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Mike (’99) and Beth Matheson and their two girls are moving
to Papua New Guinea with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Mike will
be ministering as a youth pastor to over 100 teenage missionary
kids who live on a large mission base in the highlands. You can
learn more about their ministry at .
2000s
Matt (’00) and Joanne Cole live in College Station, Texas
where Matt works as chief litigation counsel for Sexing
Technologies, a world leader in livestock reproductive
services. He advises his clients on matters related to risk
management, compliance, and growth opportunities. He
received his law degree from Baylor. They have three children:
Kaleb (16), Belle (13) and Emma (11).
Tim (’01) and Jenita (’01) Pace and their son Carter (age
10), live in Etowah, North Carolina where Tim is a pastoral
intern at Grace Community Church. He completed his Master
of Theological Studies at CIU in May. Jenita is a counselor at
Brevard High School.
Kevin (‘03/’11) and Tara (Direnzo) (’03) Figgins will
celebrate 13 years of marriage this year. They have four
children, Ashtyn (11), Jada (9), Ellie (6), and Malachi (4). They
recently moved back to the Columbia area to work as church
planters-in-residence at Columbia Presbyterian Church in
downtown Columbia with the hope of planting a church in
Lexington, South Carolina in January of 2016.
Claudio and Amy (Donell) (’05) Molina have two
daughters, Jillian and Olivia, and are in pastoral training.
Before moving to the United States two years ago, they lived
in Argentina. Amy worked as an ESL teacher and Claudio as
pastor of a church in Villa Carlos Paz. They hope to return to
Argentina in 2018.
Robert Donald (’05) is the owner of Donald Electric and
works as an electrical contractor. He and his wife Yvonne live in
Irmo, South Carolina.
Dan (’06) and Christina (’02) Griffin relocated to Jackson,
Tennessee where Dan was appointed vice president for
enrollment management at Union University. He will oversee
the university’s office of undergraduate admissions and
student financial planning.
Luke (‘06) and Becca (‘06) Perkins are based in Dallas,
Texas while they prepare to transition to full-time ministry
in Haiti as disciple-makers with Crossworld. In Haiti they will
join the team at STEP seminary where Luke will serve as a
professor. They just welcomed their third child, Joshua to the
family in June 2014. You can connect with them at
2010s
Gregory (’14) and Rachel Vruggink have four children
and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan where Greg is working on
a Master of Theology degree at Calvin Theological Seminary.
He is employed as an online writing instructor and theological
researcher.
Philip Thompson (’14) is a husband and new father who
serves as a lay teacher at Suber Road Baptist Church in Greer,
South Carolina. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological
Studies from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a
Master of Divinity from Columbia International University.
He wrote an article titled, “5 Ways to Prepare for Vocational
Ministry” published on the website of the Council on Biblical
Manhood and Womanhood .
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