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National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA
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NCC 7/2/2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NCC SELECTS AMITY TEACHERS OF ENGLISH TO GO TO CHINA

	June 29, 2001, NEW YORK CITY- Orientation has just concluded for 15 of the
18 English teachers who will leave the United States August 2 for two years'
service in the Amity Teachers Program in China.  For the first time, two
Amity teachers will serve in Inner Mongolia and one at the Nanjing Seminary
of the China Christian Council.

	Church World Service, the global service and witness ministry of the
National Council of Churches, coordinates the recruitment of Amity teachers
on behalf of U.S. churches.  The new volunteers, who are sponsored by
NCC-member denominations and the United Board for Christian Higher Education
in Asia, will join 21 teachers entering their additional years of service
with Amity.

	Volunteers serve at Chinese universities and colleges, instructing
prospective teachers in English as a second language. Designed to encourage
the volunteers to "become bridges spanning the human distance between the
people and churches of their home countries and the Chinese people," the
teaching program is a key part of Amity, a non-governmental organization in
China.

	Established in 1985, Amity was created by Chinese Christians who continue
to serve on its board. As a Chinese organization, Amity can offer a genuine
partnership with Chinese professionals who have a vision for meeting the
needs of disadvantaged members of Chinese society. While a few teachers may
be placed in major urban centers of Eastern China where the program began,
the current emphasis is on helping students in less wealthy areas.

	Christians from more than a dozen countries have joined the Amity
Foundation to promote friendship and understanding, and to contribute to
Amity's efforts in rural development, education, social welfare and Bible
printing.

	The list of new and continuing CWS Amity Teachers follows:

Name/Hometown/Sponsor/Placement

Erin Alberty, Ottumwa, Iowa, United Board, Zhenjinag Teachers College,
Jiangsu
John Close, Norfolk, Va., ELCA, Baotou Teachers Training Center, Inner
Mongolia
Russ Elliott, Naperville, Ill, UMC, Yancheng Teachers College, Jiangsu
Province
Ilse Friberg, Prosser, Wash., United Board, Yuncheng Teachers Training
Center, Shanxi
Julia Granath, Plano, Texas, United Board, Fuyang Teachers College, Anhui
Kay Grimmesey, Upland, Calif., UMC, Huanan Women's College, Fujian
Erin Hetrick, Omaha, Neb., ELCA, Nantong Teachers College, Jiangsu
Andrea Malzahn, Chaska, Minn., UMC, Fuynag Teachers College, Anhui
Marie McCulley, Burney, Calif., ABC, Nantong Teachers College, Jiangsu
Danielle Panza, Fort Wayne, Ind., UMC, Jiujian Teachers College, Jiangxi
Carl Penton, Pensacola, Fla., United Board, Huaiyin Teachers College,
Jiangsu
Florence Perez, Eden, Texas, UMC, Shantong Institute of Education, Ji'an
Daniel Reider, Blaine, Minn., United Board/ECUSA, Baotou Teachers Training
Center, Inner Mongolia
Caroline Sunquist, Allison Park, Pa., PCUSA, Yuncheng Teachers Training
Center, Shanxi
Connie Wieck, Marshall, Ill., UMC, Inner Mongolia Institute of Continuing
Education
Anne Wire, Berkeley, Calif., PCUSA, Nanjing Theological Seminary
Hugh Wire, Berkeley, Calif., PCUSA, Nanjing Pharmaceutical University
Barbara Wyman , Marshfield, Wis., ELCA, Zaozhuang Teacher College, Shantong

CWS Amity Teachers 2001 Continuations
Name/Hometown/Sponsor/Placement

Haidee Aquino, Philippines, UMC, Sanming Teachers College, Fujian
Ellen Barber, Mount Vernon, Wash., UMC, Shangrao Teachers College, Jiangxi
Richard Behringer, Tripp, S.D., CC/UCC, Ji'an Teachers College, Jiangxi
Jerri Behringer, Tripp, S.D., CC/UCC, Ji'an Teachers College, Jiangxi
Beth Carter, The Woodlands, Texas, ECUSA, Yichung Teachers College, Jiangxi
William Davis, UMC, Shantong Institute of Education, Ji'an
Erin DeVos, Woodville, Wis., RCA, Yichun Teachers Training College, Jiangxi
Latosha Glover, Cleveland, Ohio, UMC, Fuzhou Teachers College, Fujian
Jon Hilton, PCUSA (returning in February 2002)
Phyllis Hilton, PCUSA (returning in February 2002)
Kristina Minster, Lexington, Ky., ECUSA, Jiangxi Teachers College, Nanchong
Clayton Olson, UMC, Linyi Teachers College, Shantong
Rudilyn Raguindin, Philippines, UMC, Shangrao Teachers College, Jiangxi
Beth Roberts, Batavia, Ohio, ECUSA/UB, Fuzhou Institute of Education, Fujian
Erik Rush, Vancouver, WA, United Board, Shangrao Teachers College, Jiangxi
Susan Smith, Madison, Wis., PCUSA, Zaozhuang Teachers College, Shandong
John Strong, Louisville, Ky., PCUSA, Jiangsu Institute of Education, Nanjing
Kim Strong, Louisville, Ky., PCUSA, Jiangsu Institute of Education, Nanjing
Suzanne Webber, Renton, WA, PCUSA, Nanjing Foreign Language School
Robbie Wellington, Atlanta, GA, PCUSA, Changwei Teachers College, Weifeng,
Shangton
Clarence Woodley, Cleveland, OH, UMC, Fujian Institute of Eucation, Fuzhou

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