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attend Gulf Coast Baptist Church. She and Jason serve as the 4-5 year-old Sunday school teachers, sing in the choir and work with the Master Club children’s ministry. 21 Cyrus Rettman (’04) and Kim Greenwood Rettman (’04) of Keizer, Ore., have three girls with the addition of Charis Evangeline born November 5, 2009. Their two older daughters are Ruth and Lydia. 22
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Kimberly Barnett Allan (’05) and husband Byron welcomed their first baby, Kayley Dawn, on May 15, 2010. After Kimberly and Byron met in Germany, while working at Black Forest Academy, they married and returned to Byron’s native Canada. They live in Strathmore, Alberta, where Byron is a youth pastor at Strathmore Alliance Church. 23 Kristin Andrews Franklin (’07) and Kevin Franklin (’08) of Clackamas, Ore., had their first child, Raelyn Quinn on July 30, 2010. She weighed 7 lbs. and was 20 inches long. Kevin and Kristin both work in the financial world. 24 Alissa Taylor Lemke (’08) and Michael Lemke (’10) of Stayton, Ore., welcomed their first child, Jude Haruto, born December 4, 2010. He weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. Alissa works at Jeld-Wen Windows & Doors in Stayton and Michael works as a crew leader for Shangri-La, a nonprofit organization, in Salem. 25
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Greg Bratland, Jr. (’10) and Angela Potter Bratland (’10) of Jefferson, Ore., celebrated the birth of their son, Gabriel Maximus, on October 19, 2010. He weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19 inches long. Greg is the manager of the coffee shop “Common Grounds” on Corban’s campus, the youth pastor at Jefferson Evangelical Church and working on his Master of Divinity through Liberty University online. Angela works at Safeway and plans to start her Masters in Counseling. 26
With the Lord Larry Pollock (’60) of Bellingham, Wash., passed away on December 14, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Donna Terwilliger Pollock (’60) and their three children including Ken Pollock (CUSM MDiv ’85) and wife Julia Hall Pollock (’82). Pastor Pollock demonstrated the grace of God in many ways. He established churches in Tukwila, Freeland, Sequim, Seattle, Bellingham and Kendall, Wash.; Sonoma, Calif., and Saskatoon, SK, Canada, organized congregations to build their own church buildings, reached hundreds of children by leading Bible camps and choose to have a positive attitude as his health declined. His message was “death ain’t no big deal” for the one who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Eldon Martens (’68) of Clovis, Calif., was a minister for nearly half a century. Eldon’s ministry touched lives across the world, impacting others to serve the Lord with their lives just as he did. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. His legacy will continue for years to come. He could relate to any age, thus allowing him to make friends with anyone he met. He is survived by Martha, his wife of 47 years; five children and 14 grandchildren. 27 Shannon Young Zemanek (’11) of Spray, Ore., went to be with her Lord on October 21, 2010, following a seven-year battle with cancer. Shannon is survived by her husband Tom Zemanek and one-year-old daughter Riess. 28
- KEY ADP = Adult Degree Program CUSM = Corban University School of Ministry (previously Northwest Baptist Seminary) MABS = Master of Arts in Biblical Studies MDiv = Master of Divinity MSE = Master of Science in Education DMin=Doctor of Ministry
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