Award-winning Christian author Philip Yancey to be final Centennial keynote speaker at Messiah College
March 16th, 2010
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 16, 2010) — Philip Yancey, one of the most significant Christian thinkers and writers today, will present the last keynote lecture for the Centennial year at Messiah College. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on April 7, in Brubaker Auditorium located in the Eisenhower Campus Center. After the lecture, there will be a book signing with Yancey in the Eisenhower Campus Center Commons. The event is free and open to the public, and seating is available by ticket only. For more information, or to get tickets, contact the Messiah College ticket office at 717-691-6036.
About Philip Yancey
Yancey writes a variety of literature, but focuses mainly on freelance writing. He has written over 600 articles that have appeared in 80 different publications, including “Reader’s Digest,” “Publisher’s Weekly” and “Saturday Evening Post.” Yancey is also the author of 16 books, which have won 11 Gold Medallion Awards from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and have sold more than five million copies. Some of these books include “Where Is God When It Hurts?,” “The Student Bible,” and “Disappointment with God.” He currently serves as the editor-at-large for “Christianity Today” magazine and is considered one of America’s most popular Christian authors.
About Messiah College’s Centennial
In 1909, Harrisburg businessman and local civic and Brethren in Christ church leader S. R. Smith founded the Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home in his home on Twelfth Street in Harrisburg, Pa. An endeavor that began with only a dozen students and one building is now a nationally ranked private Christian college spanning 400 acres in Grantham, Pa. From August 2009 to May 2010, Messiah College will commemorate its 100-year anniversary with a variety of special events based on its Centennial year theme of “Shared Faith. Bold Vision. Enduring Promise.” For more information, visit www.messiah.edu/centennial.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in more than 60 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.
