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2011 Talents for Christ Winners

By July 1, 2011June 17th, 2014No Comments

DENVER—The following students won first and second place awards at the annual Talents For Christ competition on Thursday, June 30.

Bible Knowledge

  • First Place: Andrew Lockridge (Berean Baptist Church, Pella, Iowa)
  • Second Place: Philip Williams (Emmanuel Baptist Church, Naperville, Ill.)

Brass

  • First Place: Brandon Safford (Grandview Park Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa)
  • Second Place: Trevor Tustin (Rustic Hills Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Female Public Speaking

  • Second Place: Abby Does (Faith Baptist Church, Mason City, Iowa)

Female Voice

  • First Place: Hannah Reu (Maranatha Baptist Church, Grimes, Iowa)
  • Second Place: Shelby Hamilton (Faith Baptist Church, Iowa City, Iowa)

Male Voice

  • First Place: Curtis Johnson (Indianola Regular Baptist Church, Indianola, Iowa)
  • Second Place: Tony Henry (First Baptist Church, Creston, Iowa)

Oral Interpretation of Scripture

  • First Place: Emily Liska (Maranatha Baptist Church, Grimes, Iowa)
  • Second Place: Josiah Appell (Ankeny Baptist Church, Ankeny, Iowa)

Piano

  • First Place OPEN: Joy Smith (Saylorville Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa)
  • Second Place OPEN: Sara Todd (Emmanuel Baptist Church, Naperville, Ill.)
  • First Place SCHOLARSHIP: Alyssa Katsion (Calvary Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, Iowa)
  • Second Place SCHOLARSHIP: Bethany Woodruff (Calvary Community Baptist Church, Northglenn, Colo.)

Preaching

  • First Place: Jared Callison (Faith Baptist Church, Mason City, Iowa)
  • Second Place: Seth Mungons (First Baptist Church, Arlington Heights, Ill.)

Strings

  • First Place OPEN: Celeste Scott (Emmanuel Baptist Church, Naperville, Ill.)
  • First Place SCHOLARSHIP: Stephen Javaux (Temple Baptist Church, Omaha, Neb.)
  • Second Place SCHOLARSHIP: Danielle Celarier (Faith Baptist Church, Iowa City, Iowa)

Visualized Bible Teaching

  • First Place: Seth Rosekopf (Calvary Baptist Church, Adrian, Mo.)
  • Second Place: Morgan Hey-Elizondo (Calvary Baptist Church, Grinnell, Iowa)

Woodwinds

  • Second Place OPEN: Shaina Todd (Emmanuel Baptist Church, Naperville, Ill.)
  • First Place SCHOLARSHIP: Alisa Ryan (Harvest Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Iowa)

Writing

  • Second Place: [Tie] Sarah Stewart (Altoona Regular Baptist Church, Altoona, Iowa)
  • Second Place: [Tie] Seth Thompson (Bethel Baptist Church, Oskaloosa, Iowa)

The Top Team Award was presented to Emmanuel Baptist Church, Naperville, Ill., a traveling trophy given to the church with five or more competing teens and highest average score.

Front row (from left): Danielle Celarier, Bethany Woodruff, Abbie Does, Celeste Scott, Alyssa Katsion, Joy Smith, Shelby Hamilton. Second row: Curtis Johnson, Josiah Appell, Morgan Hey-Elizondo, Sara Todd, Shaina Todd, Alisa Ryan, Hannah Reu, Emily Liska, Sarah Stewart, Brandon Stafford, Stephen Javaux. Back row: Trevor Tustin, Jared Callison, Tony Henry, Seth Thomson, Seth Rosekopf, Seth Mungons, Andrew Lockridge, Philip Williams.

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