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New Chaplain Selected for Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla. (April 1, 2002) - The Reverend Timothy S. Wright, Senior Pastor at the Zellwood United Methodist Church, has been named as the new Chaplain for Florida Southern College. The Reverend Wright will begin his duties in June at the college. He is a 1994 graduate of Florida Southern and received his Master of Divinity from Duke University in 1998.

"I am excited to continue my ministry at Florida Southern and to serve the church and the college in this unique fashion," the Reverend commented. "Having thoroughly enjoyed my time at FSC as an undergraduate, I look forward to this opportunity to work with a new generation of students as they discover all that FSC has to offer."

"Tim is one of the most gifted younger ministers in the Conference," said the Reverend William S. Barnes, Senior Pastor at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Orlando, and a member of the FSC Board of Trustees. "He has the commitment to the ministry and the insight to Florida Southern which will make him tremendously successful."

The Reverend Wright's duties on campus will be plentiful. He will preach and coordinate the weekly Sunday morning worship service in Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, teach an introductory Bible class each semester and coordinate all campus ministry groups. In addition, he'll mentor United Methodist candidates for ministry, counsel students, faculty and staff on spiritual matters, administer the pre-ministerial and full-time Christian Service Grants, and work in cooperation with Student Life, Senior Staff, the Department of Religion and Church Relations

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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