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HARACTER. The focus of the college is to build




                                                                                                                          haracter  in  the lives  of students through cam­






                                                                      pus organizations. I Timothy 4:12 says, “Let no man despise





                                                                      thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word,





                                                                      in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”  Or­





                                                                      ganizations provide an atmosphere to nurture those quali­





                                                                      ties  that  develop  character.  Through  various  off-campus





                                                                      service activities, students build character through serving





                                                                      in  a  spirit  of Christian  charity that  testifies  to  their rela­





                                                                      tionship with Christ.  But character is also nourished through





                                                                      personal fellowship and recreation within organizations on





                                                                      campus.  Students  develop  character  by  cherishing  godly





                                                                      principles of purity and Christian conversation while form­





                                                                      ing friendships with one another.  The unity found in orga­





                                                                      nizations  develops  a  deeper  understanding  of God’s  love.






                                                                      When members of an organizations strive to live for Christ,




                                                                      the foundation for character is firmly established.  The world






                                                                       can “C” the difference.
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