FM General Conference Comes to
Campus
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY will host the General Conference
of the Free Meth-odist Church June 28-July 4. This is only the second
time that the event, which draws delegates from around the world,
has been held on the West Coast. The first, also at Seattle Pacific,
occurred in 1989.
“We place a high value on our relationship with the Free Methodist
Church,” says SPU President Philip Eaton, “so it is exciting
to be part of this major event.” In addition to being a conference
delegate, Eaton will bring greetings at a reception for all area
Seattle Pacific alumni in Upper Gwinn Commons on July 2 at 8:45 p.m.
Alumni Bob McDowell ’52, general coordinator for the conference,
and Lenora Spears ’55, assistant coordinator, have been working for
two years out of their homes at Warm Beach Senior Community to prepare
for the anticipated 1,000 conference attendees. They’ve also enlisted
their spouses, who are longtime SPU supporters, in the project:
Don Spears as facilities and operations coordinator and Yvonne McDowell
as events coordinator.
Volunteers are currently being sought to assist
at the conference as greeters, bus drivers, registration staff,
office helpers, information desk staff, auditorium set-up people
and security staff. For information, e-mail Lenora Spears at
fmgc@juno.com.
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