| General Council Alumni & Friends Reception |
Valley Forge Christian College (VFCC) will be in Florida for the General Council and Fine Arts Festival in Orlando, Fla., from August 5-9, 2013. While there, join us for an Alumni & Friends Reception on Wednesday, August 7, from 9 pm to 12 am at the Rosen Centre Hotel (salons 5 and 6) as we kick-off the official start of our 75th Anniversary celebration. The reception is a wonderful time to reconnect with your fellow alumni and enjoy the fellowship. President Meyer, his wife, Evie, and numerous other college representatives and faculty will be there as well. We look forward to seeing you and hearing how the Lord has touched your ministry.
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| Jonathan Capeci Named Vice President of Finance |
As of July 1, 2013 Jonathan Capeci became the VFCC Vice President of Finance. Capeci came to us in 2001 as Executive Director of Finance, and has served in many roles in the Office of Finance since his start at VFCC. We are grateful for his outstanding financial expertise, as well as the tremendous Christ-like spirit that he brings to the office each day.
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| A Creation Festival First |
VFCC played a vital role in the annual Creation Festival - the nation's largest Christian music event held in Mt. Union, Pa. Staff, students and alumni participated in both the recruitment efforts and the direction of all main stage video production, led for the first time by the VFCC Department of Digital Media, before a crowd of 70,000 people. Over the course of the four-day festival, thousands of teenagers visited the VFCC booth to learn more about VFCC and catch-up with their alma mater.
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| Graduate Enrolls in World-Renowned Seminary |
One of the country's prominent theological seminaries will become the new home of Adam Yaros '13 this fall. In the pursuit of a Master of Divinity degree, Yaros has received acceptance letters to some of the most renowned graduate schools - including Yale University Divinity School and Princeton Theological Seminary. Yaros, who has come to know the importance of higher education in Christian life, has chosen the school where he will continue to study for a life of pastoral ministry.
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| Third Annual Photo Contest Winners Announced |
VFCC held its third annual photo contest this spring. Students submitted over one hundred images that captured VFCC's six core values: We believe in God, We prepare for the future; We care for others; We embrace community; We affirm the dignity of all people; and We serve with creativity and excellence. A panel of five judges selected winners in each category and one overall grand prize winner. Photographs were judged based on adherence to the categories as well as technical excellence, use of metaphors or symbolism, literal or abstract design, originality, color, architectural design, angles, and creative and artistic merit.
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| Returning Student Check-in |
If you are wondering "What? Where? When?" as the start of the fall semester approaches, wonder no more. Our website has the information you'll need to help direct you when you return to campus.
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| Homecoming - 75 Years and Counting... |
Mark your calendar now for the Homecoming festivities during the week of October 21-26, with the main events held on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, 2013. To make this year extra exciting, VFCC will be celebrating its 75th anniversary!
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| VFCC Ministry Teams Now Booking |
VFCC ministry teams, Pneuma and Chosen, are booking now through summer and fall 2013. While schedules are filling rapidly, dates are still available.
These student teams are available to minister in churches, youth groups, retreats, camps, or other special events. Pneuma and Chosen desire to impact the lives of others for salvation, growth and ministry through the use of contemporary music and testimonies.
The teams also share how God is working in them as they prepare for a life of service and leadership in the church and in the world.
Booking requests can be processed by contacting Donna Headlee at 610.917.3954 or by email.
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Online Giving Tool
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 You can read about giving opportunities at VFCC by going to vfcc.edu/give where you can make your donation online. We sincerely thank you for considering VFCC as a recipient of your generosity. Whatever the size, your gift truly matters and inspires others to give. Your contribution will help VFCC train students to be leaders in the church and in the world through education and spiritual formation. Thank you for faithfully lifting up VFCC in prayer. Your support, both spiritual and financial, will ensure that VFCC's light will shine brightly for years to come.
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Make a Lasting Impact on VFCC
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 Transform lives, reach your financial goals and make a lasting impact on Valley Forge Christian College. Planned giving can make it happen. A variety of charitable options allow you to make a significant gift to VFCC and reach future financial goals for you and your family. Options include: charitable remainder trust, endowment, charitable gift annuity and donor advised fund. VFCC is partnering with Assemblies of God Financial Services to provide professional planned giving services.  For information on how your gift can benefit VFCC, contact:Dr. Don Meyer President 610.917.1402 | president@vfcc.edu |
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Leadership Tools by Dr. Don Meyer
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 Clay, Doug. Dreaming in 3D: Finding and Following God's Amazing Plan for Your Life. Influence Resources: Springfield, 2011. We have all heard the comparison of people to pottery. Each piece is uniquely made by the potter. With much kneading, coiling and throwing, the ball of clay soon becomes exactly what the potter had imagined, ready to fulfill its specific purpose. Just like a piece of pottery, each person's life is shaped and formed by the circumstances that God allows it to be subject to. He knows our destiny but we just need to find it. Our dreams that are inspired by the Holy Spirit help us get there. General Treasurer of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, Doug Clay, has been subject to many of those shaping moments which included losing his father at a young age. God used those many happenings to propel Clay into the role that he was created for. His dreams that were only two-dimensional fantasies became part of his three-dimensional reality. God had an incredible plan for Clay and through a little smoothing, shaping, and dreaming He took him there. Through his experiences Clay gives his readers some pointers on how to capture and hold tightly those God given dreams. There are often bumps along the road but we can be sure that if we cling to God, He will get us where we are going. As Jeremiah 29:11 says, God has in mind a spectacular plan for you personally but you just need to seek Him in order find it. |
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General Council - Orlando
August 5-9
General Council - Orlando
Alumni & Friends Reception
August 7
New Student Orientation
August 23-26
Returning Student Check-in
August 25
Homecoming
October 21-26
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