by Pella Hosting | May 18, 2017 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) selected Pella Christian High School’s Andrea Carballo as the 2017 Sarah M. Braun Memorial Scholarship recipient. Named in honor of the late daughter of COC Executive Director Rod Braun and his wife Robin and made possible by the COC...
by Pella Hosting | May 10, 2017 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) is increasing its supported employment efforts in the wake of new State rules eliminating sheltered employment. COC has been providing supported employment services since 1987 and has many success stories of people who have become...
by Pella Hosting | Feb 7, 2017 | Recent News
(A message from COC Executive Director Rod Braun) There has recently been much discussion among some members of Congress regarding a block grant of Medicaid to the states. Typically, a block grant caps the federal assistance to the states in exchange for increased...
by Pella Hosting | Jan 19, 2017 | Recent News
The only thing Executive Director Rod Braun loves more than tennis is Christian Opportunity Center, where he has worked for the past 30 years. The former Pella High School boy’s tennis coach and Central College assistant tennis coach accepted the position of Director...
by Pella Hosting | Dec 22, 2016 | Recent News
United States Congressman Dave Loebsack visited Pella’s Christian Opportunity Center on Wednesday for a guided tour of the facilities and a discussion of issues. Congressman Loebsack previously visited COC in October of 2014. COC Program Manager Christian Ray and...
by Pella Hosting | Nov 22, 2016 | Recent News
A little more than one week after the Nov. 8 general election, United States Congressman David Young visited Indianola’s Christian Opportunity Center on Friday for a guided tour of the facilities and a discussion of issues. Congressman Young is a member of the U.S....