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• We hired Three New Vice Presidents –
Dr. John Henzel – Academics
Dr. Kevin Crawford – Finance
Ms. Wendy Vinson – Enrollment and Marketing
• Early Registration for the Fall semester totals over 180 – we are anticipating 225
Freshmen
This is an exciting time at EC!
REPORT FROM FALCON CHILDREN’S HOME
The following was submitted by Joey Leggett, CEO of Falcon Children’s Home:
I continue to be extremely grateful for the opportunity of ministry that Bishop Talmadge
Gardner and the Falcon Children’s Home Board have entrusted to me in serving at
Falcon Children’s Home. It has been a very busy and exciting past four months. God is
truly up to something at Falcon Children’s Home. This is evidenced by the recent revival
we held on campus to open the beginning of the summer program. We had 20 confessed
salvations and numerous recommitments from our students! God is blessing our campus
in so many ways.
On March 5 th , I led a delegation from Falcon Children’s Home to San Francisco,
California, to accept our Eagle Accreditation from the Methodist Association. We are, for
the first time in over 15 years, an accredited children’s home. It was a privilege to be able
to share the history of Falcon Children’s Home with the Methodist conference. Because of
our newly recognized accreditation status we are now able to apply for a one-hundred
thousand dollar grant from the Duke Endowment fund.
Our census has remained stable during the last few months – reaching our highest total
in nearly twenty years at 72. Presently our census is 63 because some students departed
when the school year was completed. We held our first graduation ceremony in the
history of Falcon Children’s Home on June 11, 2010. We recognized our High School
graduates as well as our first class of graduates from the GED Program. We are in
ongoing dialogue with the local Superintendent of the County school system about
establishing our own middle school and high school here on campus for the fall semester.
We believe that by having a school on campus, we will be able to reach out to those
children who are finding it difficult to blend into a normal school setting.
Mr. Garland Slate, a former student and employee of Falcon Children’s Home is heading
up a program entitled “Operation Reconnect.” This program’s main objective is to locate,
make contact with and once again hopefully reestablish a relationship with former
students of Falcon Children’s Home. In the words of Mr. Slate “We believe not only that
we owe it to those who have filled our halls in the past, but that we can continue to
impact the “brotherhood” of Falcon Children’s Home for eternity.”
The Falcon Children’s Home Board just recently went through many changes due to the
recent conference elections/changes. Bishop Jimmy Whitfield is the new Chairman of the
board, replacing Bishop Ken Kingrea, who did a wonderful job during his tenure.
Bishop Tommy McGhee is the new Vice-Chairman, replacing Bishop Jimmy McKenzie,
COB Meeting July 19-20, 2010