SEMINAR ONE: Community and Diversity
Monday, October 26, 2015
8:30am
Morning Reception
Climenhaga Homestead
8:45
Morning Prayer, Welcome and Announcements
Rhonda Jacobsen
8:50
Scripture and Reflection
Emerson Powery
9:10
Expressions of Diversity in Cohort Communities
Kevin Villegas, Seminar Coordinator
9:30
Depart for Lancaster
10:30
Site Visit: Spanish American Civic Association
 Carlos Graupera, CEO/Executive Director
11:15
Panel Discussion with Civic Leaders
1st Spanish Assembly of God
 Dan Betancourt, Community First Fund
 Tish Hernandez, Lancaster School District
 Radames Melendez, Esperanza Hope for the Future, Counseling Services Inc.
 Miriam Soto, Home Ownership Center, Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership
12:00 pm
Lunch
1st Spanish Assembly of God
1:30
Meeting with Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray
Lancaster City Hall
2:30
Meeting with Lancaster County Refugee Coalition
Lancaster/Lebanon I.U.
 Jessica Knapp, Lutheran Children and Family Services
 Rita Nuam, Burmese immigrant
 Tim Shenk, Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
4:00
Depart for Messiah College
5:00
Arrive at Messiah / Short Break
5:15
Reflecting on the Day
Emerson Powery
5:45
Program Information and Preview of Seminar 2
Rhonda Jacobsen
6:00
Small Group Discussion (“God and Creation”)
Jake Jacobsen
6:30
Dinner / Discussion and Conversation
Private Dining Room
8:00
Closing Prayer