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All new international students and their families are invited to a dinner given by leaders and volunteers in the local community. This program provides an opportunity for new international students to interact with other new students and community members. This event is held at the Christian Life Center at A&M United Methodist Church.  In order to ensure that the appropriate amount of food can be made, please register prior to attendance. If for some reason your plans change, making you unable to attend, please cancel your registration at least 72 hours prior to the event. Thank you.

• Date & Time: 6:30, January 8, 2008
• Location: Christian Life Center at A&M United Methodist Church
• Map: http://www.am-umc.org/map_2.htm

You and your families are invited to a Traditional American Christmas Eve Dinner at 5:30pm on Monday, December 24, 2007. The dinner will be served at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 1007 Krenek Tap Road, College Station, Texas 77840. (Beautiful Savior is located next to the Christmas lights at Central Park). Guests are invited to stay after the dinner for other activities: a children's puppet show, singing Christmas songs, and a presentation about the first Christmas. For a ride or for more information, please call 693-4514 or visit the Beautiful Savior website: www.beautiful-savior.net 

• Date & Time: 5:30, December 24, 2007
• Location: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church,
              1007 Krenek Tap Road College Station, Texas 77840

Hosted by the First Baptist Church of College Station, this program enables the wives and children of international students to interact, make new friends, and get to know the Bryan/College Station, TX area. Maybe you need help with English, transportation or other problems. Discovery provides that chance to get together with other international ladies for classes and programs to help you adjust to living in our community.

• Time: 9:00 -11:30 each Wednesday morning
• Location: 2300 Welsh Avenue, College Station, TX 77845
• Note: For more information, you contact the director Melinda Hallmark at (979) 828-3721 or email her melindahallmark@discoveryprogram.us . Visit the website

Grace Bible Church offers classes for international ladies and childcare for their preschool children.

• Time: Every Monday morning from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
• Location: Grace Bible Church at 700 Anderson Street, College Station
• Note: For more information contact Becky at 690-0537 or visit their website.

The Men's Friendship Connection's main purpose is interacting with international students with an emphasis on helping them to practice speaking and understanding English.

• Time: Every Sunday afternoons from 2:00 - 3:30
• Location: Grace Bible Church at 701 Anderson Street off George Bush Drive. There are three buildings; The program meets in room 305 in the building with the gym on the east side of Anderson Street.
• Note: For more information Please contact Mark Coppock at 979-574-7595 or mark@coppock.com , or visit their website.

 

University Lutheran Chapel (ULC) offers a variety of English classes each week at the All Nations Christian Center (ANCC), including multiple English classes of various levels, women's conversation class, small group Bible studies for all, International men’s Bible study, monthly dinners and activities, and field trips to places in the BCS area.

• Time: Various
• Location: 315 College Main in College Station
• Note: For additional information, call 846-6687 or visit the website. You may also want to be put on our weekly e-mail list to find out upcoming events at ULC/ANCC and around the community, please e-mail Trish at ancctamu@verizon.net .

Leadership Education and the Center for Campus and Community Engagement strives to empower students and staff to become effective leaders and active citizens. Through intentional programs, services, advising and advocacy, we encourage students to become engaged in meaningful learning experiences.

• Time: Various
• Location: Various
• Note: Visit the website.

• email: isma@stuact.tamu.edu, or visit their website.