Remembering William Eugene Tiller

CCO alumnus Eugene Tiller died a little over a year ago, on September 27, 2006, from complications of a cancerous brain tumor. Born in 1961, Eugene attended the very first Ocean City Beach Project in 1983. He later graduated from Westminster College and served on CCO staff at the Kirk House, ministering to Gannon University [...]

Hank Suhr and Renee (Dayan) Swanson

Congratulations to Hank Suhr [1988-92] and Renee (Dayan) Swanson [1993-97] on their wedding, which took place in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania on October 13, 2007. The worship service was co-officiated by the Rev. Chris Noyes [1986-90] and the Rev. Willemina Zwart [1993-99]. Other CCO staff and alumni who participated in the ceremony include Jason Dawson [1998-2003], [...]

Kristin Goodwin

I finished my Masters in Social Work in May and started my new job in July. I’m working as a community organizer and policy analyst at one of the oldest HIV/AIDS service organizations in the country. I work with people who are HIV positive and who want to work to change government policy that affects [...]

Melinda (Arey) Cline

Justin and I had our first baby on March 18th of this year (Madeleine Ruth). I continue to work part-time for a publishing company here in Missoula, Montana while Justin works on finishing up his Master’s in Social Work at the University of Montana. He will be finished this spring and we’ll probably be moving [...]

Karla Klockenteger-Shaw

I just got married this past summer and am living in Pasadena, California working as a Youth Pastor at La Canada Presbyterian Church in La Canada, California. I also just finished my M.Div. at Fuller Seminary with a concentration in African American Studies. It was through my time on CCO staff that a fire in [...]

Jen (Evans) Pelling

My husband Kendall and I just celebrated our second wedding anniversary by feeling our baby kick for the first time! We are due on Christmas Day and if we haven’t delivered by the 24th, Kendall threatens to put me on a donkey and lead me around our neighborhood. I just finished my second year at [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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]