New President! New Vision! New Building!
- Kiev, August 2015, ClayQ
You haven’t heard much from us on this site, but it isn’t because things have been quiet!
During the past year, the ERSU Seminary Staff went through an intense period of Strategic Planning, presenting proposals to the Board for a New Vision, a New President, and even for a New Building!
In March 2015, Erik van Alten took over as the 2nd President of ERSU Seminary. He was inaugurated on May 30th. Dr. Quarterman will continue on Staff as Head of the Practical Department, especially developing new ventures in the area of Christian Education. The ceremony honored Dr. Quarterman for his 15 years of service as Founder and 1st President of ERSU.
The New Vision entails developing ERSU into a Regional Training Center. In order to reach this goal, we have decided to BUILD! This will not only increase our abilities and cut our costs, but it will also bring the school closer to self-support in the future. We are building a 5-story Study Center/ Kitchen/ Dining Hall/ Dormitory/ Office/ Library on the property of the Grace Reformed Church of Kiev. We received two generous gifts during this time. Along with the sale of our current offices, we will have the larger part of the funds for the building. We will need additional funding for outfitting such a facility.
This is an excellent time to develop education in Ukraine! New Laws and the New Freedom in Ukraine are opening many doors for private institutions such as ours.
Please join us in prayer and praise to the Lord, thanking Him for the past, and asking him for his provision for the future of education in Ukraine. May He walk us through the difficulties of a building program! Pray for wisdom and unity.
