by Katherine R. Hinck*, ELCA News Service
Newberry College, Newberry, S.C., announced a record year in
regular giving during the 2005-2006 fiscal year that ended June
30. Nearly $4 million in total giving was recorded. Newberry is
one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America.
"We are very gratified by the continued support and trust placed
in us by our constituency," said Mitchell M. Zais, president of
Newberry College, in a news release. "We sincerely appreciate all
of the people of Newberry County and all of the supporters of the
college who have worked so diligently to bring about this
result."
A new residence hall is scheduled for completion later this
summer. Newberry College is also adding a new football field in
the fall, a new athletic field in spring 2007, and plans to
remodel faculty offices and to renovate Keller Hall to house a
new program in Christian vocation and ethics.
*Katherine R. Hinck is a senior journalism and religion major at
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D. This summer she is an
intern with the ELCA News Service.
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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