Joe Cotroneo grew up in the sunshine state of Florida, just outside of Orlando. He was adopted as an infant into an Italian family after his birth parents decided they could no longer take care […]
Category: Alumni Spotlight
Alumni Spotlight Andres Lavanderos: All In With Business As Missions
Andres Lavanderos is a first-generation Chilean American, born in Chicago and raised in Miami. Though raised in church (his father was a pastor), Andres says he didn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus until he […]
Shifting Perspectives: Celebrating Citizenship on the Emerald Isle
Imagine you are given an assignment. You have six years to complete a project that will impact the remainder of your life, but you aren’t allowed to get started until year five. Oh, and there […]
Forgotten Places in America: the mission field next door
Gigantic swaths of open land dominate the Northwest USA landscape. Some of it is farmland, some of it is desert, some of it is mountainous, but they have one thing in common: people are few […]
Alumni Spotlight Ben and Kelsi Patton: Lead Us To The Hungry
“Lord, lead us to the hungry!” Ben and Kelsi Patton have been on the mission field of East Africa for three and a half years. In that short time, they have witnessed God’s hand at […]
Alumnus Spotlight: Cindy Ragland
Cindy Ragland (2017) first connected with FCWS as a student while fulfilling her internship requirements for TBC’s Christian Counseling degree. She is now the Director of the north side branch of First Coast Women’s Services, […]
Alumnus Spotlight Tyler Hendon: Addressing Food Insecurity in D.C.
Every urban community has its own set of challenges. For Washington, D. C., food insecurity is one of the major issues facing the lower-class population. Large sections of the city are considered food deserts, reflecting […]
Alumni Spotlight Joshua Templeton: Do What You Can
Just four weeks ago, Southwest Florida was hit head-on by Hurricane Ian leaving many Floridians literally picking up the pieces of their lives. Among them are several of our own alumni. These individuals have shown […]
