Chapter Officers
President - Sandra Johnson
Vice President -
Secretary - Laura Dirks
Treasurer -Colleen Stieg
Chapter Reporter - Melva Ekvall
Newsletter - Dulcie Campana
Next Meeting / Event
The Twin City Chapter has an October meeting planned for 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 2009, at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church at Arcade & 35E in /St Paul. There will be a Parade of Authors featuring Jodi Hills and Tristan Publishing will have a display and tell of their publishing business. Colleen Steig will also give us an overview of how she created that memory book for NCLAOur January meeting will be at Calvary Lutheran Church in Golden Valley with a tentative date of January 26, 2010. We will be helping them kick off their 50th anniversary year.
Past Events
On Saturday, April 25, 2009, the Twin Cities Area Chapter sponsored
a field trip to St. John's University. The day's activities included a
tour of the abbey, noon prayer, a sandwich bar luncheon, a tour of the
St. John's Bible display, and free time to visit the gift shop.
We had a wonderful inspiring meeting at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis Sat Jan 24th.
Tidbits:
- Installment of new officer Paula Erickson as Vice President
- Renewal of Existing Officers: Sandra Johnson as President and Laura Dirks as Secretary
- Informative and insightful review of the trends in the Christian publishing industry as well as a review of available books and resources from Judy Ekback of Inspirational Resources
- Heartfelt and encouraging story of "Starting From Scratch Again When You're Single Again" from Sharon Knudson, Author.
- Viewed the 50 Years of NCLA Ministry book that will be presented to NCLA. It is a book form of the Power Point Presentation at the National "Celebrate" Conference this past fall.
The Twin Cities Area Chapter's met on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis, MN. The morning's activities included: business meeting, tour of the Minneapolis Central Public Library optional tours of the church's art gallery and library book swap food, fellowship, and more!
The Twin Cities Area Chapter held a quarterly meeting on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Golden Valley MN. After a business meeting, local author Sharon Hinck shared her own experiences in the church library and how they shaped her into the Christian author she is today.
Sharon’s works include Symphony of Secrets, The Sword of Lyric Series, and The Becky Miller Series. Sharon is often asked, “What invited you into your church library?”. The availability of Christian fiction helped shape her passion for Christian writing. She said it was especially important for her as a teen because she could read whatever she wanted without worrying about the appropriateness of the material. She added that teens don’t want to be appealed to as teens, but rather, want to be able to pick up adult books. The church library is one place teens can do this without parents having to worry about the appropriateness of the content. Because of her experiences in her church library growing up, Sharon felt especially indebted to her church librarian. Sharon said she began to look at the church librarian as a hero. It was a touching moment to learn that two of Sharon’s heroes were in the audience that day, her mother and her childhood church librarian. Through her fiction writing, she developed a new image of what a hero looks like ordinary people who are called to be heroes in ordinary ways.
The second speaker was a representative from Northwest Bookstores, a local Christian bookstore chain. Beverly Snyder, Special Events Coordinator, brought some of her favorite selections for the group to preview and had books available for sale afterwards. It was a full morning capped off by the opportunity to meet one another and share ideas. Let us know if you’re thinking
