October Dedication Set for Youth Ministries Center

The dedication, one of many activities as part of the university's Homecoming celebration, will take place at 4 p.m. Friday, October 11, outside the center's office at 5047 North Spaulding Avenue in Chicago. The center is located just south of the campus bridge on the same street as Burgh Hall. The dedication will follow an open house from 3-5 p.m.

Participants in the dedication ceremony will include Mark Olson, North Park's vice president for admissions, who will share the history of the center's development, and Marti Burger, director of youth and family ministries for the Department of Christian Formation of the Evangelical Covenant Church, who will discuss the involvement of the new center in the broader life of the Covenant and its youth ministries.

The center's goal is to develop men and women to effectively minister to youth, their families, churches and communities. The center develops educational programs to address a wide range of needs, including workshops and seminars, undergraduate and graduate-level training and field experience, which together serve the needs of students, the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) and the church at large.

North Park University and the Department of Christian Formation are the sponsoring institutions. Jim Dekker and Ginny Olson are the center's co-directors, with Kara Hendrickson serving as the center's operations coordinator.

For more information about the center, the October 11 dedication and the center's activities, call 773-244-5207 or email staff at cyms@northpark.edu. Additional information is also available online at www.northpark.edu/cyms.

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