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Presbyterian Church Moderator to Visit the College

Rick Ufford-Chase, general assembly moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA), will visit the Alma College campus on March 11 for lunch and a presentation.

Guests from campus and the community are welcome. A buffet lunch at 12:30 p.m. costs $8, while the 1:30 p.m. presentation is free. The lunch and presentation will take place in the Van Dusen Commons.

Lunch reservations are requested by March 8; call 463-7981 or send an e-mail to . Alma College students will be able to use their meal cards for lunch and not pay extra.

The moderator’s visit is part of the Alma Youth Mix, a senior high youth event sponsored by Alma College and the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron Presbyteries. For more information, visit the Alma Youth Mix Web site.

Ufford-Chase was elected moderator of the 216th General Assembly in 2004. He is the founder of BorderLinks, a bi-national organization that tries to connect and educate people of faith on both sides of the U.S. /Mexico border. He also works with the Evangelical Center for Pastoral Studies in Guatemala and has been a co-moderator of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.

 

Alma is one of only 100 colleges and universities to be named to the Templeton Honor Roll in the Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.

 

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