November 2022 Newsletter

​What Quizzing meant to me

My name is Kolin McKelvey and I was a part of the central district bible quizzing program for nine years. Bible quizzing started for me in fourth grade with me wanting to be involved with the program that all of the cool kids in church were in. After a few years, quizzing became one of the largest and most rewarding commitments in my life. I knew memorizing hundreds of verses every year, despite admittedly placing a lot of them in short term memory, would be a strong bedrock foundation for my Christian faith. I am graduating from college this year, moving to a new state, and getting married. While I do not memorize scripture nearly to the scale I did during bible quizzing, the verses, the discipline, and the reliance on scripture remain core tenants of my effort to glorify Christ and make Him known in every area of my life. 

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WELCOME BACK FIRST ALLIANCE BUCYRUS!

​This year, First Alliance Church in Bucyrus started a quizzing ministry for the first time in 25 years.  After his first quiz meet, one of the junior quizzers, Graycen Stevens, was so excited about quizzing that when his parents asked him what he would like to do to celebrate his twelfth birthday, he told them he would like to challenge them to their own family quiz meet.  Two of the Bucyrus coaches came to the house and conducted three mock quizzes.  Each quiz included questions from the quizzing material, as well as some more general Bible questions.  Needless to say, Graycen was the overwhelming winner and had a great time showing off his quizzing prowess.

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NOVEMBER WEBINAR

Thank you to everyone who joined us and a special thank you to our hosts, Lana and Angela, for leading our first webinar on November 27. The recording of the webinar is now posted for viewing at anytime.

Watch the Webinar

​If you are interested in hosting a webinar or have a topic you would like to see hosted, please reach out to the CQLT with any ideas or to volunteer. 

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DISTRICT REGISTRATION

District registration is due December 31, 2022. The fee will be $8/quizzer and is used to facilitate CQLT and Alliance support throughout the year. Registration is required for participation in IBQ 2023. Checks can be sent to:

The Alliance
One Alliance Place
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

​Please mark your checks with “Alliance Bible Quizzing” and address the envelope to Attn: Alliance Youth

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IBQ Updates

The announcement for a location for IBQ 2023 is coming soon! We will post an update to the website and email everyone on our lists as soon as the final details are done.

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CQLT MEeting

The CQLT will be meeting on Monday, December 12, 2022. If you would like the CQLT to discuss a specific item, please email us at leadershipteam@cmabiblequizzing.org

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