010 Spring 2014 Rose Ann Nickel Wes Bill Gerig Gerig Where are they now? Grant Hoatson Steve Morley Tim Warner Eunice Conrad ’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” I I love cracking open an old scrapbook or looking at today’s virtual scrapbooks online. Facebook’s “Throwback Thursdays” feature posts with pictures of friends from years ago—with all of the crazy fashions and unique hairstyles from yesteryear. When you saw this magazine’s cover displaying pictures of FW Vine is published two former Fort Wayne campus faculty and staff, what did you times per year for Fort Wayne think? Did special memories from your time on campus come campus alumni and friends to mind? by the Fort Wayne Alumni & Friends Resource Center and Recently, I asked some alumni, “WHY is having the the Alumni Resource Center important?” One respondent said, Relations Office. Copyright © “It provides a present-day connection to those times of 2014 Taylor University®. transformation as an encouragement and an inspiration to keep going. Life is tough sometimes, and having a tangible Send address corrections and connection to the past when God shaped and prepared us mailing updates to: for life can be very significant.” Fort Wayne Alumni & Friends This spoke to my heart. It reminded me of Joshua 4:21-22, Resource Center, 915 W. when the Israelites built an altar after crossing the Jordan Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN River into the Promised Land. Joshua said, “In the future when 46807, or call (260) 744-8790. your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’ E-mail: [email protected] tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground (NIV).’” or online at fw.taylor.edu. We hope the pictures and people featured in this issue of the FW Vine will help you remember and reminisce about Opinions expressed by what God did while you were at the Fort Wayne campus and individuals in this publication the stories will encourage you by what He continues to do do not necessarily reflect the ® in the lives of alumni like you. Soak in these memories and views of Taylor University . reconnect with those who walked with you at and Rudisill, where The Ministry Continues! The Fort Wayne campus was founded in 1904 as the Fort Let’s Celebrate! Wayne Training School. It was renamed Fort Wayne Bible Institute, Fort Wayne , Summit Christian College, and later became Michael D. Mortensen g91 Taylor University Fort Wayne. Director of Fort Wayne Alumni & Friend Relations Founded in 1846, Taylor [email protected] University is one of America’s oldest Christian liberal arts P.S. You may notice we personalized this magazine for you. I want to give special thanks to Kathryn Fenstermacher g14, Tim Embry g02, Kayla Ann Villanueva, colleges. Over 2,000 graduate Bill g 69 and Sharon (Walters) g67 Hull, Jay g69 and Shirley (Mertz) g69 and undergraduate students Platte, Catherine (Beers) Cwanek g97, Bill Gerig g62, Marlene (Sholl) from 41 states and 37 foreign Embry g96 , Arlene (Dissinger) Motter g67, and Angela Hudson. countries attend Taylor, where majors in 50 fields of study are available. Celebration of Five Years!

• Volunteer Hours = 18,234 as of Looking Back... March 31, 2014 On June 2, 2009, I walked into a furnished • Fort Wayne Fund = $57,764 yearly avg. Brown Gables, the former President’s home, • Funds still needed = $19,000 which was to be used for the new Fort by May 31, 2014 Wayne Alumni & Friends Resource Center. • Fort Wayne Endowment for Self- My charge – care for Fort Wayne campus Sustainability = $310,000 alumni. I had the contents of the archives, (Goal is $1.6 million through but no staff and no volunteers. What would estates, annuities, etc.) the future hold? Who would volunteer? Who would give financially? Pressing On… With a strong Alumni Council and alumni and friends willing to give and volunteer, the The Resource Center is NOT a museum, but ministry continues. It is amazing what has a place where ministry takes place daily. From been accomplished over the last five years. the Ramseyer Retreat Room, which can be scheduled for prayer and planning, to our Here are just a few of the accomplishments: Alumni Volunteer Prayer team, consisting of 26 individuals, we for our alumni in • CARE Alumnus & FW Vine published = 11 multiple ways. How has the Fort Wayne Alumni filled with stories andNews Notes & Friends Resource Center blessed you? • FW Falcon (e-newsletter) published = 52 issues We CONNECT our alumni together with • DVD projects = 14 jobs, transcripts, and resources not to mention • CD projects = 14 each other through events, publications/web, • Books published = 6 and Facebook, and this leads to encouragement. Who would you like to celebrate with at Homecoming? • Website with Virtual Archive • Facebook page = 1,010 LIKES As a result of our work today, our memories • FW Celebrates!/Homecoming will be preserved for future generations, Celebrations with Reunions = 3 “when children ask….” Our work is not • Hall of Fame Induction Dinners: 2 complete. Our mission here and abroad is not finished, so let’sCELEBRATE ! with a third one planned for Sept. 19 • Sunday Sings = 4 With a vision to Care, Connect, and Celebrate, • Volunteers = 170 we press on! The Ministry Continues! 2 CONNECT Where Are They Now? By Michael D. Mortensen g 91 Through the years names have changed, buildings have been built and razed, and faculty, staff, and students have come and gone. The one constant besides Jesus Christ has been change. What I hear most often is that the people are what made the Fort Wayne campus. The Resource Center loves to connect with “these people” (our alumni), and you often ask about former faculty and staff – “Where are They Now?” They want to reconnect with you, too, hopefully at Homecoming 2014! Eunice Conrad Rev. Ron Scharfe unice Conrad began her ev. Ron Scharfe came teaching at Fort Wayne to Fort Wayne Bible EBible RCollege College in 1957 and in 1970 to serve in retired from Taylor a dual capacity of University Fort Wayne Librarian and Bible in 1995 – 38 years of teacher. After leaving ministry to hundreds Summit Christian of students. College in 1992, he taught Philosophy, Eunice continues Ethics, and Religion to live here in Fort and Culture at IPFW Wayne and is active in her church, until his retirement in 2004. First Christian Church. She still has a heart for young people and tries to “It is very precious thinking back to help the youth at her church. my time at the Fort Wayne campus,” Professor Scharfe said in a recent One of the little unknown stories phone interview. “I look back with a we discovered is that Eunice began lot of gratitude.” taking voice lessons from another former Fort Wayne campus staff Now, he is involved in pulpit supply member, Marlene Everson in 1995. preaching in different churches. He She continues getting together with has also taught overseas in a number Marlene each week for voice training. of different countries: Japan, Ukraine, She even has a recital coming up soon. Netherlands, Russia, Bermuda, and Her comment was, “The days are not Jamaica. He lives in Fort Wayne, IN. long enough to get everything done.”

Editor’s Note: More profiles are available at this link: http://fw.taylor.edu/where-are-they-now/. Additional updates will be made available online as we have volunteers to write them. If interested in serving in this area, please contact the Resource Center at 260.744.8790 or [email protected]. Dick Baxter g70 Dr. Grant Hoatson ick Baxter g70 served r. Grant Hoatson 40 years on the Fort came to Fort Wayne DWayne DBible College to teach campus primarily as Radio and Television broadcasting Joy Gerig’s assistant in and Journalism in 1958-59. He the Christian Service also produced the radio program Department and later “Crossroads” on as an Associate Dean WOWO. of Students directing Taylor World Outreach During that time and the Career he met one of Services Department. his Broadcasting He did not stray far from campus even students, Patti after his retirement in 2007. (Witt) g59. After his class, they He continues to volunteer on the began dating and Alumni Council and as one of our FW eventually married. Alumni & Friends Resource Center She became the Facebook page administrators. He acting Dean of Women after her often posts pictures that need to be graduation, and he was named the identified. These photos then appear Director of Public Relations and in our Virtual Archive on our website Alumni Coordinator while continuing (http://fw.taylor.edu) after being to teach. identified. In 1984 he accepted a role with St. Off campus, Dick has formed Jamaica Petersburg Junior College in Florida Upriver Outreach (www.jamaicaupriver. and Patti served as an instructor in com), a not-for-profit organization, that Speech. They both retired from SPC supports feeding 24 Jamaican children a in 1996. They live in Seminole, FL. hot lunch five-days a week. To do this, he continues to take teams twice a year The Hoatsons continue to keep active to Jamaica. by teaching Bible studies in their apartment complex and their church. Additionally, Dick continues to mentor They are also taking a course in men in their walk with Christ here Personal Life History Writing. and in Jamaica. He and his wife, Ruth (Landes) fs64, a nurse, who teaches Reflecting back, Grant said, “we loved CPR to medical professionals and our time at FWBC. The fellowship works as a home health care nurse among faculty and staff was precious with children who have disabilities, live to us.” in Fort Wayne. 4 CONNECT Rose Ann Nickel ha96 Dr. Jay Platte g69 ose Ann Nickel ha96 fter teaching, came to Fort Wayne administering, and R Bible College in 1962 Adirecting multiple groups with her husband, Dr. Ted Nickel and concerts for 39 years, Dr. Jay ha96, and then worked together until Platte g69 retired in 2006. While he their retirement in 1995. Most of the continues to teach online courses, years she worked in he spends the the library, where majority of his time she enjoyed contact volunteering at with students, Matthew 25 Health faculty, and staff. & Dental Clinic and the Fort Wayne After retirement she Alumni & Friends and Ted traveled Resource Center. to Sierra Leone, West Africa to see Since June 2006, he and experience has spent mornings the ministry of their daughter Janet at Matthew 25, helping mainly with Nickel g74. They also spent time on a Patient Assistance. In the afternoon European study tour. he has volunteered almost 5,000 hours as the Archive Coordinator and Rose Ann also has been very active at web-master. He also serves on the First Missionary Church, Fort Wayne Alumni Council. in many different roles over the years. She directed the children’s church, “As I have had the privilege to digitize worked with the ladies ministries, recordings, documents, etc., I have the coordinated the church prayer chain, privilege of recalling the wonderful and served as a Deaconess on the work students, faculty, and staff did,” church board. Jay wrote recently. “I marvel at the quality of the ‘product’ this small Her husband Ted went to be with the college produced, all to God’s glory.” Lord in January 2012. Unfortunately she fell recently and now is in rehab at Just in the past five years, Jay has put the Lutheran Life Villages here in Fort together 14 DVD and 14 CD projects, Wayne. assisted with publishing six books, edited multiple videos, and pulled off three FW Celebrates!/Homecomings and four Sunday Sings. Jay and Shirley (Mertz) Platte g69, a retired teacher and local organist, still live adjacent to the campus. CELEBRATE

Dr. Wes Gerig g51 Dr. Tim Warner g50 ot many names are more r. Tim Warner g50 recognized than Dr. Wes taught at Fort Wayne NGerig g51 by alumni and D friends. He taught Bible College from on the Fort Wayne 1953 to 1955, before campus for 51 years he served in Sierra retiring in 2008, but Leone from 1956- he has not stopped 1959. Agreeing to working. teach missions at FWBC on furlough Since retiring he would turn into a continued to teach longer assignment. in various churches He didn’t leave until 1980, after serving until his health as President for nine years. required he move into Ashton Creek Retirement Community in Fort Wayne. Upon leaving FWBC in 1980, Even there, he is now teaching a Bible he joined the faculty of study on Friday afternoons from 3 Evangelical Divinity School. He then to 4 p.m. with 15 to 20 “students” joined the staff of Freedom in Christ attending including some alumni who Ministries in 1992, where he continues just come to hear him teach again. to this day, even though he does not travel as much anymore due to Aside from teaching, he has partnered advancing age, now 89. with the Fort Wayne Alumni & Friends Resource Center to publish “The privilege of relating to so many five books and one flipbook students over the years and having an devotional sold in our online store impact on their lives through my life (http://fwtaylor.edu/store). He’s not and teaching is the rewarding element done though as he has written a book in my tenure at the college,” Dr. Warner on Genesis with 52 sermons that we explained. “A highlight was in the are preparing for press and another early 1960s, the Student Missionary book of compilation of sermons from Fellowship got tired of my Africa stories, the book of Acts, which will be a two so they sent me on a five-week tour of volume work. mission fields in South America.” He did lose his life mate, Mary Eleanor (Waltman-Neunschwander) Carolyn (Steiner) g52, in February g45 passed away June 14, 2010. Dr. 2012. Warner then married Taylor University classmate, Eileen (Lageer) g49, when she was 87 and he was 86 on July 16, 2011. They live in Fort Wayne. 6 CONNECT Bill Gerig g61 Steve Morley g65 ill Gerig g61 grew up fter graduating from Fort on the Fort Wayne Bible Wayne Bible College, B College campus, so some ACoach remember him as a boy, teen, and/or Steve Morley g65 as an adult. After graduating from Fort assisted his dad Wayne Bible College in 1961, he and for two years from Joyce (Wiggles) fs61 moved to Sierra 1965-1967 before Leone, West taking over full-time Africa, where as a coach, where they served as his team eventually missionaries with won the NCCAA II World Partners National Basketball for 15 years. Championship. Before leaving in 1987, Upon return he had served as a coach, athletic to the USA, director, and an Instructor of Physical he served in Education. Correspondence After leaving FWBC, he repeated the Studies and eventually Alumni enormous feat of winning another Relations until his retirement in 1997. national championship in 1997 at The Gerigs then moved to Glendale, Southwestern College in Phoenix, AZ, AZ to assist his parents, Dr. Jared g29 where he eventually became a Dean and Mildred (Eicher) g28 Gerig, of Students. Upon retirement, he former president and first-lady of relocated to Kearney, NE, where he FWBC. Bill was one of the Resident lives with his wife, Kaye. Managers at Glencroft Retirement “Coach” has served as an elder in his Community until 2005. church, until health issues caused him When they moved back to Indiana, he to resign. He continues to teach Bible began volunteering at First Missionary class periodically, and occasionally he Church, the Fort Wayne Rescue fills the pulpit when the pastor is gone. Mission, where his daughter, Sharon He also heads up the Compassion Gerig g89 works, and eventually at the Ministry (“a true laugh to my former newly formed Fort Wayne Alumni & players, I’m sure,” Coach wrote) for Friends Resource Center. After Kari his church. Reynolds g98 left to take a teaching “I have said many times that Fort job, he began working quarter time as Wayne Bible College is the people, our secretary. He also is the president not the campus and buildings. I miss of the Fort Wayne Campus Alumni the students and my peers more than Heritage Association. anything else,” he concluded. CELEBRATE Homecoming 2014 A Time to Reconnect, Reminisce, and Rejoice

Join alumni, friends, former faculty, and On Saturday, highlights will include a staff at Homecoming 2014 devotional time with Dr. Bob Nienhuis It’s going to be a celebration! During ha98, former executive vice president, and a Homecoming 2014 alumni and former time of sharing. Then we will have plenty of faculty and staff will be back on campus time to socialize with friends and classmates to celebrate how God brought our lives through: together at the intersection of Rudisill Blvd. • Reunions for the Classes of 1954, 1964, and Indiana Ave. 1974, 1989, 2004, and 2009 • Lunch with former faculty and staff It’s time to reconnect, reminisce, and rejoice just to socialize and catch up for the 105 years of history for our campus • A Sunday Sing (on Saturday) – hymns, and five years for the Fort Wayne Alumni & gospel songs and choruses Friends Resource Center. • A reception to honor Jay Kesler g58, Bill Pannell g51, and Paul Robbins g60 Reunions will be held for multiple classes, will be followed with “A conversation but the celebration will have something for with Kesler, Pannell, and Robbins.” everyone Friday and Saturday, September These three former YFC leaders 19 & 20, 2014. became friends here and have given The weekend will “shoot-off ” Friday night years of service to Christ-centered with the fourth Fort Wayne Campus Athletic education and Christian publishing. Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction. The • Other activities include: 1976 National Basketball Championship • Open House for the Resource Center team, Larry Lewis g76, Phyllis Miller g53, • Historical Fort Wayne campus films and Bill Pannell g51 will be recognized. • Identify archive photos Additionally, some classes will have informal • Skype stations to reconnect with reunions on or around campus. alumni not able to attend • Campus-wide scavenger hunt

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See enclosed Homecoming flyer or go online for more information and to register for Homecoming 2014 at http://fw.taylor.edu. Do we have your email address to send you updates? 8 CARE Rowlands Press On Despite Adoption Heartaches By Michael D. Mortensen g 91 doption is a challenging journey, When the Rowlands decided to adopt again, with piles of paperwork, long however, the birth mom who had chosen Awaits, and numerous expenses. them unexpectedly disappeared. “We never Many Fort Wayne alumni have undergone heard from her again,” Gary said. this process, but not many have experienced the rocky journey Gary g97 and Kelly They decided to adopt overseas, and set Rowland encountered in adopting their two their sights on Ethiopia once more, only boys, Grayson, now to discover some new rules. 6, and Landon, 3. Adoptive families were required to travel to the country for a After learning they court date, and then again six could not have weeks later to pick up their child biological children, if all paperwork was complete. they desired to adopt. They initially Given these added concerns, wanted to adopt they began the process of from Ethiopia, but adopting from Rwanda instead. God had other plans. But a week before the Rowlands were to submit the paperwork “My niece, Emily, that had taken 11 months had gone to Trinidad to prepare, Rwanda put all on a short-term adoptions on hold. mission trip, and she said we should adopt from there,” Gary recounted. “I told her Soon after, Gary’s niece went on another that if God wants us to, we would love to.” mission trip, this time to Uganda. She Trinidad did not have an adoption program. returned telling the Rowlands they should A month later, however, they received a call adopt from Uganda. So, they contacted about a mother from Trinidad in Florida their adoption agency and learned of a who was eight months pregnant. Within pilot program in Uganda. In August 2012, a month, the Rowlands were in Florida they got a referral for a brother and sister adopting Grayson. to adopt.

Editor’s Note: Watch and listen to a greeting from the Rowland family, where you can see these two brothers interact with their new forever family: http://fw.taylor.edu/news/rowlands-press-on-despite-adoption-heartaches. Within 48 hours of leaving to pick up these The news came less than 24 hours before children, the Rowlands learned that the Gary and Kelly were scheduled to depart for children’s grandmother, who raised them, the adoption. had not told her family about the adoption. When the extended family was informed, Despite their gladness for this child, they they objected, prohibiting the adoption. were again heartbroken. “A lot of doubts started to creep in,” Gary said. “We had to “That was really hard,” Gary said. “We were take some time to pray and think about it.” praying for these children daily. We did not realize how volatile international adoption Once they made the choice to proceed a can be.” third time, the referrals suddenly dried up. “It was discouraging,” Kelly lamented. “We Others encouraged them to look elsewhere, had to wait almost 11 months.” Grayson but they still felt a strong calling to Uganda. continued faithfully praying for his brother. The next referral came three weeks later, for a 14-month-old boy who had been But the Rowlands had a sense of peace as abandoned. they proceeded. Gary, a church planter at The Ridge in Fort Wayne, said the whole Gary and Kelly were informed that the church was with them before they left Ugandan court had ordered a door-to- to adopt Landon, while Gary preached a door search for the birth mother, whom sermon on the persistent widow in Luke 18. they found, and for the father, whose “[The] story helped us not to lose hope for whereabouts was uncertain. God to answer our prayers,” he said. “We had a prayer service that he would be found, so we could get our baby,” Kelly said. Finally, in December, Landon completed What they didn’t know was that authorities their family. In four years, Gary and Kelly learned the baby’s grandfather is the former had four “failed” adoptions. But in the end, Vice President of Uganda. “The child went Gary said, “We thank God...these kids are from rags to riches,” Kelly said. awesome!” 10 Submit News Notes items to [email protected], call the Alumni & Friends Resource Center at (260) 744-8790, or mail to FW Vine, 915 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46807. Do you receive your monthly e-newsletter, the FW Falcon? Contact the Resource Center to add your email address to our list. Use your smartphone to submit the latest 1936-1976 News Note.

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Stanley E. Rhoades g36 of Rev. Andy Rupp g44 passed away Paul g50 and Ruth Erdel are living Kentwood, MI. went home to be March 30, 2014. He graduated from in Mishawaka, IN. Ruth is finishing with his Lord and Savior on March both Fort Wayne Bible Institute and a spiritual growth book for Slavic 28, 2014 at age 97. Stan proudly Taylor University. He was the father women in the U.S. and in Russia. served in World War II. He is survived of Coach Deb Rupp g76. Andy Paul, after a career of service in by his loving wife of 56 years, Carol; was a missionary and also taught Ecuador, continues to be a friend four sons; eight grandchildren; four Missions at Fort Wayne Bible College. and elder brother to the Hispanic great-grandchildren; and one great- He was President of the Evangelical churches in the North Central District great-grandchild. Mennonite Church and was given of the Missionary Church. He says, honorary membership in Fort Wayne “Often I visit two or three of their Bible College’s Delta Epsilon Chi in congregations on the same Sunday, Class of 1940 1976. since their services are held at different hours throughout the day.” Helen (Moughler) Wagner g40 Class of 1945 Marilyn (Amstutz) Gerig g50 of passed to her heavenly reward in Berne, IN passed away Thursday, September 2013 at age 97. Her Rev. Lyle F. Steiner g45 passed December 26 at age 87 at Adams complete dedication to the Lord away February 14, 2014 at age 91. Memorial Hospital. She had been was an example to all. She was a At his passing, he was listening to married to Darrell Gerig g50 faithful pastor’s wife, a mother of the Audio Bible and to “Old Time who preceded her in death. She four, a children’s Bible teacher for 70 Gospel Favorites.” He joined his wife particularly enjoyed music. Survivors years, a Sunshine Makers leader, and of 58 years, Thelma (Blough) include two sons and a daughter; a missionary story teller. She came g45 who passed away in 2004, and 10 grandchildren; and 10 great- to know Jesus as her Savior while they spent their first Valentine’s Day grandchildren. a student at the Fort Wayne Bible together in nearly a decade. Institute.

Class of 1954 Class of 1958 Class of 1963 60th Class Reunion at Homecoming! Rev. Henry I. Smith g58 passed Duane Ford g63 died January 23, Rev. Ray W. Turnbaugh g54, 82, died away on August 12, 2013. He is Saturday, January 5, 2013. He was the 2014. He pastored churches in Chicago, survived by his wife, Gail fs56. East Peoria, IL, and Lansing, MI. husband of Edna (Heller) Turnbaugh The Smiths’ first pastorates were in g52, who died November 22, 2009. Retiring from the pastorate, Duane Humboldt, TN and Riley Center, MI. went to work for Sohn Linen and Other congregations they served continued performing weddings and Class of 1955 were in Brown City, Alpena, Rhodes, funerals, teaching Sunday school, Warren, and East Jordan, MI. Upon and providing pulpit supply. He Commander Kendall E. Schoeff retirement, the Smiths moved to retired from Sohn Linen in 2003 and g55 passed away on February 1, Brown City, MI where Henry was kept busy with his love of fishing, 2014 in Ponte Verdra, FL. He retired known as the small engine and lawn gardening, and attending the sporting from the Navy in 1975, having mower “fix it” guy. and performance events of his nine served proudly for 20 years. After grandchildren. He is survived by his graduation from FWBC, he was a Class of 1959 wife of 52 years, Myra; daughter music director at the Fort Wayne Nancy (Ford) Bassett g85; and Gospel Temple before joining the son Jon g91 and daughter-in-law, Ethel Smith g59 passed away on Stacy (Watterson) g92 Ford. Navy. His wife, Barbara, survives. January 10, 2013. She worked as a missionary in India for 10 years Class of 1956 and taught elementary school for Class of 1964 18 years in the Butler and Leo, Ind. 50th Class Reunion at Homecoming! areas, retiring in 1977. Gaylord “Kahu” Kekoa Williams Elizabeth Becker g64 passed g56 of Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii passed away on October 29, 2013. She was away on March 5, 2014. He had been a resident of Mount Horeb, WI. She is a minister for Lihue First Church. He survived by her husband, David. is survived by his wife, June, two sons and two grandchildren. Facebook Page Passes Milestone On Saturday, March 22, the 1,000th, 1,001st, and 1002nd our page,” said Michael Mortensen, g91, director of persons liked our FW Alumni & Friends Resource Center the Fort Wayne Alumni & Friends Resource Center. page, which we started on August 17, The page contains archival pictures, event 2010. promotions, and occasional contests. It is also a place where we put the latest news, links to our According to an article webpages, and notices, in order to get the word in TechCrunch, “only 23 out quickly to those alumni who have Facebook percent of Facebook accounts. fan pages have 1,000 or more fans.” If you have ideas about how we can make it more interactive with “We are thrilled to have this many alumni, former staff our mission to care, connect, and celebrate, and faculty, and friends who have hit the ‘LIKE’ button on please email your suggestions to [email protected]. 12

Class of 1966 Class of 1974-75 40th Class Reunion at Homecoming!

Rev. Max D. Wanner g66, 69, Bruce g72 and Linda (Roath) g74 You know passed away on January 6, 2014. Masopust returned from serving where to find He was a beloved staff member at LIFE Camp in Thailand, where of Fort Wayne Bible College and Bruce taught a class of high school us, but have friend to the hundreds of young sophomores and Linda taught an we found men he helped while he was at the English class to professionals. The you? college. His wife, Rachel (Boehm) Masopusts live in Saugatuck, MI. g79 survives along with their two Gail Sweatte fs74 passed away Please let us know if any of your contact daughters. on April 1, 2013. Her husband, Ralph information has changed so that we can survives her and lives in Bentonville, AR. stay in touch with you. Class of 1967 Dennis g74 and Marsha First: (Hainline) g75 Barta recently Last: Brenda Moser g67 is in her tenth celebrated their 50th year at Grace Spouse: year of serving at the Zaporohzye Church in Cleveland, the church Bible College and Seminary in Address: where they met. Dennis serves as City: Ukraine. She is also involved in the Pastor of Congregational Care teaching theological vocabulary/ State: and Marsha is the Director of Food Zip: concepts to interpreters in training for Services. Dennis has written a service at a new Christian University number of discipleship resources for Phone: in the Alto Moya region of Peru. upper elementary children that are Email: Brenda serves with the European available at several online Christian Title: Christian Mission of Point Roberts, stores and on his website, Company: WA. www.dzresources.org. You can update your information by giving us a call at 260.744.8790 or via email. Class of 1968 Ron g74 and Pam (Lantz) fs73 Eade are completing Ron’s 23rd year as Senior Pastor of the Church Cheryl (Roth) Cecil g68 announces of Genesis in New Castle, PA. In the release of her book, Open the addition to being a pastor, he has Floodgates: Welcoming Grief into our volunteered as a police chaplain Seasons of Loss. Her book is available with the City of New Castle Editor’s Note: More current on amazon.com in paperback and Police Department and with the News & Notes are added weekly on Kindle. Cheryl Pennsylvania State Police. He also on our website: and her husband served as the International Director Earl g68 have of Central America Outreach mission http://fw.taylor.edu. resided in in Guatemala and Nicaragua and Indianapolis as Director of Credentials for the Alumni and friends can send since 2012 Eastern Region Missionary Church. for our review and posting, and following Earl’s They were blessed to minister at then they can be read by former retirement as the National Pastors Conference classmates and Director of International Ministries in Guatemala this past February, for the Fellowship of Evangelical accompanied by their children and friends. Check out Churches, Fort Wayne. their spouses. this feature today! Help Us Continue Freely Everyone likes FREE stuff. “Buy one, get oneFREE ,” or “stop by and pick up your FREE gift.” We all know there’s a catch - “there is no such thing as a FREE lunch.” The Fort Wayne Alumni & Friends Resource Center loves to give FREE stuff, and we do this often by providing the FW Vine, our semi-annual magazine you’re reading right now, along with the FW Falcon, our e-newsletter with stories featuring alumni with news and information you care about. We provide reunions, meeting and retreat space, transcripts, and alumni gatherings for you to connect and celebrate friendships, life events (births, jobs, promotions, marriages, and even home goings), and common memories. While we love giving FREE services and resources, these things are not really FREE, as we pay for staff, rent, utilities, printing, and postage. This is where we need everyone to give, so we can continue Caring, Connecting, and Celebrating FREELY. Please consider a gift of at least $10 to the Fort Wayne Alumni & Friends Resource Center’s Fund by May 31. It will be matched by our friends from Poorman’s Heating & Air. If you’re able to give more, please do to help us reach our budget need. You may make your gift online with the link below or using the enclosed envelope. Thank you!

Your gifts, no matter the amount, are appreciated and needed for us to continue our ministry of Caring, Connecting, and Celebrating! http://fw.taylor.edu/support/giving.shtml Hulls Give Thanks for Friendship: Continue to Volunteer Despite Trial Recently, Bill g69 and Sharon (Walter) g67 Hull I say we most likely would not have met had it not been received a significant scare, as for Fort Wayne Bible College. Is it any wonder Bill had a stroke while visiting that we have so much love for FWBC and now his parishioners. During the the Fort Wayne Alumni & Friends Resource next two weeks, he was in Center?” and out of the ICU with much uncertainty whether he would “It drives our reason to volunteer each week lose his sight, let alone survive. to help keep those memories alive,” Sharon concluded! “I wish we could count the number The constants were the prayers and care the Hulls of people from FWBC who have ministered to us during received from their friends - many from Fort Wayne this crisis. This is just another reason to LOVE FWBC and Bible College - especially from Phil g67 and Jan the Resource Center and CELEBRATE what it has meant (Schumacher) g68 Logan. to us through the years.”

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