classrooms,and house the Christian Ministries department. Currently,the fund-raising effort for this $15 million project totals $9.2 million from friends,alumni,faculty,staff, and churches. Graduates received a 12-minute video describing The Ministry Center project, and an announcement made during the All-Alumni Chapel on Homecoming Weekend invited alumni to support this tremendous effort. Gifts of all sizes are important to the successful conclusion ofthis project. Dr.Dixon excitedly shared with alumni,"Should God tarry, this time next year we will be putting the finishing touches on The Ministry Center,and we will begin the 1996-97 academic year bringing everyone in the college family together in this facility during Homecoming.God certainly does give exceedingly and abundantly above all we could ask or think."He concluded,"I challenge each of you,as we see this building take shape daily,to utter a prayer ofthanksgiving to God.He surely is the master architect and builder of this project." Acoustically designed for voice,the choral room perfectly accommodates the practice needs ofthe Music Department's Concert Chorale,Oratorio Chorus,and other ensembles such as the Men's Glee Club and Women's Chorus. With over 200 students involved in such groups,a dedicated facility is necessary. The Chapel portion ofThe Ministry Center will seat 3,400 initially, expandable to 4,000.The slanted beams indicate the balcony portion ofthe Chapel.