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CBC-Midwest Graduates 45 Students
WINDSOR, CO (May 16, 2003) - A total of 45 students graduated from one-year
programs at Covenant Bible College-Midwest last Saturday night as CBC
President Neil Josephson preached during the school's fifth commencement
exercises.
In addition, three interns completed studies at The Worship Center, which
trains students to lead worship activities in the church. The school also
hosted a groundbreaking service for a new chapel on Sunday following
morning worship with Josephson, CBC-Midwest board chair Scott Harper,
building development chair Mike Lage and CBC Foundation
director Marlene Carlson among the 100 in attendance. The new
4,500-square-foot chapel will include worship, classroom and office space.
The facility can also be used for weddings and other worship arts events,
as well as for conferences. An anonymous donor provided funding for the
chapel, the first of three main building projects scheduled for
the school in the coming years.
On Friday, the school hosted an evening banquet with Art Greco, director of
evangelism and prayer for the Department of Church Growth and Evangelism of
the Evangelical Covenant Church as the keynote speaker. CBC-Midwest's
summer music group "Inquire Within" presented special music for the
evening. The group is currently on tour throughout Covenant churches in the
Pacific Northwest.
Along with changes to the physical structure are significant changes in
leadership at CBC-Midwest. Paul Lessard, CBC-Midwest's executive director,
resigned his position earlier this spring to pursue pastoral ministry at
Hope Community Covenant Church in Strathmore, Alberta. Lessard's
replacement is Jeff Mazzariello, who has been a pastor at
various churches in California. He begins his duties in June.
"He'll be a great fit for the Midwest campus, but also a great fit for CBC
as a whole," Lessard said of Mazzariello. "He brings good perspective and a
real passion for the church."
CBC-Midwest, founded in September 1998, is located in Windsor and can
accommodate 45 students. This year's class included students representing
eight different church denominations and 13 states. For more information
about CBC-Midwest, call 970-686-6977.
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