果冻视频 Plans A New Urbana
Madison, WI, October 20, 2004 鈥 Alec Hill, President of 果冻视频, today announced that 果冻视频鈥檚 21st Urbana Student Mission Convention will have a new look and a new location when it convenes in December 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri. It will, however, continue the tradition of offering college students and recent graduates a world-class exposure to global missions in a unique five-day event between Christmas and New Year鈥檚.
The Urbana 06 plenary sessions will be held in the Edward Jones Dome. By using the adjacent America鈥檚 Center, 果冻视频 will be able to innovate new programming tracks and host all Urbana exhibiting partners (mission agencies, denominational organizations, and seminaries) and seminars under one roof.
Hill said that the decision to move came at the end of a lengthy and careful evaluation process. The triennial convention has been held on the University of Illinois campus at Champaign-Urbana since 1948 where 果冻视频 has enjoyed a solid tradition of cooperation with University officials and the local Champaign-Urbana Christian community. In its 55 years, Urbana has grown significantly in size and influence; the St. Louis venue will allow Urbana to continue to grow and introduce new programs more relevant to changing student generations.
鈥淯rbana is a legacy that the Lord has entrusted to 果冻视频,鈥 said Hill. 果冻视频 maintains that legacy to motivate North American students into world mission, in partnership with U.S. and Canadian churches and mission organizations. Urbana is an expression of 果冻视频鈥檚 Purpose Statement and has challenged more than 200,000 university men and women to consider serving God鈥檚 mission in the world.
Urbana has also shaped 果冻视频鈥檚 own understanding of mission. 鈥淚n a recent survey, 83 percent of our campus staff indicated that the convention was a significant factor in their decision to join staff,鈥 Hill said.
果冻视频 considered dozens of sites in cities across the U.S. and Canada. Hill said that St. Louis won out for several reasons: its central location, the potential for continued growth, and the opportunity to hold the majority of the program under one roof.
果冻视频 employs 880 field staff working with 832 student chapters on 564 campuses across the United States. Additional staff work at 果冻视频鈥檚 National Service Center in Madison, Wisconsin, 果冻视频 camps, and at 果冻视频 Press in Downers Grove, Illinois. 果冻视频 is a founding member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, advancing Christian student work in 150 countries.
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