Midwestern trustees celebrate record year for special gifts

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) - In a year of record special contributions totaling $564,309 from Jan. 1 through December 2004, Midwestern Seminary trustees dedicated four rooms in the William Koehn and Martha Myers Center for World Evangelism, the first expansion project in campus academic/administration facilities in more than 25 years.

At the March 14-15 meeting, MBTS trustees voted to authorize President R. Philip Roberts to execute a potential land sale of up to 50 acres of the seminary's 223-acre campus. The sale could provide Midwestern $8 million to $9 million in revenue.

As part of the dedication ceremonies, Midwestern was presented with a $100,000 check from the Missouri Baptist Convention toward the new undergraduate college.

In other business, the board recognized outgoing trustee Gwen Newman of Georgia, who served as the secretary/treasurer since 1999, for nine years of service on the seminary's board.