by Pella Hosting | Apr 27, 2018 | Recent News
Following a comprehensive search process, Christian Opportunity Center has promoted Jodi Tukker to Associate Director, after nearly nineteen years with the organization. Tukker, a Pella native, graduated with a Bachelors of Social Work Degree from Dordt College in...
by Pella Hosting | Apr 20, 2018 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) dedicated the Pella Administration Building in honor of its former Executive Director Bruce Nikkel with a brief ceremony and reception on Wednesday. Individuals, with whom COC has supported for 35 years or longer, unveiled the new...
by Pella Hosting | Mar 20, 2018 | Recent News
Effective June 28, 2018, Rod Braun will retire after 31.5 years of service as the Executive Director of COC. Current COC Associate Director, John Eilers will succeed Braun as the Executive Director. COC’s Leadership Team and Board of Directors have been preparing...
by Pella Hosting | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
At COC we are in the process of switching over to an encrypted email system. This has been something that has been in the works for quite some time. As an organization we are often sending and/or receiving confidential, HIPAA-protected information. Without an...
by Pella Hosting | Feb 1, 2018 | Recent News
(A message from COC Executive Director Rod Braun) Why Sheltered Employment is Ending at COC On May 4, 2016, the State announced that funding for sheltered employment would end in two years. This was not a decision by the Iowa Legislature but instead was made by State...