Honoring alumni is a vital role of the Alumni Association, and your voice counts. Please take a minute to submit a nomination for one of the three annual Alumni of the Year Awards. The categories are Preaching (for faithful pastors), Ministry (for other career ministries) and Servant (for laymen with faithful testimonies). The
and guidelines are on the College website. Deadline for nominations is September 23.
Watertown Alumni Chapter Formed
On August 14, 50 alumni and their families met at a Watertown park and organized the Watertown Chapter! This is the first official chapter to be established under our new organizational structure. A leadership team was elected with
Dr. Matt Davis (’96) chosen as the Director. Many alumni around the country have expressed interest in starting chapters. If you would like to be a part of this project, contact the
Alumni Office. John Davis will travel to your location to help organize a chapter .
Maranatha Baptist Seminary opened its doors on September 1. While the former Graduate School has offered MA level programs for years, the new Seminary is now offering the Master of Divinity. Key faculty members include
Dr. Larry Oats, who will now focus his attention solely on the Seminary as its Dean; Preston Mayes, who will teach exclusively in the Seminary; Dr. Andy Hudson, former Chairman of the Bible Department at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College for 17 years; and Dr. Fred Moritz, former Executive Director of Baptist World Mission. The resident faculty of the Seminary are available for Bible Conferences, Missions Conferences, Couples Conferences, pulpit supply, and other areas of preaching or teaching for your church or ministry. For further information or to schedule one of these men, please contact
Dr. Larry Oats or call the Seminary Office at 920-206-2324.
College Bible faculty members Brian Trainer, Dave Hockman, Bruce Meyer, Dennis Komis, and Dave Saxon will teach occasional Seminary classes. Adjunct faculty include Dr. Charles Phelps, Pastor of Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Indianapolis; Dr. Sam Horn, Pastor of Brookside Baptist Church, Menomonee Falls; Dr. Bill Smallman of Baptist Mid-Missions; Dr. Dave Pennington, Pastor of Burge Terrace Baptist Church, Indianapolis; Missionary Jim Hayes, Thailand; Pastor Brian Peterson of Brookside Baptist Church, Menomonee Falls; and others who will be teaching in their areas of expertise in module classes in January, May and June each year.