In continuing our efforts to establish our new Alumni Association – we held an UTF Christmas party for the current students and Alumni of UTF. It was a smaller gathering, but a great time was had by all. We held an “open house” from 4 to 8 where guest were welcome to come and go as they liked. We served Christmas cookies along with other treats and drinks. 
Our goals were two fold – one to provide the current students with a nice break during their final week of school before their “final testing” began. The second was to provide another opportunity for the alumni to gather and interact with each other. An added bonus was to have the current students and alumni interact as well. This allowed for networking opportunities and helped forge new friendships that will be essential to their future ministries. I worked with Martin, the new Student Pastor at UTF, to help plan this event. Our plan is transition the planning of these alumni events to Martin.
About 15 students attended and we had a hand full of alumni attend as well, along with UTF staff and faculty. The fireplace was roaring and the food was being devoured – always a good sign of a good party. Games were being played and when 8:00 rolled around – many were slow to leave. All had a good time and we plan to hold more events such as these in the future.
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