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The new Fellows will join a class of 19 returning Leadership Fellows. Together, the fellows are a diverse group. They come from congregations and towns of all sizes and reflect a variety of academic interests and intended professional vocations. Several attend Disciples colleges and universities, but public institutions and private institutions affiliated with other denominations are also represented. The ethnic diversity of Disciples is reflected as well; more than 25 percent of the program’s participants are non-Anglo. All this diversity gives Fellows a new way to look at the church they have grown up in, the church they will serve.

The returning Leadership Fellows are:

• Henry Brewer-Calvert a sophomore history and political science major at Lynchburg College (First Christian Church, Decatur, Ga.)
• Tom Calvert-Rosenberger, a junior environmental science major at Texas Christian University (First Christian Church, Bloomington, Ind.)
• Sarah Cheon, a senior political economics major from Claremont, Calif., at the University of California at Berkeley (Sallims Christian Church, Newport Beach, Calif.)
• C.J. Findley-Grubb, a sophomore peace studies major at Chapman University (First Christian Church, Fullerton, Calif.)
• Arrington Foster, a junior theater major at Texas Christian University (United by Faith Christian Church in Laurel, Md.)
• Aly Gideon a sophomore peace studies major at Chapman University (Christian Church of the Covenant, Enid, Okla.)
• Melissa Hall, a junior biology and mathematics major at Barton College (First Christian Church, Goldsboro, N.C.)

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• Stephen Hall, a sophomore engineering major at North Carolina State University(First Christian Church, Goldsboro, N.C.)
• Caroline Hamilton, a senior English and religion major at Texas Christian University (First Christian Church in Lewisville, Texas)
• Kiersten Hawes, a junior psychology major at Spelman College (Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Memphis)
• Charisse Knorr, a third-year senior majoring in business at Chapman University (First Christian Church, Maryville, Mo.)
• Allie Lundblad, a junior religion major at Oberlin College (First Christian Church, Asheville, N.C.)
• Alan Moore, a junior political science major at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (St. Paul's Christian Church, Raleigh, N.C.)

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• Sabreena Rodriguez, a sophomore psychology major at Chapman University (First Christian Church, Orange, Calif; University Christian Church, San Diego, Calif.)
• Alison Simon, a sophomore chemistry major at Texas Christian University (First Christian Church, Greensboro, Calif.)
• Jesse Stephenson, a senior at Transylvania University (Central Christian Church, Columbus, Ga.)
• Courtney Waters, a senior international communications and political science major at Rhodes College (New Direction Christian Church, Memphis, Tenn.)
• Alexis Westerhausen, a senior biological chemistry major at Culver-Stockton College from Girard, Ill. (First Christian Church, Virden, Ill.)
• Virginia White, a sophomore history, political science, and religion major at Rice University (University Christian Church, Austin, Texas)

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The HELM Leadership Fellows Program provides several ways to help students explore and strengthen their leadership potential:

• Covenants: Students design their own covenant with HELM describing how they plan to work on developing their leadership abilities. Fellows work in cooperation with a campus chaplain, director of church relations, ecumenical campus minister or another appropriate official to develop leadership experiences. Many participate in planning and leading campus ministry programs or similar activities, while others lead youth groups in local congregations or engage in outreach programs.
• Leadership conference: Fellows also attend annual leadership conferences, generally held the first weekend of November, where they learn from Disciples leaders, pastors, and each other while building bonds to support each other as their leadership skills grow.
• Summer internships: HELM works with Leadership Fellows to identify internships that will expose students to the wide variety of ways Disciples minister.
• Grant: Fellows receive a $2,000 grant at the beginning of each school year for educational use.
• Intangibles: Students maintain regular contact with HELM staff and other denominational leaders via e-mail and denominational meetings.

• More than 70 students have graduated or are currently participating in the HELM Leadership Fellows Program since the program began.

• Thirteen graduates work in congregational ministry settings or are working on their M.Div. degrees. Two of this year’s graduates plan to begin M.Div studies in the fall.

• A dozen other graduates are in socially oriented fields such as teaching, social work, social justice, and environmental causes.

• HELM Leadership Fellows have served as volunteers for general ministries such as the Disciples Leadership Institute, the Share 2010 planning team, North American Pacific/Asian Disciples (NAPAD), Student Ecumenical Partnership, the Young Adult Commission, Global Ministries, Disciples Men, the 2020 Vision Team, the Task Force on Undergraduate Education, and regional panels.

• 26 regions have had students participate in the program.