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ALPHAOMEGA
New campus ministry
represents BPC at
national level
One of Brewton-Parker’s newest ministry
organizations, Alpha Omega Collegiate Ministries
(AOCM), is being led by Vidalia Church of God
youth leader, Rev. Ryan Herrington (’03). In May,
Rev. Herrington and student leader, Luther
Young instrumental musicians could be seen walking
Carraway (’09), were asked to speak at the AOCM’s
around BPC’s campus with their instruments in hand national conference in Cleveland, Tenn. on the
during the Georgia Baptist Convention’s Youth Music
success of BPC’s chapter – whose meetings
Camp June 10-16. This year was the first time an
regularly draw an average of 30 students to worship
independent instrumental performance track has been
during the evening services. During the conference,
implemented at the camp. Previously, instrumental
instruction only supplemented the choral track. 2007
Herrington was asked by the national AOCM
also marks the second year the GBC’s Music &
director to serve on the National Alpha Omega
Worship Ministries division has held the summer
Board. Herrington gladly accepted the opportunity
music enrichment camps on BPC’s campus. to not only serve college students at BPC, but to
serve students across the United States. AOCM
“The Georgia Baptist Youth Music Camps held at
was formed in 2005 by the Church of God. The
Brewton-Parker College were a wonderful experience
Vidalia Church of God, along with Rev. Herrington,
for all involved. Many positive comments were made
about the facilities and the friendly and helpful people
sponsors the college chapter, which held its first
who assisted in many ways,” said Dr. Glenn Eernisse,
meeting on the Mount Vernon campus in March,
chair of the college’s Division of Music. “This is a great
2007. Herrington and his wife, Billie, live in Vidalia.
example of two sides of the Georgia Baptist family Weekly worship services are held in the Briscoe
working together for the benefit of young people from
Center.
across the state.”
18 THE LAMP FALL 2007
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