The importance of ministry to college students

“What will become of the 2007 graduates who will leave us next month college-bound?”
CCO alumnus and associate staff member, Byron Borger, asks this question in his opinion piece about the importance of ministry to college students, published in the July 15, 2007 issue of The York Daily Record.
From his article, “The yearnings of young collegians”:
“Congregations [...]

CCO staff and alumnus write outrageous book

Congratulations to CCO staff member Derek Melleby and CCO alumnus Don Opitz on the publication of their book, The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness: A Guide for Students!
Released by Brazos Press on Wednesday, June 6, this one-of-a-kind book has received advance praise from a number of scholars, authors and booksellers. The theme of the book [...]

Dale Westervelt

My wife Kathleen and I have three little ones (Jack 6, Annie 5, and Gracie 3) and another due in September. We live in the West Valley of Phoenix, Arizona, where we have been for a little over a year. Presently I work for a research-based think-tank that specializes in clinical, operational, and strategic “best-practice” [...]

Miriam Ippel

I’m 2/3 through my MDiv at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. After the degree, I’m seeking ordination in the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and hope to either serve as a parish pastor or back on a college/university campus somewhere.
Miriam Ippel [Messiah College; 2000-03]

Mike and Valerie (Schmoyer) Ford

After 11 years, Mike [associate staff] left his position at Camp Hebron in January of 2007 to take on the position of Senior High Youth Pastor at Franconia Mennonite Church in Telford, Pennsylvania. Franconia is a large church in a growing suburban, largely Mennonite community outside greater Philadelphia. Mike is excited to pastor some 50 [...]

Joan (Barlett) Fox

I was married to Jef Fox in 1999—a first marriage for both of us!! Since my one year in CCO, I have continued to be a therapist. We are very active in the Episcopal Church in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. Sending fond regards to the CCO “class.”
Joan (Barlett) Fox [1980-81; Ashland College]

Jim and Beth (Caldwell) Barr

Beth and I press on with our lives here in Portsmouth, Virginia. Beth lives her Romans 12:1 life by homeschooling our kids. The younger five are still at home, with two older in college. The oldest, Abby, is a graduating (hopefully!) senior at Grove City (Beth’s alma mater) and went to Jubilee this year. Our [...]

Michael O’Brien

My wife Danielle and I are living in Charlottesville, Virginia, while I attend graduate business school at the University of Virginia in hopes of becoming an influential business leader. And we’re headed to Barcelona in two weeks for a short study abroad and vacation!
Michael O’Brien [2002-05; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania]

Erick Fitzgerald

My wife Kristen and I live in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where I serve Third Presbyterian Church as Director of Outreach and Discipleship, and she works as a financial analyst for a local accounting firm. We have one cat, Samwise, and are expecting our first child in September!
Erick Fitzgerald [2001-04; Penn State Fayette]

Jubilee 2007 is almost here!

Jubilee 2007 is only days away, and it will be the last Jubilee to be held at the Pittsburgh Hilton! Plan to come down and join us, visit with old friends and experience this new generation of students catch a vision for how to serve God with their whole lives.
CCO alumnus Steve Garber [1984-2001] will address [...]