CONNECT Alumni Updates:
1955
Charles Harrison went to be with the Lord on July 16, 2011. He had been battling pancreatic cancer since last fall. He was a fighter! He will be sorely missed by his wife, Patricia, and family and friends.
1996
NCU Magazine | Fall ‘11
Jennifer (Terpstra) Parker, ‘96 (Youth Ministry), currently serves as the Life Group Coordinator at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Parkers welcomed a baby girl in April 2010.
2002
Melissa (Buch) Belgarde, ‘02 (Music), is currently working on both a book and CD project, and has plans to begin traveling as a speaker and singer/worship leader. Robin MacLean, ‘02 (Pastoral Studies), currently the Pastor of English Ministries at Windsor Chinese Alliance Church. Has been working with his church since July 2003. He and his wife have good memories of their time in Minneapolis and at NCU. Rachel (Phillips) Nolt Floyd, ‘02 (Elementary Education), currently lives in Iowa and married Wil Nolt in 2008 and welcomed their son Easton Paul Nolt to the family on March 27, 2010.
2003
Alison (Trower) Weber, ‘03 (Cross Cultural Studies), graduated in June from Bethel Seminary with a Master of Divinity, with concentrations in both Pastoral Care and Global and Contextual Studies.
Alison recently celebrated 4 years of marriage to her husband, Mark, and plans to complete her Clinical Pastoral Education residency at Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
2004
Rachel (Finkenbinder) Marocco, ‘04 (Interdisciplinary Studies - Elementary Education/ Intercultural Studies), has earned her Masters in Cross Cultural Studies from Fuller Seminary. She has traveled to Papua New Guinea and Kenya, Africa, and has served as a leader of International Bible studies. Rachel was married last year to Matthew Marocco, and currently works with preschoolers and is pursuing interests in child development. Caleb, ‘04 (Communications), and Michelle (Beichley) Sieh, ‘04, welcomed their fourth child, Levi Halen, on May 16th. The next morning Michelle was placed into intensive care, and the Siehs
Anissa (Casey) Martin, ‘03 (English: Literature), has been ratified by Faculty of Assemblies of God Theological Seminary as the recipient of the Stanley M. Horton Award. Since 2004, the Bible & Theology Dept. of AGTS has presented this award annually at graduation for excellence in the writing of a paper for the Theological Studies Seminar. 32
would like to thank those in the NCU Community who prayed and believed God for Michelle’s healing and recovery. Cameron, 4; Elly, 3; and Bennett, 1; are very excited to have mommy and little brother home and healthy.
2007
Julia (Heide) Rivard, ‘07 (Elementary Education), and her husband, Paul Rivard, felt called to Duluth, MN after graduation, and moved there not yet knowing why. Shortly thereafter they became the Student Ministries Pastors at The River Church, where they have been serving for about 3 years. The Rivards have a beautiful 1-year old, Hannah, and are expecting a second child in March. “I miss NCU a lot,” said Julia, “but now we
Martin, who received this honor for her paper, Philemon: The Power of Grace, A Commentary on Philemon 8-21, also completed her Master of Arts in Theological Studies. Anissa is pictured with her husband, Joshua, ‘03 (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), who currently serves as North Central’s Director of Admissions.