An Ohio Northern University plate on a vehicle parking on College Avenue across from Bluffton High School can only mean that the plate belongs to Steve Simon.
Three new members joined the Bluffton University Board of Trustees for their annual fall meeting Nov. 13-14 on Bluffton's campus.
"As outgoing board members complete their terms, it is gratifying to see leadership commitment and expertise continuing in these new appointments from our church, alumni and business constituencies," said Morris Stutzman, Bluffton board chair from Wooster, Ohio.
Bluffton University's music department will present its annual Christmas Choral Festival at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in Yoder Recital Hall. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens/students. They can be purchased by contacting the university box office at [email protected] or 419-358-3239.
The Bluffton University music department will present the 114th rendition of Handel's Messiah at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in Founders Hall. This event is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken.
Concentus will perform a benefit Christmas concert on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall.
This choir, formed in the fall of 2003, will perform John Rutter's "Gloria" and numerous Christmas carols. Joining Concentus this year will be a brass and percussion ensemble, performing with the choir on the Rutter piece. A free-will offering will be taken. Half of the offering will go to support the recent earthquake and flood victims in southern Asia. The other half will cover the program expenses.
Thom McDonald, pastor of The Great Peace Native Fellowship, Findlay, will present "The Great Peace" as part of Bluffton University's Forum series on Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall. The Forum is free and open to the public.
Thom McDonald is a graduate of the University of Findlay, Bluffton University and Carolina University. He also did graduate work at the Winebrenner Theological Seminary and the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa. McDonald has worked with several churches and is the founder of the Shiloh Community Center for Human Development in Leipsic.
