ALUMNI/AE NEWS

Gary Barmore ('67, '72 ) retired after 25 years of ministry from Fairview Community Church, Costa Mesa, Calif., on Dec. 31, 2000. He was bestowed the title of pastor emeritus and will continue to teach religious studies at Orange Coast College.

Wesley Brown ('57 ) will be on home assignment from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002.

Kimberly Jo Brown ('88) serves as the director of the Health Project for Tribal People, AIDS education and home care programs with International Ministries and the Thailand Karen Baptist Convention in Chiangmai, Thailand.

Carl Locke ('41) and his wife, Wilma, moved to a new apartment at Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley, Colo., and are in good health.

Vivan Martindale ('72) began a new position as senior pastor of Middle Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth, N.H., in December 1999 after 19 years of ministry in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Robert Rathbun ('64, '95) announced his plans to retire from Grace Baptist Church of Portland, Ore.

Michael Ross Sr. ('99) has accepted a call to St. Paul Baptist Church of Boise, Idaho.

Tandy Sullivan ('74 ) retired Jan. 31, 2001, as CEO/president of Atherton Baptist Homes of Alhambra, Calif., after 16 years of service.

Michael-Ray Matthews ('98) was ordained April 29, 2001, at Trinity Baptist Church, Los Angeles. Participating in the service were alumni Robert A. Wilkins ('88), Samuel Chetti ('97), John Polite, III ('97), and Stephen Langley ('78).

Albirda J. Rose-Eberhardt ('99) was ordained at Saint Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church in San Francisco on May 27, 2001.

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