Torch, Spring 1996

The Ministry Center Campaign Nears $11 Million T he Ministry Center Campaign, funding the construction of the $15 million Ministry Center, approaches $11 million. Almost $3 million more than received for any other campus project, this milestone was achieved in approximately 22 months. The Ministry Center will house the Department of Music, the Division of Christian Ministries, and a new chapel auditorium initially seating 3,400, expandable to 4,000. "This facility affirms the priorities we place on our students growing through daily chapel services and establishing lifelong habits of godly worship through service and music,'' shares Dr. Paul Dixon, president of Cedarville College. "We thank God for the many who want to help fulfill our desires. Over 1,200 individuals have joined us already, bringing us to this mark, and many more continue to join us every day. Achieving $15 million is within sight, but we leave that in God's hands, taking it one step at a time." Dr. Dixon reinforced, however, that in light of construction and fundraising schedules, topping $11 million by May 15 is important. "Some major decisions will be made soon after that," he says. "Surpassing $11 million will help confirm a positive decision by some to join this campaign. We trust that several will come aboard with us in the next several weeks, and that we can see the entire $15 million given or committed by December 31." Commitments made in 1996 are payable through 1998.